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General Council Of Burmese Associations
The General Council of Burmese Associations (GCBA), also known as the Great Burma Organisation ( my, မြန်မာအသင်းချုပ်ကြီး; ''Myanma Ahthinchokgyi''), was a political party in Burma. History The GCBA was formed at the 1920 conference of the Young Men's Buddhist Association following the student strike earlier in the year and Burma's exclusion from British proposals for limited self-government in Indian provinces.Haruhiro Fukui (1985) ''Political parties of Asia and the Pacific'', Greenwood Press, pp131–132 Its leadership included Chit Hlaing, U Pu and U Kyaw Dun. The new party held rallies to pressurise the British to extend the self-government plans to Burma. A proposal known as the Craddock Plan to give ethnic minorities separate representation was opposed by the GCBA, which saw it as an attempt at divide and rule. In 1922 the British agreed to extend the Indian system to Burma, and elections were scheduled for November. However, this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explains, the English spellings of both Myanmar and Burma assume a non-rhotic variety of English, in which the letter r before a consonant or finally serves merely to indicate a long vowel: �mjænmɑː, ˈbɜːmə So the pronunciation of the last syllable of Myanmar as ɑːror of Burma as ɜːrməby some speakers in the UK and most speakers in North America is in fact a spelling pronunciation based on a misunderstanding of non-rhotic spelling conventions. The final ''r'' in ''Myanmar'' was not intended for pronunciation and is there to ensure that the final a is pronounced with the broad ''ah'' () in "father". If the Burmese name my, မြန်မာ, label=none were spelled "Myanma" in English, this would be pronounced at the end by all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddhist Monks
A ''bhikkhu'' (Pali: भिक्खु, Sanskrit: भिक्षु, ''bhikṣu'') is an ordained male in Buddhist monasticism. Male and female monastics ("nun", ''bhikkhunī'', Sanskrit ''bhikṣuṇī'') are members of the Sangha (Buddhist community). The lives of all Buddhist monastics are governed by a set of rules called the prātimokṣa or pātimokkha. Their lifestyles are shaped to support their spiritual practice: to live a simple and meditative life and attain nirvana. A person under the age of 20 cannot be ordained as a bhikkhu or bhikkhuni but can be ordained as a śrāmaṇera or śrāmaṇērī. Definition ''Bhikkhu'' literally means "beggar" or "one who lives by alms". The historical Buddha, Prince Siddhartha, having abandoned a life of pleasure and status, lived as an alms mendicant as part of his śramaṇa lifestyle. Those of his more serious students who renounced their lives as householders and came to study full-time under his supervision also ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defunct Political Parties In Myanmar
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United GCBA
The United GCBA, also known as the Ngawbinwsaing ( Burmese for "Five Flowers Alliance"), was a political party in Burma led by U Ba Pe. History The party was formed in 1936 as a successor to the People's Party, and gained its name "Five Flowers Alliance" from the fact that it consisted of five parties; the People's Party, the Free Burma Party led by U Maung Gyi, the Wun Thar Nu GCBA of Ye U Sayadaw, the Boycott GCBA led by U Ba Si and the Upper Burma 21 group; the party was largely based on factions of the General Council of Burmese Associations (GCBA).Haruhiro Fukui (1985) ''Political parties of Asia and the Pacific'', Greenwood Press, p143 In the general elections A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ... later in the year, the party won 46 of the 132 seats, but U B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
U Su
U or u, is the twenty-first and sixth-to-last letter and fifth vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''u'' (pronounced ), plural ''ues''. History U derives from the Semitic waw, as does F, and later, Y, W, and V. Its oldest ancestor goes to Egyptian hieroglyphics, and is probably from a hieroglyph of a mace or fowl, representing the sound v.html"_;"title="Voiced_labiodental_fricative.html"_;"title="nowiki/>Voiced_labiodental_fricative">v">Voiced_labiodental_fricative.html"_;"title="nowiki/>Voiced_labiodental_fricative">vor_the_sound_[Voiced_labial–velar_approximant.html" ;"title="Voiced_labiodental_fricative">v.html" ;"title="Voiced_labiodental_fricative.html" ;"title="nowiki/>Voiced labiodental fricative">v">Voiced_labiodental_fricative.html" ;"title="nowiki/>Voiced labiodental fricative">vor the sound [Voiced labial–velar approximan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
U Soe Thein
U or u, is the twenty-first and sixth-to-last letter and fifth vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''u'' (pronounced ), plural ''ues''. History U derives from the Semitic waw, as does F, and later, Y, W, and V. Its oldest ancestor goes to Egyptian hieroglyphics, and is probably from a hieroglyph of a mace or fowl, representing the sound v.html"_;"title="Voiced_labiodental_fricative.html"_;"title="nowiki/>Voiced_labiodental_fricative">v">Voiced_labiodental_fricative.html"_;"title="nowiki/>Voiced_labiodental_fricative">vor_the_sound_[Voiced_labial–velar_approximant.html" ;"title="Voiced_labiodental_fricative">v.html" ;"title="Voiced_labiodental_fricative.html" ;"title="nowiki/>Voiced labiodental fricative">v">Voiced_labiodental_fricative.html" ;"title="nowiki/>Voiced labiodental fricative">vor the sound [Voiced labial–velar approximan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hlaing-Myat-Paw GCBA
The Hlaing-Myat-Paw GCBA was a political party in Burma led by Chit Hlaing. History 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.Maung Maung (2012) ''Burma's Constitution'', Springer Science & Business Media, p28 The party contested the 1936 general elections, with opposition to the new constitution as its only policy.John F Cady (1958) A history of modern Burma, Cornell University Press, p385 It won 12 seats in the House of Representatives, and was included in the coalition government formed by Ba Maw Ba Maw ( my, ဘမော်, ; 8 February 1893 – 29 May 1977) was a Burmese lawyer and political leader, active during the interwar and World War II periods. Dr. Ba Maw is a descendant of the Mon Dynasty. He was the first Burma Premier ...; Chit Hlaing became Speaker of the House and party member U Paw Tun was appointed to the cabinet. Reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Home Rule Party (Burma)
The Home Rule Party ( my, ဟုမ္မရူးပါတီ) was a political party in Burma in the 1920s led by Tharrawaddy U Pu. History The party was formed as a breakaway from the General Council of Burmese Associations The General Council of Burmese Associations (GCBA), also known as the Great Burma Organisation ( my, မြန်မာအသင်းချုပ်ကြီး; ''Myanma Ahthinchokgyi''), was a political party in Burma. History The GCBA was for ... prior to the 1925 elections due to the GCBA continuing its calls for an electoral boycott. The elections saw the new party win 11 of the 80 seats.Haruhiro Fukui (1985) ''Political parties of Asia and the Pacific'', Greenwood Press, p153 In 1926 or 1927 the party merged with the Nationalist Party and the Swaraj Party to form the People's Party.Fukui, p145 References {{Burmese political parties Defunct political parties in Myanmar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1925 Burmese General Election
Elections to the Legislative Council were held in Burma on 17 November 1925. Under the terms of the dyarchy constitution, the Legislative Council of Burma was advisory to the British colonial governor, and had some direct authority over education, local government, public health, agriculture and forests. The Nationalist Party received the most votes, but was unable to form a government as the British authorities favoured the Independent Party, who formed a government led by Joseph Augustus Maung Gyi.Here Today, Gone Tomorrow The Irrawaddy, 3 November 2009 Electoral system The Legislative Council had 103 members, of which 80 were elected; 58 "non-communal" seats el ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Men's Buddhist Association (Burma)
The Young Men's Buddhist Association (YMBA) ( my, ဗုဒ္ဓဘာသာကလျာဏယုဝအသင်း) is a Buddhist cultural organization in Burma. History The YMBA was founded in Rangoon in 1906 as a federation of lay Buddhist groups dating back to 1898, with prominent founders including Ba Pe, Sir Maung Gyi and Dr. Ba Yin. It was modelled on the Young Men's Buddhist Association founded in Ceylon in 1898, and was created to preserve the Buddhist-based culture in Burma against the backdrop of British colonialism including the incorporation of Burma into India. The YMBA started its first open campaign against British rule in 1916, and after many protests obtained a ruling that abbots could impose dress codes on all visitors to Buddhists monasteries. The organization split in 1918 when older members insisted that it should remain apolitical, whilst younger members sought to enter the political sphere, sending a delegation to India to meet the Viceroy and Secre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislative Council Of Burma
The Legislative Council of Burma was the legislative body of British Burma from 1897 to 1936. Establishment It was established in 1897 as an advisory council to the British colonial governor, the Lieutenant-Governor of Burma, in drafting legislation for Burma. The Legislative Council was initially an appointed body, established as a nine-member council consisting of four officials and five nominated non-officials. Its membership, which increased from nine to thirty members, predominantly represented foreign commercial interests. Prior to its establishment, Burmese laws were made in India, whereby laws drafted by the local administration in Burma were submitted to the Legislative Council of India for approval. After the passage of such laws, they were consented to by the Governor-General-in-Council and put into effect through publication within the Burma Gazette. Restructuring On 2 January 1923, with the enactment of the Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms (which granted British India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21 Party
The 21 Party ( my, ၂၁ ဦးပါတီ) was a political party in Burma in the 1920s led by U Ba Pe. History The party was formed in 1922 following a split in the General Council of Burmese Associations (GCBA). The GCBA had planned to boycott the local and national elections due that year, but a group of 21 dissidents left the organisation to form a new party.Haruhiro Fukui (1985) ''Political parties of Asia and the Pacific'', Greenwood Press, pp150−151 In the elections the 21 Party won 28 of the 58 non-communal seats, becoming the largest party in the Legislative Council. However, it held less than a third of the total of 103 seats, and Joseph Augustus Maung Gyi Sir Joseph Augustus Maung Gyi ( my, ဆာ ဂျိုးဇက် အော်ဂပ်စတပ် မောင်ကြီး; 12 December 1871 – 9 March 1955) was a Burmese barrister, judge, politician and administrator who served as the A ... from the pro-British Independent Party was appointed head ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
