Shan State Peasants' Organisation Explained

The Shan State Peasants' Organisation (SSPO) was a political party in Burma.

History

The party was formed by U Htun Aye, former head of the Shan State People's Freedom League, in order to contest the 1956 general elections.[1] It received 0.8% of the vote, winning two seats. It did not run in the 1960 elections.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Haruhiro Fukui (1985) Political parties of Asia and the Pacific, Greenwood Press, pp148–149

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