Ne Win government

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The Ne Win government was the authoritarian military-led regime that ruled Burma (now Myanmar) from 1962 to 1988, marked by one-party rule, economic isolation, and widespread repression.

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instanceOf authoritarian regime
military government
one-party state
alsoKnownAs Burmese Way to Socialism regime NERFINISHED
Revolutionary Council government NERFINISHED
cameToPowerBy 1962 Burmese military coup d’état NERFINISHED
capital Rangoon NERFINISHED
constitutionalChange abolition of 1947 Constitution
promulgation of 1974 Constitution
countryGoverned Burma NERFINISHED
Myanmar NERFINISHED
economicOutcome severe economic stagnation
widespread poverty
endTime 1988
followedBy State Law and Order Restoration Council NERFINISHED
governingBody Council of State of the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma NERFINISHED
Revolutionary Council of Burma NERFINISHED
headOfGovernment Ne Win NERFINISHED
humanRightsRecord widespread human rights abuses
ideology Burmese Way to Socialism NERFINISHED
military authoritarianism
socialism
leader Ne Win NERFINISHED
notableEvent 1962 Rangoon University protests
1962 dynamiting of Rangoon University Students’ Union building
1974 U Thant funeral crisis
1974–1975 workers’ strikes
1987 demonetization of currency
1988 nationwide pro-democracy protests NERFINISHED
officialLanguage Burmese
policy curtailment of civil liberties
economic isolation
expulsion of many ethnic Indians
nationalization of major industries
press censorship
restriction of foreign trade
state-controlled economy
suppression of political opposition
politicalPartyInPower Burma Socialist Programme Party NERFINISHED
politicalSystem military dictatorship
one-party rule
precededBy Parliamentary government of U Nu NERFINISHED
repressionOf ethnic minority insurgencies
political dissidents
student movements
startTime 1962
suppressedOrganization All Burma Federation of Students’ Unions NERFINISHED
Communist Party of Burma NERFINISHED

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