Patriotic Old Comrades' League

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The Patriotic Old Comrades' League (Burmese: မျိုးချစ် ရဲဘော်ဟောင်းများအဖွဲ့; POCL) was a political party in Myanmar.

History

The POCL was formed by a group of former army members and veteran politicians at the height of the 8888 Uprising,^[1][2] and was a sister party of the National League for Democracy.^[3] It contested three seats in the 1990 general elections,^[1] winning one – Hla Maung in Kya-in-Seikkyi in Karen State.^[3]

The party was banned by the military government on 11 March 1992.

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