The United National Pa-O Organisation (UNPO) was a political party in
Burma
Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and ha ...
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History
Representing the
Pa'O people
The Pa'O (; , , or ; ; Eastern Poe Karen: တံင်သူ; ; also spelt Pa-O or Paoh) are an ethnic minority living in Myanmar, with a population of roughly 1,200,000 accounting for approximately 2.1% of the total population in Myanmar.
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of
Shan State
Shan State (, ; , ) is a administrative divisions of Myanmar, state of Myanmar. Shan State borders China (Yunnan) to the north, Laos (Louang Namtha Province, Louang Namtha and Bokeo Provinces) to the east, and Thailand (Chiang Rai Province, Chia ...
, the UNPO won three seats in the
1951–52 general elections.
[Haruhiro Fukui (1985) ''Political parties of Asia and the Pacific'', Greenwood Press, p153] 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.
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References
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Defunct political parties in Myanmar