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Burma Socialist Programme PartyBurma Socialist Programme Party (aka Lanzin), a political party in Burma. BSPP was set in 1962 up to give political legitimacy to the Ne Win junta regime. The party chairman was Ne Win himself. BSPP advocated a programme of "Burmese Way to Socialism", with both marxist and Buddhist influences. The 1974 constitution of Burma established BSPP's leading role in Burmese politics. The same year BSPP was opened for mass membership. In 1976 a massive purge took place with thousands of members expelled, amongst them a large chunk of the central leadership. In 1988 General Sein Lwin of the security police was apointed as the new chairman of the party. The nomination sparked widespread protests in the country. Later the same year, BSPP was dismantled and the military took direct control of the country. BSPP was replaced by National Unity Party, which came second in the 1990 multiparty elections.
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