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| 1956, April 27 | |
| In parliamentary elections, victory was secured by the Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League, which had become dependent upon the charisma of the devoutly Buddhist prime minister, U Nu. He found himself under pressure to satisfy various special interest groups. In order to raise morale and strengthen his following, he tried to combine Buddhist and Marxist values in a new national ideology, “Buddhist socialism,” a return to fundamental ethical principles that would avoid the abuses of capitalism. | 1 |
| June 5 | |
| Former defense minister U Ba Swe became premier, after Premier U Nu resigned for one year in order to reorganize his party, the Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League. | 2 |
| Oct. 2 | |
| Premier U Ba Swe announced a Communist Chinese agreement to withdraw the troops that had penetrated Burma in July, and to respect the boundary established by treaty in 1941. | 3 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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