United National Pa-O Organisation

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The United National Pa-O Organisation (UNPO) was a political party in Burma.

History

Representing the Pa'O people of Shan State, the UNPO won three seats in the 1951–52 general elections. [1] It was reduced to one seat in the 1956 general elections, but returned to its previous strength of three seats following the 1960 elections in which it received around 50,000 votes. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Haruhiro Fukui (1985) Political parties of Asia and the Pacific, Greenwood Press, p153