The National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma ( ; NCGUB) was an administration which claimed to be the government in exile of Burma (Myanmar). It had its headquarters in Rockville, Maryland, United States. It was formally established in December 1990, with Sein Win as its first prime minister. It was dissolved in September 2012.
History On 18 December 1990, in Manerplaw, the National League for Democracy (NLD) and the other opposition parties of Burma established the National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma, and elected Sein Win, a first cousin of Aung San Suu Kyi, as its prime minister.
A newer version, the Democratic Government of Burma, replaced the original structure in Bommersvik, Sweden at a special convention held there from 16 to 23 July 1995. In a press release, embargoed until 27 July 1995, the Elected Representatives of Burma issued the following communiqué:
On 14 September 2012, NCGUB was officially dissolved to aid the reform process in Burma.
Government structure
Cabinet Office held Cabinet member name Party Prime Minister Dr. Sein Win Foreign Affairs Dr. Sein Win Finance U Bo Hla Tint Prime Minister's Office Teddy Buri Information U Maung Maung Aye Federal Affairs Khun Marko Ban Justice U Thein Oo Health & Education Dr. Sann Aung Prime Minister's Office Dr. Tint Swe Social Welfare & Development Dr. Za Hlei Thang Labor Minister U Thar Noe
Chairmen N Portrait Name Term of office Took office Left office1Sein Win 4 July 1990 7 October 20002Tint Swe 2000 12 August 20013 Teddy Buri 12 August 2001 18 September 2001(1)Sein Win18 September 200118 September 2012
State representation
Electoral constituencies Elected representative State Elected Teddy Buri Karenni State Khun Marko Ban Shan State Dr. Za Hlei Thang Chin State Tha Noe Arakan State
Politics and actions
The Bommersvik Declarations Subsequent to the 1995 convention the Elected Representatives of the Union of Burma returned to Bommersvik in 2002. The following two landmark declarations were the product of their deliberations.Bommersvik Declaration from NCGUB website
Bommersvik Declaration I In 1995, during the first convention that lasted from 16 to 23 July, the Representatives issued the Bommersvik Declaration I with the following preamble:
Bommersvik Declaration II In 2002, during the second convention that lasted from 25 February to 1 March, the Representatives issued the Bommersvik Declaration II with the following introductory passage:Bommersvik Declaration ΙΙ from NCGUB website
Proposed constitution The NCGUB Proposed First Draft Constitution was published by the National Council of the Union of Burma (NCUB) in December 1997 with the following preamble:
Delist as terrorist group On 8 June 2018, NCGUB was officially delisted as a terrorist group and unlawful association, along with its members by Ministry of Home Affairs.
References
External links
Official website of the NCGUB and the MPU Democratic Voice of Burma Burma Lawyers' Council Burma Project Free Burma Online Burma Library US Campaign for Burma