The 1990 Elections in Burma
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Laws, decrees and legal commentary relating to the 1990 elections
Individual Documents
| Title: | | Convening the People's Assembly: A Legal Analysis |
| Date of publication: | | May 1999 |
| Description/subject: | | "According to Burma's two supposedly superseded constitutions, that of 1947 and 1974, the Pyithu Hluttaw (the People's
Assembly) is the body charged with exercising State power. The 1989 Pyithu Hluttaw Election Law (called the Election Law),
under which the 1990 elections were conducted, also provides that the duty of representatives elected in accordance with the
Election Law is to form the Pyithu Hluttaw (Section 3).
The ruling military junta, the people of Burma and the international community acknowledged without qualification that the May
1990 general election was free, fair and lawful. It then follows that those representatives elected by the people in the 1990
election have the lawful right to form a Pyithu Hluttaw that exercises legislative power and appoints a government in accordance
with the legal norms of Burma..." |
| Author/creator: | | Burma Lawyers' Council |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Legal Issues on Burma Journal No. 3 (Burma Lawyers' Council) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
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| Title: | | SLORC Declaration No. 1/90 of July 27, 1990 |
| Date of publication: | | 27 July 1990 |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | State Law and Order Restoration Council |
| Format/size: | | html (18K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
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| Title: | | Pyithu Hluttaw Election Law |
| Date of publication: | | 31 May 1989 |
| Description/subject: | | The State Law and Order Restoration Council Law No. 14/89, 13th Waning Day of Kason, 1351 B.E., 31st May, 1989 |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | State Law and Order Restoration Council |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
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The 1990 elections - general articles and studies
Individual Documents
| Title: | | A Day to Remember |
| Date of publication: | | May 2005 |
| Description/subject: | | The 1990 election—will my vote ever mean anything?...
"My entire family woke up early that day. Our neighbors were already leaving their homes. Some eagerly shouted at us not to be late. My 63-year-old grandmother and my mother joined them and I rushed to follow. It was election day—May 27, 1990—the first time in 30 years the Burmese people had been called on to go to the polls..." |
| Author/creator: | | Kyaw Zwa Moe |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | "The Irrawaddy" Vol. 13, No. 5 |
| Format/size: | | html |
| Date of entry/update: | | 27 April 2006 |
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| Title: | | Was It A Parliamentary Election or Not? |
| Date of publication: | | May 2005 |
| Description/subject: | | Whatever the answer, the people rejected military rule...
"Burma has more than its fair share of miserable anniversaries. One of the more baffling of them falls on May 27, the anniversary of arguably the most spectacular ignored general election in history. The ruling generals of the State Law and Order Restoration Council first confounded their many critics by holding a relatively free and fair ballot, and then completely dumbfounded them by carrying on as if it had never occurred..." |
| Author/creator: | | Dominic Faulder |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | "The Irrawaddy" Vol. 13, No. 5 |
| Format/size: | | html |
| Date of entry/update: | | 27 April 2006 |
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The 1990 elections, the elected representatives and their parties
Individual Documents
| Title: | | 1990 MULTI-PARTY DEMOCRACY GENERAL ELECTIONS |
| Date of publication: | | 01 February 2003 |
| Description/subject: | | This is a 300-page collection of documents related to the 1990 elections. In addition to the 1.1MB pdf file, it can be accessed as one 4MB html file, 4 shorter (but still large) html files or downloaded as a 2MB Word file. It contains: General Statistics of Elections
- Candidates per Constituency
- Election Campaign Speeches
- Election Results of 93 Political Parties
- Summary of Constituencies
- Election Results of Winning Parties
- Brief Biographies of Elected MPs;
- SLORC Policy Declaration (1/90)
- Gandhi Hall Declaration
- Election Tribunals
- Election Law Amended
- The So-Called National Convention
- Steering Committee Named
- The Principle Duty Of The National Convention
- The Eight Different Categories of National Convention Deligates
- SLORC Declaration No. 11/92 of 24 April 92
- SLORC Order No. 1/93 of 1 January 93
- The National Convention Delegates of National League for Democracy
- The Committee Representing People’s Parliament (CRPP)
- Anti-Subversion Law (5/96)
- Turning of a New Page
- The NLD’s 21-Point Resolution
- Back to the past today
- A Brief History of Political Activism in Burma
- UN special human rights rapporteurs on Burma
- UN special envoy on Burma |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Khin Kyaw Han (compiler) |
| Format/size: | | pdf ( 1.1MB), html (3.9MB - also broken into 4), Word (2.0MB) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs/1990_elections.htm
http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs/1990_elections.doc (Word version for downloading)
Part 1 (Contents, general statistics, summaries of campaign speeches - html, 115K): http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs/Elections-01.htm
http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs/Elections-01.htm
Part 2 (election results by party and candidate - html 1.6MB): http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs/Elections-02.htm
Part 3 (brief biographies of elected MPs by State and Division - html, 1.2MB): http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs/Elections-03.htm
Part 4 (other related lists, including detained MPs, and documents - html, 568K) http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs/Elections-04.htm |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
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| Title: | | Book of Record on the 1990 General Elections |
| Date of publication: | | 01 February 2003 |
| Description/subject: | | This is a collection of documents related to the 1990 elections. It can be accessed as one 4MB html file, 4 shorter (but still large) html files or downloaded as a 2MB Word file. It contains: General Statistics of Elections - Candidates per Constituency - Election Campaign Speeches - Election Results of 93 Political Parties - Summary of Constituencies - Election Results of Winning Parties - Brief Biographies of Elected MPs; - SLORC Policy Declaration (1/90) - Gandhi Hall Declaration - Election Tribunals - Election Law Amended - The So-Called National Convention - Steering Committee Named - The Principle Duty Of The National Convention - The Eight Different Categories of National Convention Deligates - SLORC Declaration No. 11/92 of 24 April 92 - SLORC Order No. 1/93 of 1 January 93 - The National Convention Delegates of National League for Democracy - The Committee Representing People’s Parliament (CRPP) - Anti-Subversion Law (5/96) - Turning of a New Page - The NLD’s 21-Point Resolution - Back to the past today - A Brief History of Political Activism in Burma - UN special human rights rapporteurs on Burma - UN special envoy on Burma |
| Language: | | Burmese |
| Source/publisher: | | Khin Kyaw Han (compiler) |
| Format/size: | | pdf (5.8MB) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 17 September 2007 |
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| Title: | | GANDHI HALL DECLARATION |
| Date of publication: | | 29 July 1990 |
| Description/subject: | | 8th Waxing Day of Wagaung BE 1352
29 July 1990
"1. We, the National League for Democracy Pyithu Hluttaw members, after assembling here at the Mahatama Gandhi Hall in Kyauktada township, Rangoon, on the seventh and eighth waxing days of Wagaung BE 1352 , 28 and 29 July 1990 , and after consulting and discussing the matters concerning the well being of the nation , State affairs and convening of the Pyithu Hluttaw , unanimously adopt this Gandhi Hall Declaration..." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | National League for Democracy |
| Format/size: | | html (25K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 28 June 2003 |
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| Title: | | The Manifesto of the National League for Democracy |
| Date of publication: | | 06 November 1989 |
| Description/subject: | | "1. Throughout the Union of Burma in 1988 there was an extraordinary and unprecedented uprising of all people. They rose up to demand Democracy. Thus, a democratic state was established in order to be liberated from the bitter experience of the society.
2. Now, a chance to establish a democratic system began to emerge that would totally change society. Hence, all the people of Burma, with active spirit and strong determination, would have to elect the peoples' representatives. Those representatives would form a democratic government in accordance with the aspiration of the people and draw up the state constitution that will enable a successful reconstruction of the country.
3. The National League for Democracy firmly believes that, today, in Burma, the masses of people are earnestly aspiring for the formation of a Democratic government that will guarantee basic human rights.
4. The National League for Democracy clearly understands that all the people of Burma are very keen to establish a firmly united "Union" in the near future with equal rights for all ethnic nationalities who cherish democracy.
5. In order to bring about the aims and aspirations of the people successfully, the National League for Democracy, consisting of people wishing to represent farmers, workers, merchants and entrepreneurs, students, youths, women, technicians, academicians, artists and ethnic nationalities, shall let their members participate in this multi-party General Election and pledges to accept the decision of the people.
6. The National League for Democracy, while declaring its principles and policy below, shall accept the wishes of the people and establish a democratic state as desired by the people..." |
| Language: | | English, Burmese |
| Source/publisher: | | National League for Democracy |
| Format/size: | | html (78K), Word (67K), pdf (32K) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs/NLDElectionManifesto1989.doc
http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs/NLDmanifestoBur.pdf (Burmese) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 20 April 2004 |
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