iven ▁with ▁internal ▁spl its , ▁which ▁w ors ened ▁following ▁the ▁party ' s ▁con gress ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁it ▁formally ▁split , ▁with ▁one ▁group ▁led ▁by ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁U ▁Nu , ▁which ▁he ▁named ▁the ▁" C lean ▁AF P FL "; ▁the ▁other ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁Ky aw ▁N ye in ▁and ▁Ba ▁S we ▁and ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁St able ▁AF P FL . ▁ ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁AF P FL ▁MP s ▁were ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁the ▁St able ▁fa ction , ▁but ▁U ▁Nu ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁narrow ly ▁escape ▁defeat ▁in ▁parliament ary ▁motion ▁of ▁no - conf idence ▁by ▁only ▁eight ▁votes ▁with ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁opposition ▁N U F . ▁Still ▁do gg ed ▁by ▁the ▁' multicol oured ▁ins ur gency ', ▁the ▁army ▁hard lin ers ▁fe ared ▁the ▁commun ists ▁being ▁allowed ▁to ▁re join ▁main stream ▁politics ▁through ▁Nu ' s ▁need ▁for ▁continued ▁support ▁by ▁the ▁N U F , ▁and ▁was ▁comp ounded ▁by ▁the ▁Sh an ▁Federal ▁Mov ement ▁lo bb ying ▁for ▁a ▁loose ▁feder ation . ▁The ▁vol atile ▁situation ▁cul min ated ▁in ▁a ▁military ▁care t aker ▁government ▁under ▁General ▁Ne ▁Win ▁that ▁pres ided ▁over ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁general ▁elections , ▁which ▁were ▁won ▁by ▁U ▁Nu ' s ▁C lean ▁AF P FL . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁multi -