Hlaing-Myat-Paw GCBA

The Hlaing-Myat-Paw GCBA was a political party in Burma led by Chit Hlaing.[1]

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One of several parties originating from the General Council of Burmese Associations, the Hlaing-Myat-Paw GCBA was a merger of the factions led by Chit Hlaing and U Su.[2] The party contested the 1936 general elections, although it put forward no manifesto except hostility to the new constitution.[3] It won 12 seats in the House of Representatives, and was included in the coalition government formed by Ba Maw; Chit Hlaing became Speaker of the House and party member U Paw Tun was appointed to the cabinet.[3]

References
  1. Here Today, Gone Tomorrow The Irrawaddy, November 2009
  2. Maung Maung (2012) Burma's Constitution, Springer Science & Business Media, p28
  3. John F Cady (1958) A history of modern Burma, Cornell University Press, p385
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