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Democratic Organisation for Kayan National Unity

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The Democratic Organisation for Kayan National Unity (Burmese: ကယန်းအမျိုးသားများ စည်းလုံးညီညွတ်ရေး ဒီမိုကရေစီအဖွဲ့; DOKNU) was a political party in Myanmar.

History

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Following the reintroduction of multi-party democracy after the 8888 Uprising, the party contested three seats in the 1990 general elections.[1] It received 0.12% of the vote, winning two seats; U Khun Marko Ban in Pekhon and U R.P. Thaung in Thandaung.[2]

The party was banned by the military government in 1992.[2] Party members later established the Kayan National Party.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Robert H Taylor (2009) The State in Myanmar, NUS Press
  2. ^ a b 1990 multi-party democracy general elections Democratic Voice of Burma
  3. ^ Kayan National Party Archived 2015-12-22 at the Wayback Machine Myanmar Now