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Kachin State National Congress for Democracy

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Kachin State National Congress for Democracy
‹See Tfd›ကချင်အမျိုးသားများ ဒီမိုကရေစီကွန်ဂရက်
PresidentGalau Lang Yaw
Founded1988 (1988)
HeadquartersMyitkyina, Kachin State, Myanmar
Membership13,000+[1]
ColoursRed, green, white
Party flag

The Kachin State National Congress for Democracy (Burmese: ကချင်အမျိုးသားများဒီမိုကရေစီကွန်ဂရက်; KNCD) is a political party in Myanmar.

History

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Following the reintroduction of multi-party democracy after the 8888 Uprising, the party was established in 1988.[2] The party contested nine seats in the 1990 general elections,[3] receiving 0.11% of the vote and winning three seats; U G. Bawn Hlan in Chiphwe, U Zau Ein in Sumprabum and U Oo Byit Tu in Myitkyina 2.[4]

The party was banned by the military government on 6 March 1992.[4] However, it was later re-established, and boycotted the 2010 elections.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Kachin State National Congress for Democracy". 7Day News. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  2. ^ Interview With General Secretary Of Ethnic Nationalities Council Duwa Mahkaw Hkun Hsa Chinland Guardian, 17 September 2009
  3. ^ Robert H Taylor (2009) The State in Myanmar, NUS Press
  4. ^ a b 1990 multi-party democracy general elections Democratic Voice of Burma
  5. ^ Ethnic Block to Boycott Burma’s Elections Chinland Guardian, 8 April 2010