Burmese Socialist Programme Party
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Burma Socialist Programme Party
မြန်မာ့ဆိုရှယ်လစ်လမ်းစဉ်ပါတီ |
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| Leader | U Ne Win |
| Founded | 4 July 1962 |
| Dissolved | 18 September 1988 |
| Succeeded by | National Unity Party |
| Ideology | Burmese Way to Socialism |
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The Burma Socialist Programme Party (Burmese: မြန်မာ့ဆိုရှယ်လစ်လမ်းစဉ်ပါတီ; pronounced [mjəma̰ sʰòʃɛ̀lɪʔ láɴzɪ̀ɴ pàtì]; also Burmese acronyms မဆလ [ma̰ sʰa̰ la̰]) was formed by the Ne Win's military regime that seized power in 1962 and was the sole political party allowed to exist legally in Burma during the period of military rule from 1964 until its demise in the aftermath of the popular uprising of 1988.
The BSPP was established on 4 July 1962, after the declaration of the "Burmese Way to Socialism" (BWS) by the Union Revolutionary Council (RC) on 30 April 1962. The BWS set out the political and economic ideology of the RC which had taken over power in the military coup of 2 March 1962.
The BSPP advocated a programme of the "Burmese Way to Socialism" which embodied both Communist and Buddhist influences. A booklet was published in January 1963 in both Burmese and English languages entitled 'Special Characteristics of the Burma Socialist Programme Party'. The booklet distinguished the BSPP’s ideology from those of both 'bourgeois' social democratic parties and Communist parties. The BSPP, the booklet stated, rejected the 'bourgeois' belief and practices of 'social democrat parties' that 'socialism' could be reached through 'Parliamentary methods'. (Even before the announcement of the BWS, the RC had already abolished, by decree, the Parliament that was established under the 1947 Burmese Constitution stating in effect that 'Parliamentary democracy was not suitable for Burma'.) The booklet further stated that though there was much to be learnt from the doctrines of Marx, Engels and Lenin it did not regard them as 'gospel' unlike Communists, 'especially Burmese Communists', who are 'vulgar materialists'.
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