Burma Socialist Programme Party (Burmese: မြန်မာ့ဆိုရှယ်လစ်လမ်းစဉ်ပါတီ; pronounced: [mjəma̰ sʰòʃɛ̀lɪʔ láɴzɪ̀ɴ pàtì]; also Burmese acronyms မဆလ [ma̰ sʰa̰ la̰]) was formed by the Ne Win's military regime that seized power in 1962 and was the sole political party allowed to exist legally in Burma during the period of military rule from 1964 until its demise in the aftermath of the popular uprising of 1988.