Native Name: | ပြည်ထောင်စုမြန်မာနိုင်ငံ အမျိုးသားညွန့်ပေါင်းအစိုးရ |
Conventional Long Name: | National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma |
Common Name: | National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma |
Government Type: | Coalition government |
Status: | Exile |
Year Start: | 1990 |
Date Start: | 18 December |
Year End: | 2012 |
Date End: | 14 September |
P1: | Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma |
Flag P1: | Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg |
S1: | Myanmar |
Flag S1: | Flag of Myanmar.svg |
Flag Type: | Flag[1] |
National Anthem: | Kaba Ma Kyei |
Capital: | Yangon |
Capital Exile: | Rockville, Maryland, United States |
Legislature: | National Council |
Common Languages: | Burmese |
Title Leader: | Prime Minister |
Leader1: | Sein Win |
Year Leader1: | 1990–2012 |
The National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma (Burmese: ပြည်ထောင်စုမြန်မာနိုင်ငံ အမျိုးသားညွန့်ပေါင်းအစိုးရ in Burmese pronounced as /pjìdàʊɰ̃zṵ mjəmà nàɪɰ̃ŋàɰ̃ əmjóðá ɲʊ̰ɰ̃báʊɰ̃ əsója̰/; NCGUB) was an administration which claimed to be the government in exile of Burma (Myanmar). It had its headquarters in Rockville, Maryland, United States. It was formally established in December 1990, with Sein Win as its first prime minister. It was dissolved in September 2012.
On 18 December 1990, in Manerplaw, the National League for Democracy (NLD) and the other opposition parties of Burma established the National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma,[2] and elected Sein Win, a first cousin of Aung San Suu Kyi, as its prime minister.
A newer version, the Democratic Government of Burma, replaced the original structure in Bommersvik, Sweden at a special convention held there from 16 to 23 July 1995. In a press release, embargoed until 27 July 1995, the Elected Representatives of Burma issued the following communiqué:[3]
On 14 September 2012, NCGUB was officially dissolved to aid the reform process in Burma.[4] [5]
Office held | Cabinet member name | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
Prime Minister | |||
Foreign Affairs | Dr. Sein Win | ||
Finance | U Bo Hla Tint | ||
Prime Minister's Office | Teddy Buri | ||
Information | U Maung Maung Aye | ||
Federal Affairs | Khun Marko Ban | ||
Justice | U Thein Oo | ||
Health & Education | Dr. Sann Aung | ||
Prime Minister's Office | |||
Social Welfare & Development | Dr. Za Hlei Thang | ||
Labor Minister | U Thar Noe |
N | Portrait | Name | Term of office | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Took office | Left office | ||||
1 | Sein Win | 4 July 1990 | 7 October 2000 | ||
2 | 2000 | 12 August 2001 | |||
3 | Teddy Buri[6] | 12 August 2001 | 18 September 2001 | ||
(1) | Sein Win[7] | 18 September 2001 | 18 September 2012 |
Elected representative | State Elected | |
---|---|---|
Teddy Buri | Karenni State | |
Khun Marko Ban | Shan State | |
Dr. Za Hlei Thang | Chin State | |
Tha Noe | Arakan State |
Subsequent to the 1995 convention the Elected Representatives of the Union of Burma returned to Bommersvik in 2002. The following two landmark declarations were the product of their deliberations.[8] [9] [10]
In 1995, during the first convention that lasted from 16 to 23 July, the Representatives issued the Bommersvik Declaration I with the following preamble:[3]
In 2002, during the second convention that lasted from 25 February to 1 March, the Representatives issued the Bommersvik Declaration II with the following introductory passage:[11] [12]
The NCGUB Proposed First Draft Constitution was published by the National Council of the Union of Burma (NCUB) in December 1997 with the following preamble:[13]