Union Solidarity and Development Association
 | |
| Founded | 15 September 1993 |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 15 July 2010 |
| Type | Organisation |
| Location | |
Area served | Union of Myanmar |
| Method |
Media attention, direct-appeal campaigns Political lobbying |
Key people | General Htay Oo (Secretary General) |
| Slogan |
Spirit, Discipline, Strength, Unity (စိတ်ဓာတ်၊ စည်းကမ်း၊ ကြံ့ခိုင်၊ စည်းလုံး) |
| Website |
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The Union Solidarity and Development Association (Burmese: ပြည်ထောင်စုကြံ့ခိုင်ရေးနှင့်ဖွံ့ဖြိုးရေးအသင်း; MLCTS: prany htaung cu kri. re: hnang. hpwam. hprui: ye: a. sang: [pjìdàʊɴzṵ tɕã̰kʰàɪɴ jéi n̥ɪ̰ɴ pʰʊ̰ɴpʰjó jéi əθɪ́ɴ]; abbreviated USDA) was a Burmese organisation formed by Myanmar's ruling military junta, the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC), on 15 September 1993. The USDA comprised 1 Headquarters, 17 State and Division Associations, 66 District Associations and 320 Township Associations. As of 30 April 2007, the Association had 24 million members. Students of that time were forced to enter this association.
The Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), formed on 29 March 2010, took part in the 2010 elections. All civil servants and members under the age of 25 were purged from the USDA, the remaining members were enrolled into the USDP. All assets of the USDA were transferred to the USDP leading to the disbanding of the USDA.[1][2]
Htay Oo was the secretary general of the organisation.[3] Its headquarters were in Yangon, Myanmar, and operated nationwide. The motto of the organisation was "Morale, Discipline, Solidarity, Unity." On 1 July 2008, a small bomb exploded in the Shwepyitha Township office of USDA, resulting in property damage.[4]
Objective
- Non-disintegration of the Union
- Non-disintegration of national solidarity
- Perpetuation of sovereignty
- Dynamism of Patriotic Spirit with a view to promoting national prestige and integrity
- Development of the nation and emergence of a peaceful and modern state
Main members
Central Panel of Patrons :
- Senior General Than Shwe
- Vice-Senior General Maung Aye
- General Thura Shwe Mann
- Prime Minister General Thein Sein
- Secretary-1 General Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo
Secretariat:
- Secretary-General : U Htay Oo - Minister of Agriculture
- Joint Secretary-General : U Zaw Min - Minister for Electric Power No(1)
- U Thaung - Minister of Science and Technology
- U Tin Htut - Minister for Cooperatives
- U Aung Thaung - Minister of Industrial No(1)
- U Thein Zaw - Minister of Post and Telecommunication
- U Kyaw Hsan - Minister of Information
Central Executive Committee:
- U Thein Nyunt - Minister of Progress of Border Areas, National Races and Development Affairs, Mayor of Naypyidaw
- U Nyan Tun Aung - Deputy Minister of Transport
- Dr Chan Nyein - Minister of Education
- U Khin Maung Myint - Minister for Electric Power No(2)
- U Soe Tha - Minister of National Planning and Economic Development
- U Tin Naing Thein - Minister for Commerce
- U Thein Aung- Minister for Forestry
- Thura U Aung Ko - Deputy Minister for Religious Affairs
- U Maung Pa - Deputy Mayor of Yangon City
- U Than Htay- Deputy Minister for Energy
- U Ohn Myint - Minister of Mine
- U Maung Maung Thein - Minister of Livestock and Fishery
- Thura U Aye Myint - Minister of Sport
- U Thein Swe - Minister of Transport
- U Aung Min - Minister of Train Transport
- U Phone Swe- Deputy Minister for Home Affairs
- Thura U Myint Maung - Minister of Religious Affairs
- U Aung Thein Lin - Mayor of Yangon City
References
- ↑ "Burma junta support group USDA disbands - BBC News". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ↑ USDA/USDP
- ↑ "3rd International Conference of Asian Political Parties". idcpc.org.cn. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ↑ "Bombers hit pro-government group in Burma". Bangkok Post (DPA). 1 July 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2008.
