| Union Solidarity and Development Association | |
| Type: | Organisation |
| Location: | Yangon |
| Key People: | General Htay Oo (Secretary General) |
| Area Served: | Union of Myanmar |
| Method: | Media attention, direct-appeal campaigns Political lobbying |
| Non-Profit Slogan: | Spirit, Discipline, Strength, Unity |
| Merged: | Union Solidarity and Development Party |
The Union Solidarity and Development Association (in Burmese pronounced as /pjìdàʊɰ̃zṵ tɕã̰kʰàɪɰ̃ jéi n̥ɪ̰ɰ̃ pʰʊ̰ɰ̃pʰjó jéi əθɪ́ɰ̃/; abbreviated USDA) was a Burmese political party founded with the active aid of Myanmar's ruling military junta, the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC), on 15 September 1993.
The Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), formed on 29 March 2010, took part in the 2010 elections. All civil servants and members under the age of 25 were purged from the USDA, the remaining members were enrolled into the USDP. All assets of the USDA were transferred to the USDP leading to the disbanding of the USDA.[1] [2]
Htay Oo was the secretary general of the organisation.[3] Its headquarters were in Yangon, Myanmar, and operated nationwide.
On 19 October 2008, a small bomb exploded in the Htan Chauk Pin quarter of the Shwepyitha Township office of the USDA, resulting in property damage and the death of one person.[4] [5] According to the New Light of Myanmar, the victim was identified as Thet Oo Win, a former Buddhist monk who participated in the Saffron Revolution. He was reportedly killed while improvising the bomb at his own residence.[6] The junta blamed the National League for Democracy party for planting that bomb, but experts believed at the time that the opposition was not in a position to carry out such acts amidst the tightly controlled security environment.
The motto of the organisation was "Morale, Discipline, Solidarity, Unity."
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The USDA comprised 1 Headquarters, 17 State and Division Associations, 66 District Associations and 320 Township Associations. As of 30 April 2007, the Association had 24 million members.