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The Patriotic Old Comrades' League (Burmese: မျိုးချစ် ရဲဘော်ဟောင်းများအဖွဲ့; POCL) was a political party in Myanmar.

History

The POCL was formed by a group of former army members and veteran politicians at the height of the 8888 Uprising, and was a sister party of the National League for Democracy. It contested three seats in the 1990 general elections, winning one – Hla Maung in Kyain Seikgyi in Karen State.

The party was banned by the military government on 11 March 1992.

References

  1. ^ Robert H. Taylor (2009) The State in Myanmar, NUS Press
  2. Ye Htut, last of Burma’s ‘30 Comrades’ freedom fighters, dies aged 92 The Independent, 29 November 2013
  3. ^ 1990 multi-party democracy general elections Democratic Voice of Burma
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