General Election

The 1951–1952 Burmese General Election: A Prolonged Struggle for Democratic Consolidation in Postcolonial Burma 1. Introduction The 1951–1952 general election in Burma (modern-day Myanmar) remains one of the longest-running electoral processes in democratic history. Stretching over ten months—from June 1951 to April 1952—this election was the first national parliamentary election…