Previous Military Regimes and Parallel Governments in Myanmar U Nu (left) and Dr. Sein Win. 599 By The Irrawaddy 22 April 2021 Last week, deposed parliamentarians from the National League for Democracy (NLD) formed a government in parallel with the military’s State Administrative Council. The military regime promptly declared the national unity government (NUG) an unlawful association. The NUG is not the first government established in parallel with Myanmar’s military regimes. During the popular pro-democracy uprising in 1988, former Prime Minister U Nu formed a rival government with Dr. Maung Maung, a confidant of military dictator General Ne Win, named as president.