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Union Solidarity and Development Association

{{Short description|1993–2010 mass organisation in Myanmar}}

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{{Infobox organization

| name = Union Solidarity and Development Association

| logo = Union Solidarity and Development Association flag.svg

| logo_size = 150px

| type = Organisation

| founded_date = {{start date|1993|9|15|df=y}}

| founder =

| location = Yangon

| origins =

| key_people = General Htay Oo (Secretary General)

| area_served = Union of Myanmar

| focus =

| method = Media attention, direct-appeal campaigns
Political lobbying

| revenue =

| endowment =

| num_volunteers =

| owner =

| Non-profit_slogan = Spirit, Discipline, Strength, Unity
({{lang|my|စိတ်ဓာတ်၊ စည်းကမ်း၊ ကြံ့ခိုင်၊ စည်းလုံး}})

| homepage = {{url|www.usda.org.mm}}

| dissolved = {{end date|2010|7|15|df=y}}

| merged = Union Solidarity and Development Party

| footnotes =

}}

{{Contains special characters|Burmese}}

The Union Solidarity and Development Association ({{MYname|MY=ပြည်ထောင်စုကြံ့ခိုင်ရေးနှင့်ဖွံ့ဖြိုးရေးအသင်း|MLCTS=prany htaung cu kri. re: hnang. hpwam. hprui: ye: a. sang:}} {{IPA|my|pjìdàʊɰ̃zṵ tɕã̰kʰàɪɰ̃ jéi n̥ɪ̰ɰ̃ pʰʊ̰ɰ̃pʰjó jéi əθɪ́ɰ̃|}}; abbreviated USDA) was a Burmese political party founded with the active aid of Myanmar's ruling military junta, the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC), on 15 September 1993.

History

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.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-10651760 |title=Burma junta support group USDA disbands - BBC News |work=BBC News |date=15 July 2010 |access-date=16 May 2015}}[http://www.mizzima.com/political-pro/military/usda.html USDA/USDP] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101025224908/http://www.mizzima.com/political-pro/military/usda.html |date=25 October 2010 }}

Htay Oo was the secretary general of the organisation.{{cite web|url=http://www.idcpc.org.cn/icapp3/more/delegates.htm |title=3rd International Conference of Asian Political Parties |publisher=idcpc.org.cn|access-date=16 May 2015}} Its headquarters were in Yangon, Myanmar, and operated nationwide.

On 19 October 2008, a small bomb exploded in the Htan Chauk Pin quarter of the Shwepyitha Township office of the USDA, resulting in property damage and the death of one person.{{cite news |title=Bombers hit pro-government group in Burma |url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=128646 |work=Bangkok Post |publisher=DPA |date=1 July 2008 |access-date=2 July 2008 }}{{cite news|title=One Dead in Burma Blasts|url=http://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/bombs-10202008121201.html|access-date=3 December 2016|agency=AFP|publisher=Radio Free Asia|date=20 October 2008}} According to the New Light of Myanmar, the victim was identified as Thet Oo Win, a former Buddhist monk who participated in the Saffron Revolution. He was reportedly killed while improvising the bomb at his own residence.{{cite news|title=Increasing bomb blasts worry Rangoon residents – Zarni & Mungpi|url=http://www.burmanet.org/news/2008/10/21/mizzima-news-increasing-bomb-blasts-worry-rangoon-residents-zarni-mungpi/|access-date=3 December 2016|agency=Mizzima News|issue=1|publisher=BurmaNet News|date=21 October 2008|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203125805/http://www.burmanet.org/news/2008/10/21/mizzima-news-increasing-bomb-blasts-worry-rangoon-residents-zarni-mungpi/|archive-date=3 December 2016|df=dmy-all}} The junta blamed the National League for Democracy party for planting that bomb, but experts believed at the time that the opposition was not in a position to carry out such acts amidst the tightly controlled security environment.

Objective

The motto of the organisation was "Morale, Discipline, Solidarity, Unity."

  1. Non-disintegration of the Union
  2. Non-disintegration of national solidarity
  3. Perpetuation of sovereignty
  4. Dynamism of Patriotic Spirit with a view to promoting national prestige and integrity
  5. Development of the nation and emergence of a peaceful and modern state

Main members

Central Panel of Patrons:

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:

Organization

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.

References

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External links

  • {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080826091456/http://www.usda.org.mm/eng/index.php Official website in English]}}
  • [http://www.myanmar.com/Union/solidarity.html USDA information]

{{Myanmar political parties}}

Category:1993 establishments in Myanmar

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Category:2010s disestablishments in Myanmar

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Category:Political parties established in 1993