1. The State of the Pro-Democracy Movement in Authoritarian Burma
- Author:
- Kyaw Yin Hlaing
- Publication Date:
- 12-2007
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- East-West Center
- Abstract:
- When Burma gained independence in 1948, its regime was a part of the phenomenon, which Samuel Huntington called the second wave of democracies. Although Burma's parliamentary democracy was by no means perfect, opposition parties were allowed to exist and elections were held regularly. The coup staged by the Revolutionary Council, which was led by the military on March 2, 1962, brought an end to this brief period of electoral democracy in Burma.
- Topic:
- Conflict Resolution, Democratization, Development, and Politics
- Political Geography:
- Asia and Burma