1990 Myanmar general election

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The 1990 Myanmar general election was a landmark multiparty vote in Burma in which the opposition National League for Democracy won a landslide victory that the ruling military junta ultimately refused to recognize.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf general election
multiparty election
alsoKnownAs 1990 Burmese general election
campaignRestrictions Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest during part of campaign
consequence continued military rule despite opposition victory
increased international criticism of Myanmar junta
non-transfer of power to elected representatives
context transition from one-party socialist system
country Burma
linked to: Myanmar

Myanmar
electoralSystem first-past-the-post voting
electoralType parliamentary election
followedBy 2010 Myanmar general election
forBody People's Assembly
Pyithu Hluttaw
freeAndFairAssessment widely regarded as relatively free and fair
heldIn Union of Myanmar
linked to: Myanmar
internationalObservation no formal large-scale international monitoring
legalBasis 1989 Pyithu Hluttaw Election Law
location Burma
linked to: Myanmar

Myanmar
mainWinner National League for Democracy
majorOppositionPartyLeader Aung San Suu Kyi
NLDSeatsWon 392
NLDVoteShare about 59%
numberOfConstituencies 492
NUPSeatsWon 10
NUPVoteShare about 21%
oppositionLeader Aung San Suu Kyi
organizedBy State Law and Order Restoration Council
otherPartiesSeatsWon 90
precededBy 1960 Burmese general election
relatedPoliticalEntity Aung San Suu Kyi
National League for Democracy
National Unity Party
State Law and Order Restoration Council
resultRecognizedByJunta no
rulingAfterElection State Law and Order Restoration Council
rulingBeforeElection State Law and Order Restoration Council
seatsForElection 492
secondParty National Unity Party
significance first multiparty election in Myanmar since 1960
landmark multiparty election in Burma
startDate 1990-05-27
supervisingAuthority State Law and Order Restoration Council
tookPlaceDuring military rule in Myanmar
voterTurnout 72.6%
winningParty National League for Democracy
year 1990

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National League for Democracy participatedIn 1990 Myanmar general election
National League for Democracy wonMajorityIn 1990 Myanmar general election
SLORC heldElection 1990 Myanmar general election
2010 Myanmar general election precededBy 1990 Myanmar general election
1990 Myanmar general election alsoKnownAs 1990 Burmese general election
linked to: 1990 Myanmar general election
Win Myint participatedIn 1990 Myanmar general election