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National League for Democracy

The National League for Democracy (Burmese: အမျိုးသားဒီမိုကရေစီအဖွဲ့ချုပ်) is a Burmese political party founded on 27 September 1988. It is led by Aung San Suu Kyi, who acts as General Secretary. The party was formed in the aftermath of the 8888 Uprising. In the 1990 parliamentary elections, the party won 392 out of 492 contested seats (80.8%) compared to 10 seats by the government National Unity Party; however the ruling military junta (formerly known as SLORC, now known as the State Peace... read more

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