The USDA's True Faces Revealed
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By Zin Linn

We saw very clearly yesterday that, USDA (Union Solidarity and Development Association) was another face of the Burmese junta. Also USDA is the terror group, a para-military organization within the Burmese state apparatus organized and patronized by the Army generals within the State Peace and Development Council to subdue the populace.

According to Burmese government control media, the USDA was formed on 15 September 1993, and up to 31 July 1999, there have been 16 state and division associations, 63 district-level associations, 320 township-level associations and 14,865 village-tract associations with the total membership of 11,806,009. During the ten-year period, the USDA has been formed at the central level, state/division level, district level, township level and village/ward level.

Under the supervision of the Central Panel of Patrons, the USDA has been organized with Secretary-General, the secretariat and a Central Executive Committee.

The Members of Panel of USDA Patrons (Central) are as follow:

- Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services - Senior General
- Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services
-Commander-in-Chief (Army)
- Commander-in-Chief (Navy)
-Commander-in-Chief (Air)

-Head of the Office of Strategic Studies Department
-Adjutant general
-Quarter master general
-Chief-of-Staff (army)
-Commanders of All Army Commands

- Commanders of All Army Commands are the Patrons of USDA States/Divisions Level. And they are also members of the Central Panel of Patrons.

* Panel of Patrons of USDA (Central)

Patron of the USDA
Senior General Than Shwe.
Chairman of State Peace and Development Council
Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services
Minister for Defence Services

* Members of Panel of Patrons of USDA (Central)

(1) Vice-Senior General Maung Aye
-Vice-Chairman of State Peace and Development Council
-Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services
- Commander-in-Chief (Army)

(2) General Khin Nyunt
- Prime Minister of the State
- Chairman of Myanmar education committee
- Chairman of National Health Committee
- Chairman of the City Housing Estate Project Supervisory Committee
- Chairman of Myanmar Computer Science Development Council
- Chairman of the Working Committee for Development of Border Areas and National Races
- Chairman of Myanmar National Olympic Council
- Chairman of the Central Committee for Ensuring Smooth and Secure Transport
- Chairman of ASEAN Steering Committee of the Union of Myanmar
- Committee for Reorganization of Police Administration System
- Chairman of the Privatization Commission
- Chairman of Housing Project Committee
- Vice-Chairman of Industrial Development Central Committee
- Patron of the Leading Committee for All-round Renovation of the Shwedagon Pagoda
- Patron of Myanmar National Committee for Women's Affairs
- Military Adviser to the Chairman of State Peace and Development Council
- Chairman of the Special Projects Implementation Committee

(3) Lt-Gen Soe Win
- Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council

(4) Lt-Gen Thein Sein,
- Secretary of the State Peace and Development
-Council Adjutant General
-Chairman of Myanmar War Veterans Organization Central Organizing Committee

(5) General Thura Shwe
-Member of the State Peace and Development Council

(6) Lt-Gen Thihathura Tin Aung Myin Oo
-Member of the State Peace and Development Council
-Quarter Master General

(7) Lt-Gen Kyaw Win
-Member of the State Peace and Development Council
-Chief of Armed Forces Training

(8) Lt-Gen Tin Aye
-Member of the State Peace and Development Council

(9) Lt-Gen Ye Myint
-Member of the State Peace and Development Council

(10) Lt-Gen Aung Htwe
-Member of the State Peace and Development Council

(11) Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than
-Member of the State Peace and Development Council

(12) Lt-Gen Maung Bo
-Member of the State Peace and Development Council

(13) Lt-Gen Kyi Min
-Commander-in-Chief (Navy)

(14) Lt-Gen Myat Hein
-Commander-in-Chief (Air)

(15) Maj-Gen Khin Maung Myint
-Commander of Eastern Command
-Chairman of Shan State Peace and Development Council

(16) Brig-Gen Ko Ko
-Commander of Southern Command
-Chairman of Pegu Division Peace and Development Council

(17) Maj-Gen Myint Swe
-Commander of Yangon Command
-Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development Council

(18) Maj-Gen Myint Hlaing
-Commander of Northeastern Command
-Chairman of Shan State Peace and Development Council

(19) Maj-Gen Maung Oo
-Commander of Western Command
-Chairman of Rakhine State Peace and Development Council

(20) Maj-Gen Ye Myint
-Commander of Central Command
-Chairman of Mandalay Division Peace and Development Council

(21) Brig-Gen Ohn Myint
-Commander of Coastal Region Command
-Chairman of Taninthayi (Tenasserim) Division Peace and Development Council

(22) Brig-Gen Thura Myint Aung
-Commander of South-Eastern Command
-Chairman of Mon State Peace and Development Council

(23) Brig-Gen Tha Aye
-Commander of North-Western Command
-Chairman of Sagaing Division Peace and Development Council
-During 30 May Premeditated Attack, he was Commander of Coastal Region Command
-Chairman of Taninthayi(Tenasserim)Division Peace and Development Council

(24) Brig-Gen Soe Naing
-Commander of South-Western Command
-Chairman of Irrawaddy Division Peace and Development Council
-During 30 May Premeditated Attack, he was Commander of Commander of North-Western Command
-Chairman of Sagaing Division Peace and Development Council

(25) Brig-Gen Khin Zaw
-Commander of Triangle Region Command
-Chairman of Eastern Shan State Peace and Development Council

(26) Brig-Gen Maung Maung Swe
-Commander of Northern Command
-Chairman of Kachin State Peace and Development Council

Secretary-General of USDA

Brig-Gen Htay Oo
-Minister for Cooperative
- Former Commander of South-West Command
- Chairman of Irrawaddy Division Peace and Development Council)
During 30 May Premeditated Attack, the Secretary-General was U Than Aung who is Minister for Education

The Secretariat of USDA

Brig-Gen Thein Zaw
-Minister for Telecommunications, Post and Telegraphs
-Minister for Hotels and Tourism

U Thaung
-Minister for Science and Technology

Maj-Gen Tin Htut
-Minister for Electric Power

Maj-Gen Kyaw San
-Minister for Information

Central Executive Committee

Brig-Gen Thura Aung Ko
-Deputy Minister for Religious Affairs

Brig-Gen Maung Maung Thein
-Minister for Livestock and Fisheries

Brig-Gen Kyaw Win
-Minister for Industry-1

U Soe Tha
-Minister for National Planning and Economic Development

Brig-Gen Khin Maung
-Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation

Brig-Gen Thein Aung
-Minister for Forestry

Col. Tin Hlaing

Col. Thein Nyunt
-Minister for Progress of Border Areas and National Races and Development Affairs

Brig-Gen Aung Thein Lin
-Chairman of Rangoon City Municiple Committee
- Mayor - Rangoon

Col. Maung Pa
-Vice-Chairman of Rangoon City Municiple Committee
-Deputy Mayor - Rangoon

Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint
-Minister for Sports

U Than Shwe
-Minister for Office of Prime Minister

Brig-Gen Ohn Myint
-Minister for Mines

U Thein Sein Deputy
-Deputy Minster for Information

Brig-Gen Pyi Sone
-Minister for Commerce and Trade