Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League

The Anti- Fascist People's Freedom League ( Anti-Fascist League freedom of the people, AFPFL, Burmese abbreviation hpa hsa pa la ) was 1945-1962 a major political organization in Burma.

Foundation

The AFPFL was in August 1944 during a secret meeting in Bago founded by the Communist Party of Burma ( led by Thakin Soe ), the Burma National Army (BNA ) ( led by Aung San ) and the People's Revolutionary Party (later passed into the Socialist Party and led by U Nu). The goal was an occupation by Japan to resist. This movement initially called Anti-Fascist Organisation ( AFO). After the defeat of the Japanese was chosen the new name to counter the British colonial administration and to gain independence.

Freedom struggle

On behalf of the Provisional Government of the AFO, led by Thakin Soe Aung San led the Burma National Army into a national uprising against the Japanese - Burmese puppet government of Dr. Ba Maw. After negotiations with the British, the AFO has been transformed into a political party that called itself AFPFL. After Aung San had left the army, he took over in January 1946, the leadership of the organization, which was a very heterogeneous collection of political groups and parties in reality. The first Secretary General of the AFPFL was the head of the Communists, Thakin Than Tun

The different trends emerged immediately, when it came to define the strategy for the negotiations for independence and to clarify which form is to seek independence. Than Tun was forced to resign and replaced by the Socialists Kyaw Nyein. Aung San was de facto Burmese Prime Minister, invited him as the British in September 1946 to act as head of the negotiating team. The negotiations were successfully concluded in January 1947.

As a consequence, negotiations within the ethnic groups in the country were necessary. The largest population, the Burmese agreed to the Panglong Conference in February 1947 on the status of mountain peoples ( hill tribes ) in the north. In July of the same year Aung San and six members of his cabinet were assassinated. Was succeeded by U Nu, who was not only party leader AFPFL, but also Prime Minister of Burma.

Independence and civil war

Burma agreed in January 1948 by the UK independent. After U Nu had announced the arrest of Communist leaders for armed insurrection, they went into the ground. Other groups followed, such as large parts of the Burma Rifles and the Revolutionary Burma Army. In addition, there was increasing resistance of ethnic minorities such as the Karen, Mon and Rakhine Muslims in.

With two brief interruptions, the AFPFL held under U Nu to March 2, 1962 to the power. After the overwhelming electoral victory 1960 Union Party, the party called.

Policy program

During the period of their rule AFPFL pursued a nationalist policy, which was aimed at the country's unity and consensus. She held parliamentary democracy upright and watched over a mixed economy that included both public and private companies. Most of the time was the AFPFL busy to fight communist and ethnic rebel groups, and thus to obtain the control of the country. It was also successful action against the Kuomintang Nationalist Chinese forces, who were able to set for a few years in the far north of Burma, after they had been expelled by the Communists under Mao Tse Tung of China.

In foreign policy, the AFPFL strict neutrality preserved according to the Bandung Agreement of 1955.

End

In March 1962 General Ne Win launched a successful coup and immediately started off all opposition forces. The leaders of the AFPFL and ethnic groups have been identified and thrown into prison. By decree of 1964 was Ne Win all political parties except the ruling party Burma Socialist Programme Party ban.

Swell

• Michael Leifer: Dictionary of the modern politics of South - East Asia. London:. Routledge 1996 ISBN 0-415-13821-3.
• Http://www.newstatesman.com/200710040053 Dorothy Woodman's article ( 1948)

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