dominated by the military, and in 1972 more than half of its 73,369 full members was still made up of army or police personnel; Dr. Maung Maung was notably the only civilian in the higher echelons of the party. Congresses Prior to being transformed from a cadre party to a mass party, the BSPP held four seminars, the last one from 6 to 11 November 1969. The first Congress of the BSPP was held from 28 June 1971 to 11 July 1971 The second in October 1973 The third in February 1977 The fourth in August 1981 The fifth in October 1985 Extraordinary Congresses of the BSPP were held in: April 1973 October 1976 November 1977 July 1988 September 1988 At each regular Congress of the BSPP starting from June 1971 to October 1985, Ne Win was elected and re-elected by the BSPP as its chairman. Each Congress also elected a 150 to 200 member Central Committee and in the later Congresses a Central Executive Committee (roughly equivalent to that of the Politburo in one-party Communist States though the term "Politburo" was never used) of about 10 to 15 members were elected. Student wing The URC merged the Union of Burma Boy Scouts and the Union of Burma Girl Guides Association in 1962 to create the coeducational Union of Burma Boy Scouts and Girl Guides (UBBSGG). The URC dissolved the UBBSGG on 1 March 1964 and turned over its assets to the Ministry of Education, which subsequently formed the Programme Youth Organisation (PYO; , ) as the UBBSGG's replacement. All students, from elementary to university level, were required to join the PYO. The organisation had three branches: The Glorious Youth (, ) for elementary school students (5 to 10 years old), the Pioneer Youth (, ) for middle and high school students (11 to 15 years old), and the Programme Youth (, ) for university students (16 to 18 years old). Upon reaching the age of 18 years old, members of the Programme Youth could apply to become provisional members of the BSPP. At the age of 21 years old, a provisional member could apply to become a full-fledged member of the BSPP. Inspirations Although the BSPP was anti-communist and neutral in Cold War politics, the student wings of BSPP were based on the model of the Young Communist Leagues of Eastern Bloc countries, particularly the Soviet Union's Komsomol. တေဇလူငယ်: