Union Solidarity and Development Association
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The Union Solidarity and Development Association ( pjìdàuɴzṵ tɕã̰kʰàiɴ 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.
The Union Solidarity and Development Party
(USDP), formed on 29 March 2010, will take part in upcoming 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.
Htay Oo was the secretary general of the organisation. Its headquarters were in Yangon
, Myanmar
, and operated nation-wide. 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.
Secretariat:
Central Executive Committee:
Military junta
A junta or military junta is a government led by a committee of military leaders. The term derives from the Spanish language junta meaning committee, specifically a board of directors...
, 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.
The Union Solidarity and Development Party
Union Solidarity and Development Party
The Union Solidarity and Development Party , which was registered on 2 June 2010 by the Union Election Commission as a political party, is the successor to the Burmese government's mass organization, the Union Solidarity and Development Association. It is headed by Burmese President Thein Sein and...
(USDP), formed on 29 March 2010, will take part in upcoming elections
Burmese general election, 2010
A general election was held in Burma on 2010, in accordance with the new constitution which was approved in a referendum held in...
. 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.
Htay Oo was the secretary general of the organisation. Its headquarters were in Yangon
Yangon
Yangon is a former capital of Burma and the capital of Yangon Region . Although the military government has officially relocated the capital to Naypyidaw since March 2006, Yangon, with a population of over four million, continues to be the country's largest city and the most important commercial...
, Myanmar
Myanmar
Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....
, and operated nation-wide. The motto of the organisation was "Morale, Discipline, Solidarity, Unity." On 1 July 2008, a small bomb exploded in the Shwepyitha Township
Shwepyitha Township
Shwepyitha Township is located in the northwestern part of Yangon, Myanmar. The township comprises 15 wards and five village tracts, and shares borders with Htantabin Township in the north, Mingaladon Township in the east, the Yangon river in the west, and Insein Township in the south...
office of USDA, resulting in property damage.
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 ShweThan ShweSenior General Than Shwe is a Burmese military leader and politician who was chairman of the State Peace and Development Council from 1992 to 2011. During the period, he held key positions of power including commander-in-chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces and head of Union Solidarity and...
- Vice-Senior General Maung AyeMaung AyeVice-Senior General Maung Aye is the former Vice Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council , which was until March 2011, the ruling military junta of Burma. Maung Aye was the second highest-ranking member of the SPDC....
- General Thura Shwe MannShwe MannThura Shwe Mann is joint chief of staff of the Burmese Armed Forces, and was the third-highest ranking member of the State Peace and Development Council, after Than Shwe and Maung Aye. He graduated in 1969 from the Defence Services Academy, Intake 11. He was promoted to major in 1988...
- Prime Minister General Thein SeinThein SeinThein Sein is a Burmese politician and military figure who has been president of Myanmar since March 2011. Previously, he was Prime Minister from 2007 until 2011...
- Secretary-1 General Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint OoTin Aung Myint OoGeneral Thihathura Tin Aung Myint Oo is one of the Vice Presidents of Myanmar. He is also chairman of Burmese Trade Council, having been appointed in November 2007 by Than Shwe, in response to Saffron Revolution demonstrations in October of that year, and Minister of Military Affairs.He graduated...
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 HsanKyaw HsanKyaw Hsan is the current Minister of Culture and Minister of Information of Myanmar. He graduated from the Defence Services Academy's 11th intake in 1969. He is notorious for lying to the public....
- 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 LinAung Thein LinAung Thein Lin is a Burmese politician, and a member of parliament at the Pyithu Hluttaw from the South Okkalapa constituency. The former brigadier general in the Myanmar Army was mayor of Yangon from 2003 to 2011...
- Mayor of Yangon City