Democratic Organisation for Kayan National Unity explained

The Democratic Organisation for Kayan National Unity (Burmese: ကယန်းအမျိုးသားများ စည်းလုံးညီညွတ်ရေး ဒီမိုကရေစီအဖွဲ့; DOKNU) was a political party in Myanmar.

History

Following the reintroduction of multi-party democracy after the 8888 Uprising, the party contested three seats in the 1990 general elections.[1] It received 0.12% of the vote, winning two seats; U Khun Marko Ban in Pekhon and U R.P. Thaung in Thandaung.[2]

The party was banned by the military government in 1992.[2] Party members later established the Kayan National Party.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Robert H Taylor (2009) The State in Myanmar, NUS Press
  2. http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs4/1990_multi-party_elections.pdf 1990 multi-party democracy general elections
  3. http://www.myanmar-now.org/resources/i/?id=b130cd72-b935-4cca-8fbe-258299f0c5a2 Kayan National Party