Kachin State Democracy Party

The Kachin State Democracy Party (Burmese: ကချင်ပြည်နယ်ဒီမိုကရေစီပါတီ; abbreviated KSDP) was a minor political party in Myanmar (Burma). It was founded in 2013 by the former Vice President of the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO), Dr. Manam Tu Ja, who led the official KIO delegation that participated in the military sponsored National Convention; which resulted in the drafting of the 2008 constitution.[1]

Kachin State Democracy Party
ကချင်ပြည်နယ်ဒီမိုကရေစီပါတီ
AbbreviationKSDP
ChairmanManam Tu Ja
Founded2013 (2013)
Dissolved7 June 2019
Merged intoKachin State People's Party
HeadquartersNo 386, Yuzana Ward, Myitkyina, Kachin State, Myanmar
IdeologyKachin interests
Colours  Green
Seats in the Amyotha Hluttaw
0 / 224
Seats in the Pyithu Hluttaw
0 / 440
Seats in the Kachin State Hluttaw
0 / 53
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The party's original request to participate in the 2010 general election was denied by the electoral commission, due to D. Manam Tu Ja's ties to the KIO. One of the campaign goals of the KSDP was to amend parts of the 2008 constitution.[1]

Dissolved edit

KSDP merged with Unity and Democracy Party of Kachin State and Kachin Democratic Party to form Kachin State People's Party on 7 June 2019.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Myanmar Now | Kachin State Democracy Party".
  2. ^ "နိုင်ငံရေးပါတီအဖြစ် မှတ်ပုံတင်ခွင့်ပြုထားခြင်းကို ပယ်ဖျက်၍ ပါတီအား ဖျက်သိမ်းခြင်း" (in Burmese). Union Election Commission. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2020.