Shan State Communist Party

Shan State Communist Party
ရှမ်းပြည်နယ် ကွန်မြူနစ်ပါတီ
Abbreviation SSCP
Chairman Bo Hla Min
Politburo members Bo Min Thaung
Bo Tun Lin
Bo Moe Hein
Regional committee members Saw Lwin
Ba Din
Ohn Pwint
Hlaw Ywet Kan
Founded 1956 (1956)
Dissolved 10 May 1958 (1958-05-10)
Ideology Communism
Shan interests
Political position Far-left
Colours Red

The Shan State Communist Party (Burmese: ရှမ်းပြည်နယ် ကွန်မြူနစ်ပါတီ; abbreviated SSCP) was a communist party in Shan State, Burma (present-day Myanmar). The party was founded in 1956 by Moh Heng, a commander of the Communist Party of Burma in Lawksawk, in protest against a decision by the CPB leadership to reject the creation of a separate Shan State party committee.[1]

The party leadership consisted of Bo Hla Min (chairman), Bo Min Thaung (politburo member), Bo Tun Lin (politburo member), Bo Moe Hein (politburo member), Saw Lwin (regional committee member), Ba Din (regional committee member), Ohn Pwint (regional committee member) and Hlaw Ywet Kan (regional committee member).[2]

On 10 May 1958, 251 armed fighters and 150 other party members surrendered to the government.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Bertil Lintner (1 May 1999). Burma in Revolt: Opium and Insurgency since 1948. Silkworm Books. p. 310. ISBN 978-1-63041-184-8.
  2. 1 2 Fleischmann, Klaus. Die Kommunistische Partei Birmas - Von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart. Hamburg: Institut für Asienkunde, 1989. p. 405.
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