Patriotic Old Comrades' League

History

The POCL was formed by a group of former army members and veteran politicians at the height of the 8888 Uprising,[1][2] and was a sister party of the National League for Democracy.[3] It contested three seats in the 1990 general elections,[1] winning one – Hla Maung in Kya-in-Seikkyi in Karen State.[3]

The party was banned by the military government on 11 March 1992.

gollark: There are no pyramids. They're obviously impossible to build.
gollark: So, like I said, they hypnotize people into BELIEVING it's NOT nothing, and edit the pictures.
gollark: Well, exactly. And they want people to go.
gollark: You can't operate the holoprojectors because there are no holoprojectors. The entire area is empty. They cover it up to preserve tourism.
gollark: There is no "outer shell". There's *nothing there*, not even a hologram.

References
  1. Robert H Taylor (2009) The State in Myanmar, NUS Press
  2. Ye Htut, last of Burma’s ‘30 Comrades’ freedom fighters, dies aged 92 The Independent, 29 November 2013
  3. 1990 multi-party democracy general elections Democratic Voice of Burma
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