Ne Win government

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The Ne Win government was the authoritarian military-led regime that ruled Burma (now Myanmar) from 1962 to 1988, marked by one-party rule, economic isolation, and widespread repression.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf authoritarian regime
military government
one-party state
alsoKnownAs Burmese Way to Socialism regime
Revolutionary Council government
cameToPowerBy 1962 Burmese military coup d’état
capital Rangoon
linked to: Yangon
constitutionalChange abolition of 1947 Constitution
promulgation of 1974 Constitution
countryGoverned Burma
linked to: Myanmar

Myanmar
economicOutcome severe economic stagnation
widespread poverty
endTime 1988
followedBy State Law and Order Restoration Council
governingBody Council of State of the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma
Revolutionary Council of Burma
headOfGovernment Ne Win
humanRightsRecord widespread human rights abuses
ideology Burmese Way to Socialism
military authoritarianism
socialism
leader Ne Win
notableEvent 1962 Rangoon University protests
1962 dynamiting of Rangoon University Students’ Union building
1974 U Thant funeral crisis
1974–1975 workers’ strikes
1987 demonetization of currency
1988 nationwide pro-democracy protests
officialLanguage Burmese
policy curtailment of civil liberties
economic isolation
expulsion of many ethnic Indians
nationalization of major industries
press censorship
restriction of foreign trade
state-controlled economy
suppression of political opposition
politicalPartyInPower Burma Socialist Programme Party
politicalSystem military dictatorship
one-party rule
precededBy Parliamentary government of U Nu
linked to: U Nu government
repressionOf ethnic minority insurgencies
political dissidents
student movements
startTime 1962
suppressedOrganization All Burma Federation of Students’ Unions
Communist Party of Burma

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8888 Uprising opposedTo Ne Win government