State Reconstruction, Development and Preservation Council
Socialist Republic of Barmia ဗမနယ္ရရ ဆိုရှယ်လစ် သမ္မတနိုင်ငံ Bamanayrarninengan Soshallait Sammataninengan | |
|---|---|
| 2017–2020 | |
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| Capital | Kengkaw |
| Common languages | Burmese (Official), Kachin, Shan |
| Government | Military junta |
| President | |
• 2017 – 2020 | Kaung Thura Kan |
| Prime Minister | |
• 2017 – 2020 | Than Aye |
| Historical era | Imperial Crisis |
• Established | 2017 |
• Disestablished | 2020 |
The State Reconstruction, Development and Preservation Council (Burmese: နိုင်ငံတော်ပြန်လည်တည်ဆောက်ရေး, ဖွံ့ဖြိုးရေးနှင့်ထိန်းသိမ်းရေးကောင်စီ; Ninengantaw Panlai Taisoutrayy, Hpwanhpyaoerayy nhaint Hteinsaimrayy Kaunghce), or abbreviated as the SRDPC, was the name of the military junta that ruled the northern part of Bethausia during the Imperial Crisis. They officially seized power on May 15, 2017 during the Twelve Generals' Rebellion with Senior General Kaung Thura Kan established as the President of the Republic. The Council was then dissolved on August 21, 2020 when Kaung ordered the Socialist Republican Army to surrender.
The Council consisted of twelve general officers, with those with more superior ranks holding higher political offices, while those with lesser ranks in comparison held provincial power over their respective military regions.
History
The Council was developed from the United Front for the Restoration of Barmia, a Hotemaanist movement organization dedicated in removing the current ducal government and replacing it with rule from a more native ethnic group; in this case: Barmas. They also intended on establishing a more militarist rule, so as to possess a strong army and defense. Although the forefront consisted of professors, students and youth that pushed for Hotemaanist ideals, it was revealed later that it was funded and led by twelve generals from the Royal Bethausian Armed Forces that intended on fulfilling the goals of the aforementioned broad movement.
On May 15, 2017, these same generals launched a coup d'état against the ducal government and routed the royal family and the cabinet south to the Taninthayi Region where the latter established a loyalist government. After securing power, they abolished the current constitution and replaced it with a more socialist and, eventually, totalitarian one. They also enabled the majority Barma ethnic group to live with a higher standard of living than the other ethnic groups residing in the territories they have gained.