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	Encyclopedia: National League for Democracy
		The NLD is distinct from the NLD-LA (National League for Democracy-Liberated Areas), which is a splinter group that operates as an insurgent army fighting against the Tatmadaw in the border areas of Myanmar.
		The National League for Democracy is a Burmese political party founded on 27 September 1988.
		NLD is a member of the National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma (NCGGUB).
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/National-League-for-Democracy (575 words)

	Democracy
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		Lesotho Congress for Democracy Lesotho Congress for Democracy is a general elections.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/democracy.html (1342 words)

	[30 Sep 1998]: PRESS CONFERENCE ON NATIONAL COALITION GOVERNMENT OF UNION OF BURMA
		The National League for Democracy and its allied parties remained committed to a non-violent struggle, he said, but the time of waiting was drawing to a close.
		Some 200 National League for Democracy leaders who had been elected into office in 1990, were arrested and detained by the present Government of Myanmar.
		The National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma had passed two significant statements: one, calling for the unjust laws passed by the current Government to be revoked, and two, stating that in the face of mounting popular dissatisfaction, including that of high school and university students, there were increasing "hit and run" demonstrations.
	www.un.org /News/briefings/docs/1998/19980930.pb30sep.mya.html (614 words)

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		Senior NLD officials were detained and all party offices were closed after a clash last May between the National League for Democracy and pro-government supporters.
		The government subsequently convened a national convention in 1996 to draft a constitution, but that was suspended after the National League for Democracy walked out, accusing the military of manipulating the proceedings.
		National League for Democracy chairman Aung Shwe says he is hopeful that party leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be released soon.
	quickstart.clari.net /voa/art/dr/88BD9EC4-36FF-4F18-A0B5D5F8B127EA5F.html (479 words)

	BBC News ASIA-PACIFIC Burma's opposition slowly rises from ashes
		The National League for Democracy (NLD) is trying to prepare the ground for it to function as a vibrant political party when Burma eventually gains full political freedom.
		The divide between the NLD inside Burma and the opposition groups outside the country, like the National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma (NCGUB), is even more stark.
		Allowing the NLD to function is all part of the dialogue process.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/world/asia-pacific/newsid_1885000/1885565.stm (587 words)

	Committee on International Relations, U.S. House of Representatives
		Ethnic nationalities in remote areas along the borders of Burma are victimized mostly from those atrocities and blatant abuses while pro-democracy and human rights activists and politicians across Burma are under constant threat of arrest, torture and are targets of intimidation, harassment, and abuse.
		NLD leaders will not rejoin the National Convention without reforms made to it.
		The so-called National Convention had also been stalled since 1996 because the NLD was expelled by the generals after the party had walked out in protest of the convention's "undemocratic" composition and procedural styles and the generals had refused to negotiate with the NLD over the issues.
	wwwa.house.gov /international_relations/108/tin100103.htm (1910 words)

	20031119.txt
		The sources, who are members of the National Democratic Alliance Army-Eastern Shan State, designated by Rangoon as Special Region#4 with its administrative seat in Mongla, opposite China's Daluo, said Burmese authorities wanted the same representatives that had attended the Convention before its abrupt interruption 7 years earlier.
		As part of their campaign, the NLD asked the ruling junta to implement sincere dialogue on political reform, arguing that tripartite dialogue involving the military, the NLD and the country's ethnic minorities was essential for peace and reconciliation.
		NLD MP U Thein Myint was critical of the fact that the NLD leadership was being detained and he called for their unconditional release.
	www.burmanet.org /bnn_archives/2003/20031119.txt (5137 words)

	Suu Kyi wins a round, but her cause is faltering ( Boston Globe ) February 23, 2003
		To say that a dialogue between the military and the National League for Democracy is at a standstill would imply that one had begun.
		Instead, relations between the National League for Democracy and the military junta that has ruled Burma since 1988 have hardened, bringing despair and frustration within the party and among its millions of supporters.
		Despite the minor victory, the democracy movement here is struggling, eight months after hopes for a breakthrough were raised when Suu Kyi was freed from her second house arrest.
	www.burmatoday.net /newsarchive_03/news_030223_suukyi.htm (856 words)

	Isolated National Convention
		Joining the NLD in boycotting the Convention are the Shan National League for Democracy (SNLD), Burma's second largest pro-democracy party and the United Nationalities Allies (UNA), representing eight ethnic-based parties.
		Burma's military regime kick-started the closed-door National Convention to draft a new national constitution today, despite boycotts by the National League for Democracy (NLD), the country's main opposition party.
		Military officials said that the Convention is being convened "for national unity" with the participation of delegates handpicked by the junta.
	www.mizzima.com /archives/news-in-2004/news-in-may/17-may04-22.htm (427 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Myanmar resumes national convention process amid calls for dialogue
		The National Convention, launched more than a decade ago in what was deemed a tactic to postpone civilian rule, was reconvened with 1,075 delegates in attendance but minus representatives of the National League for Democracy (NLD) party that won the 1990 general election and has been blocked from power since.
		Sceptics see the reconvening of the National Convention process as an attempt on the part of the military to placate its critics that they are doing noting to pave the way for democracy in the country, which has been under military rule for the past 43 years.
		"The National Convention is going to discuss laying down principles about the executive branch and power sharing between central states and divisions and self administration areas to be enshrined in a new constitution,'' SPDC 1st Secretary Lieutenant General Thein Sein told journalists after the opening session.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/VBOL-69PDGP?OpenDocument&rc=3&cc=mmr (564 words)

	Struggle for Democracy in Burma Continues…
		The recent political attack on Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and some leaders of the National League for Democracy (NLD) undermines the hopes of the peoples of Burma for a genuine national reconciliation.
		The mechanism of "tri-partite dialogue" among and between the major political stakeholders - the National League for Democracy (NLD), the ethnic nationalities and the military regime - the State, Peace and Development Council (SPDC) has been belittled by the junta.
		The first step for SPDC towards peace and democracy is for the junta to immediately release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and her party comrades, remove all restrictions imposed upon NLD offices and thus punish the perpetrators of this barbaric acts.
	www.iidnet.org /adv/burma/attack_nld.htm (368 words)

	The Manila Times Internet Edition OPINION > Aung San Suu Kyi’s party in dire straits–analysts
		YANGON—Myanmar’s National League for Democracy (NLD) is in a precarious situation, with its leader Aung San Suu Kyi under extended house arrest and the ruling junta all too happy to keep it out of a pledged democratization process, analysts said.
		A National League for Democracy without “The Lady,” as she is known, has little political muscle or clout.
		The National League for Democracy declared the convention “illegitimate.”
	www.manilatimes.net /national/2004/dec/15/yehey/opinion/20041215opi6.html (1508 words)

	VOA News Report
		National League for Democracy leaders in Rangoon say most of those released have been ordinary criminals, but about 30 are considered political prisoners, and several are prominent National League for Democracy leaders.
		But he indicated that the opposition National League for Democracy, which won elections in 1990, but was not allowed to govern, would not be included in the democratization process, because it boycotted the national convention earlier this year.
		The government in May re-convened the convention for two months, but the National League for Democracy boycotted because of the continued house-arrest of its leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, and what it said were attempts by the junta to control the process.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/news/2004/11/mil-041126-2a7bc465.htm (487 words)

	The Irrawaddy On-line Edition
		May 17, 2004—Burma’s National Convention, tasked with writing up a new constitution, opened on Monday despite the military government& failure to secure the participation of the main opposition National League for Democracy party, or NLD.
		the success of the National Convention, which will formulate the fundamental principles of the constitution for the emergence of a disciplined flourishing democracy desired by the people,” he said.
		The NLD had also set other conditions for its participation in the National Convention that were rejected by the junta, including a review of the assembly’s six pre-set objectives, including one that says the military will retain a major role in any future government.
	www.irrawaddy.org /news/2004/may14.html (611 words)

	Shan Herald Agency for News (S.H.A.N.) — SNLD party
		Peasants, Gadu, Ganan and Shan League for Democracy.
		Under these conditions, we the nationalities, who had once united under the leadership of UNLD are required to be on the alert, study the situation and remain responsible to the electorate goal of democracy, equality and self-determination and work together with dedication.
		Since the commencement of the convention, the nationalities attending the convention have presented the demands for democratic rights, equality and self-determination for the nationalities.
	www.shanland.org /resources/state/SNLD/snld.htm (1233 words)

	Myanmar Political Parties
		Free Burma Coalition / National League for Democracy (NLD)
		The five objectives of the association are non-disintegration of the Union, non-disintegration of national solidarity, perpetuation of sovereignty, promotion and vitalization of national honour, and emergence of a peaceful, prosperous and modern Union.
		This is probably a variant of the NLD flag (possibly the main variant), but the caption of the photo may be interpreted as meaning that this is the flag used by a juvenile organization.
	www.fotw.net /flags/mm}.html (868 words)

	The National Council of the Union of Burma Manila Mission - Mission Background
		The National Council of the Union of Burma (NCUB), an umbrella group of 30 pro-democracy organisations, including ethnic nationality groups, seeks the support and solidarity of the people and the elected representatives of the Philippines in the struggle for human rights and democracy in Burma.
		The constitution presented to the delegates for ratification was drafted by the military prior to the convening of the National Convention.
		On 30 May 2003, during a NLD political tour, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and colleagues were attacked near the Burmese village of Depayin by a mob involving supporters of the Union Solidarity and Development Association, a Burmese “NGO” whose patron is Senior General Than Shwe, head of the Burmese military junta.
	www.cald.org /missions&visits/ncub/ncubvisit_missionbackground.htm (1482 words)

	National League for Democracy(Liberated Area), Australia Branch
		NLD (LA) Australia Branch is one of the international branches of National League for Democracy (Liberated Area) which is situated in Thai-Burma border and formed with exiled NLD Central Committee members, division and townships level personnel of NLD.
		In November 1995, the NLD delegates withdrew from the Convention pending agreement by the authorities to discuss revising the Convention's working procedures to permit debate and meaningful participation in formulation of a new constitution.
		In 1993 the SLORC established the "National Convention," a body ostensibly tasked with drafting a new constitution.
	www.nldla.org /reportfull.asp?ID=1 (7820 words)

	20030602.txt
		Her National League for Democracy won parliamentary elections by a landslide in 1990, but she and her party were never allowed to take power.
		NLD offices and Shan National League for Democracy offices across the country have been reportedly closed down, and authorities today have indefinitely closed high schools and universities.
		National League for Democracy offices were closed in Yangon and other major cities, and the phone lines apparently were cut.
	www.burmanet.org /bnn_archives/2003/20030602.txt (8315 words)

	The National League for Democracy
		Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is the General Secretary of National League for Democracy and the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
		At present, the military regime is mounting a concerted effort to crush the NLD by arresting and harassing its members.
		The NLD won over 80 per cent of the seats in Burma's 1990 Parliamentary elections but has not yet been allowed to seat a government.
	www.burmafund.org /pathfinders/nld/nld.htm (97 words)

	BBC NEWS Asia-Pacific US urges Burma to heed opposition
		The main opposition party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), has refused to attend the convention because of the continued detention of its leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other party members.
		The largest party representing the Shan minority group, the Shan National League for Democracy, is also boycotting the meeting.
		The so-called National Convention was started in 1993, with the aim of drawing up a constitution as a first step in a seven-point plan towards the restoration of democracy.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/low/asia-pacific/4270291.stm (371 words)

	09412
		Six National League for Democracy leaders were released last December after talks began between the N-L-D and Burma’s military junta.
		The seventy-five-year-old Tin Oo was among eight National League for Democracy leaders, including General Secretary Aung San Suu Kyi, who attempted to attend an N-L-D meeting in Mandalay in September 2000.
		According to the Burmese government, more than one-hundred-fifty democracy activists have been released from prison, along with thirty-two members of parliament detained in so-called "guest houses." The release of political prisoners is a positive step.
	www.ibb.gov /editorials/09412.htm (321 words)

	Statement Attributable to the Spokesman of the Secretary-General on Myanmar
		The Secretary-General is also concerned about the recent detention of several Shan leaders, including the President of the Shan State Peace Council (SSPC) and the Chairman of the Shan National League for Democracy (SNLD).
		It is his considered view that unless this poll adheres to internationally accepted standards of conduct and participation, it may be difficult for the international community, including the countries of the region, to endorse the result.
		He also renews his readiness to facilitate national reconciliation efforts among all parties concerned and to that end, urges the authorities to agree to a visit of his Special Envoy.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1346570/posts (408 words)

	National Catholic Reporter: Democracy leader freed - World - Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar - Brief Article
		More than 300 jubilant National League for Democracy members let out a great roar as her car approached the party's headquarters in Yangon.
		National League for Democracy (Myanmar) / Political activity
		National Catholic Reporter: Democracy leader freed - World - Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar- Brief Article
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1141/is_28_38/ai_87022683 (196 words)

	Democratic Voice of Burma
		National League for Democracy urges "meaningful" talks with government
		NLD and UNLD vow to continue cooperation for democracy
		Democracy party expands project to reopen branch offices
	english.dvb.no /news.php?id=333 (90 words)

	Discussing democracy
		The United Nations' special envoy to Myanmar holds out the promise of progress in the talks between the military junta and the National League for Democracy.
		An NLD leader in Yangon insisted that the talks were still in the confidence-building stage because many political leaders had not been released.
		While the statements emanating from the United Nations after its special envoy Razali Ismail's sixth visit to Myanmar since September 2000 point to positive answers to these questions, analysing the developments in that country is akin to making an intelligent guess.
	www.frontlineonnet.com /fl1826/18260630.htm (799 words)

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		The national convention to open May 17 is the first step in the so-called "road map" to democracy outlined by the Burmese military leadership in August of last year.
		Boucher said the United States is calling for a timetable leading to the full restoration of democracy in the Southeast Asian state, and said the release of the NLD figures would be a vital part of that as well.
		The United States says the national political convention being proposed by Burma's military junta cannot succeed without the release and full participation of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other detained members of her party.
	quickstart.clari.net /voa/art/en/5461E142-8E49-4620-9D6DE1B0202B783B.html (387 words)

	Democratic Voice of Burma
		The Youth Wing of the National League for Democracy (NLD) has called on the United Nations Security Council to urgently intervene and help implement the results of the 1990 elections.
		Democracy party youth leader sentenced to three years in jail
		A petition signed by 252 members of the NLD Youth Wing was sent to the United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, via a United Nations Office in Rangoon yesterday.
	english.dvb.no /news.php?id=2757 (233 words)

	Free Burma Coalition Mission
		The international delegates from about 10 countries along with UN Special Envoy Ismail Razali are gathering at the Thai-sponsored international forum on Burma in Bangkok on December 15, 2003 to hear representatives of the State Peace..
		The FBC was founded at the University of Wisconsin at Madison in 1995 as a Burmese-led political initiative to support Burmese people's aspirations and struggle for democracy and human rights.
		Saw Kapi and Naw May Oo Deliberately led by its Vice Chairman, Gen. Saw Bo Mya, the Karen National Union (KNU) recently made a series of efforts in pursuit of peace that caught many in the Burma's opposition movement by surprise.
	www.freeburmacoalition.org (1205 words)

	Department of State Washington File: Text: U.S. Urges Dialogue Between Burma's Rulers, Democracy Activists
		September 27 is the 14th anniversary of the establishment of the National League for Democracy (NLD) in Burma.
		In May 2002, she was released, and the National League for Democracy has reopened some of its offices across the country.
		In 1990 the League, led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, won national parliamentary elections with 82 percent of the seats.
	usinfo.org /wf-archive/2002/020926/epf405.htm (368 words)

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