1962 Burmese coup d'état

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coup d'état military coup political event

The 1962 Burmese coup d'état was a military takeover led by General Ne Win that ended parliamentary democracy in Burma and initiated decades of authoritarian, one-party socialist rule.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
1962 Burmese coup d’état	1
1962 Rangoon University protests	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coup d'état ⓘ military coup ⓘ political event ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	1962 Burmese military coup ⓘ 1962 Myanmar coup d'état NERFINISHED ⓘ
cause	ethnic insurgencies in Burma ⓘ fears of national disintegration ⓘ military dissatisfaction with civilian government ⓘ perceived political instability ⓘ
commander	Ne Win NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Burma NERFINISHED ⓘ Myanmar ⓘ
date	1962-03-02 ⓘ
effect	increased military dominance in politics ⓘ nationalization of major sectors of the economy ⓘ suppression of political opposition ⓘ
followedBy	Burmese Way to Socialism NERFINISHED ⓘ one-party socialist state in Burma ⓘ rule of Revolutionary Council of Burma ⓘ
governmentOverthrown	Parliamentary government of U Nu NERFINISHED ⓘ
ideologyOfNewRegime	Burmese Way to Socialism NERFINISHED ⓘ one-party socialism ⓘ
leader	Ne Win NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Rangoon NERFINISHED ⓘ Yangon NERFINISHED ⓘ
newRegime	Revolutionary Council of Burma NERFINISHED ⓘ
opponent	Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League NERFINISHED ⓘ U Nu NERFINISHED ⓘ
participant	Burmese Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Tatmadaw NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	political history of Myanmar ⓘ
precededBy	parliamentary democracy in Burma ⓘ
result	arrest of Prime Minister U Nu ⓘ arrest of senior government officials ⓘ beginning of Burmese Way to Socialism era ⓘ beginning of one-party rule ⓘ dissolution of parliament of Burma ⓘ end of parliamentary democracy in Burma ⓘ establishment of Burma Socialist Programme Party dominance ⓘ establishment of Revolutionary Council of Burma ⓘ establishment of military rule in Burma ⓘ overthrow of U Nu government ⓘ suspension of the 1947 Constitution of Burma ⓘ
significance	ended multi-party democracy in Burma ⓘ marked start of decades of authoritarian rule in Burma ⓘ
tookPlaceIn	Union of Burma NERFINISHED ⓘ
year	1962 ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Burma Socialist Programme Party government → coupDÉtatEstablishedBy → 1962 Burmese coup d'état ⓘ

Burma Socialist Programme Party government → suppressedStudentProtests → 1962 Burmese coup d'état ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1962 Rangoon University protests

Tatmadaw (Myanmar Armed Forces) → notableEvent → 1962 Burmese coup d'état ⓘ

subject surface form: Tatmadaw

this entity surface form: 1962 Burmese coup d’état

Tatmadaw → involvedIn → 1962 Burmese coup d'état ⓘ

Ne Win → seizedPowerIn → 1962 Burmese coup d'état ⓘ