People's Educational and Cultural Development Organisation

The People's Educational and Cultural Development Organisation (Burmese: ပြည်သူ့ ယဉ်ကျေးမှုနှင့် တိုးတက် ကြီးပွားရေးအဖွဲ့; PEDCO) was a political party in Burma.

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History

The party was established in 1953 by Sima Duwa, a traditional Kachin leader.[1] It became loosely affiliated with the ruling Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League (AFPFL),[1] and received 1.3% of the vote in the 1956 general elections, winning four seats; its major rival, the Kachin National Congress,[1] won two seats.

After the AFPFL split in 1958, PEDCO allied itself with the Clean AFPFL. The 1960 elections saw its vote share reduced to 0.7%, as it was reduced to two seats.[1]

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References

  1. Haruhiro Fukui (1985) Political parties of Asia and the Pacific, Greenwood Press, p145
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