People's Educational and Cultural Development Organisation
 |
|---|
 Myanmar portal |
The People's Educational and Cultural Development Organisation (Burmese: ပြည်သူ့ ယဉ်ကျေးမှုနှင့် တိုးတက် ကြီးပွားရေးအဖွဲ့; PEDCO) was a political party in Burma.
History
[edit]The party was established in 1953 by Sima Duwa, a traditional Kachin leader.[1] It became loosely affiliated with the ruling Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League (AFPFL),[1] and received 1.3% of the vote in the 1956 general elections, winning four seats; its major rival, the Kachin National Congress,[1] won two seats.
After the AFPFL split in 1958, PEDCO allied itself with the Clean AFPFL. The 1960 elections saw its vote share reduced to 0.7%, as it was reduced to two seats.[1]
