Union Solidarity and Development Association

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Union Solidarity and Development Association
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Type Organization
Founded September 15, 1993
Headquarters Yangon
Key people GeneralHtay Oo Secretary General of the organisation
Area served Union of Myanmar
Method Media attention, direct-appeal campaigns
Political lobbying
Website Union Solidarity and Development Association Official Website

The Union Solidarity and Development Association (Burmese: ပ္ရည္‌ထောင္‌စုက္ရံ့ခုိင္‌ရေးန္ဟင္‌့ဖ္ဝံ့ဖ္ရုိးရေးအသင္‌း; MLCTS: prany htaung cu kri. re: hnang. hpwam. hprui: ye: a. sang:; abbreviated USDA) is a Burmese organisation formed by Myanmar's ruling military junta, the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC), on 15 September 1993. The USDA comprises 1 Headquarters, 17 State and Division Associations, 66 District Associations and 320 Township Associations. As of 30 April 2007, the Association has 24 million members.

Htay Oo is the secretary general of the organisation.[1] Its headquarters are in Yangon, Myanmar, and operates nation-wide. The motto of the organisation is "Morale, Discipline, Solidarity, Unity".

Its three national causes are:

  • Non-disintegration of the Union
  • Non-disintegration of national solidarity
  • Perpetuation of sovereignty

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[edit] Objective

  • (1) Non-disintegration of the Union
  • (2) Non-disintegration of national solidarity
  • (3) Perpetuation of sovereignty
  • (4) Dynamism of Patriotic Spirit with a view to promoting national prestige and integrity
  • (5) Development of the nation and emergence of a peaceful and modern state

[edit] Main Members

Central Penal of Patrons :

Secretariat :

  • Secretary-General : U Htay Oo - Minister of Agriculture
  • Joint Secretary-General : U Zaw Min - Minister for Electric Power No(1)
  • U Thaung - Minister of Science and Technology
  • U Tin Htut - Minister of Industrial No(2)
  • U Aung Thaung - Minister of Industrial No(1)
  • U Thein Zaw - Minister of Post and Telecommunication
  • U Kyaw Hsan - Minister of Information

Central Executive Committee :

  • U Thein Nyunt - Minister of Progress of Border Areas, National Races and Development Affairs, Mayor of Naypyidaw
  • U Nyan Tun Aung - Deputy Minister of Transport
  • Dr Chan Nyein - Minister of Education
  • U Khin Maung Myint - Minister for Electric Power No(2)
  • U Soe Tha - Minister of National Planning and Economic Development
  • U Tin Naing Thein - Minister for Commerce
  • U Thein Aung
  • Thura U Aung Ko - Deputy Minister for Religious Affairs
  • U Maung Pa - Deputy Mayor of Yangon City
  • U Than Htay
  • U Ohn Myint - Minister of Mine
  • U Maung Maung Thein - Minister of Livestock and Fishery
  • Thura U Aye Myint - Minister of Sport
  • U Thein Swe - Minister of Transport
  • U Aung Min - Minister of Train Transport
  • U Nyan Tun Aung
  • U Phone Swe
  • Thura U Myint Maung - Minister of Religious Affairs
  • U Aung Thien Lin - Mayor of Yangon City

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