Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League
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The Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League (better known as the AFPFL) was the main political party in Burma from 1946 until 1962. It was founded by Thakin Soe, Aung San, U Nu and others in 1944 as the Anti-Fascist Organization (AFO) to resist the Japanese occupation, and, after that ended, the British colonial administration. When the Burma National Army rebelled against the Japanese and the Burmese government led by Ba Maw, they did it in the name of a provisional government of the AFO led by Thakin Soe. After negotiations with the British, the AFO was transformed into a political party called the AFPFL. When Aung San left the army in 1945, he became the recognized leader of the AFPFL.
While often called a political party, the AFPFL was often more of a popular front organization consisting of many very different political parties held together by the common leadership of first Aung San and then U Nu.
Aung San became the premier of Burma in 1946, but he was assassinated in 1947. U Nu then became both the premier of Burma and the leader of the party. In 1948 and 1949, many political sub-parties including the Burma Red Flag Communists, Burmese Socalists, White Band PVO, Revolutionary Burma Army and Burma White Flag Communists dropped out of the AFPFL. With two short interruptions, Nu and the AFPFL remained in power until March 2, 1962, winning several parliamentary elections. In the late 1950s, the party split leading to a military caretaker government which oversaw the country during an election period. In 1962 the government was overthrown by General Ne Win, who banned the party. The AFPFL has been superseded by other political parties and movements in opposition to the military government, which still holds power today. During its time in power, the AFPFL pursued a nationalist policy based on unity and consensus. During its rule, it fought several communist, socialist and ethnic separatist rebel groups for control over the future of the country. It also fought a successful war against Nationalist Chinese forces who occupied the far north of the country for several years.
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