Shan State Communist Party Explained

Shan State Communist Party
Native Name Lang:my
Abbreviation:SSCP
Colorcode:Red
Chairman:Bo Hla Min
Leader1 Title:Politburo members
Leader1 Name:Bo Min Thaung
Bo Tun Lin
Bo Moe Hein
Leader2 Title:Regional committee members
Leader2 Name:Saw Lwin
Ba Din
Ohn Pwint
Hlaw Ywet Kan
Position:Far-left
Colours:Red
Country:Myanmar

The Shan State Communist Party (SSCP; Burmese: ရှမ်းပြည်နယ် ကွန်မြူနစ်ပါတီ) was a communist party in Shan State, Burma (present-day Myanmar). The party was founded in 1956 by Moh Heng, a commander of the Communist Party of Burma in Lawksawk, in protest of a decision by the CPB leadership to reject the creation of a separate party committee for Shan State.[1]

The party leadership consisted of Bo Hla Min (chairman), Bo Min Thaung (politburo member), Bo Tun Lin (politburo member), Bo Moe Hein (politburo member), Saw Lwin (regional committee member), Ba Din (regional committee member), Ohn Pwint (regional committee member) and Hlaw Ywet Kan (regional committee member).[2]

On 10 May 1958, 251 armed fighters and 150 other party members surrendered to the government.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bertil Lintner. Burma in Revolt: Opium and Insurgency since 1948. registration. 1 May 1999. Silkworm Books. 978-1-63041-184-8. 310.
  2. Fleischmann, Klaus. Die Kommunistische Partei Birmas - Von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart. Hamburg: Institut für Asienkunde, 1989. p. 405.