Patriotic Old Comrades' League Explained

The Patriotic Old Comrades' League (Burmese: မျိုးချစ် ရဲဘော်ဟောင်းများအဖွဲ့; POCL) was a political party in Myanmar.

History

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

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

Notes and References

1. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/ye-htut-last-of-burma-s-30-comrades-freedom-fighters-dies-aged-92-8973867.html Ye Htut, last of Burma’s ‘30 Comrades’ freedom fighters, dies aged 92
2. Robert H Taylor (2009) The State in Myanmar, NUS Press
3. http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs4/1990_multi-party_elections.pdf 1990 multi-party democracy general elections