Myanmar Key Facts

Steve Dowall

1:43am Monday 6 February

Political system	Military
National government	State Peace & Development Council (SPDC) Note: the military failed to recognise the 1990 election victory of the National League for Democracy
National legislature	N/A
Last election	27 May 1990
Next election due	2010
Head of State	Senior General Than Shwe
Head of Government	Prime Minister - HE Lt General Thein Sein
Key Ministers	Foreign Minister - HE U Nyan Win Trade Minister - HE Brigadier-General Tin Naing Thein
Key Opposition	Aung San Suu Kyi - Secretary General of the National League for Democracy (NLD)