Bamar People's Liberation Army
| Bamar People's Liberation Army | |
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| ဗမာပြည်သူ့လွတ်မြောက်ရေးတပ်တော် | |
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| Dates of operation | 17 April 2021 – present |
| Active regions | Eastern Myanmar |
| Ideology | Ethnic federalism |
| Size | 1000+[1] |
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| Opponents |  Myanmar (SAC)
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| Battles and wars | Internal conflict in Myanmar |
| Flag |  |
| Website | bplarmy |
The Bamar People's Liberation Army (BPLA) (Burmese: ဗမာပြည်သူ့လွတ်မြောက်ရေးတပ်တော်) is an ethnic armed organisation in Myanmar.[4][5] It was founded on 17 April 2021 by a group of 17 people, including Maung Saungkha, a prominent Burmese poet and human rights activist who had participated in the 2021–2022 protests in Myanmar.[6] The logo of the BPLA consists of nine peacock feathers arranged in a circle, a symbol of the last kings of Myanmar.[5]
Objectives
[edit]According to Saungkha, the objectives of the BPLA include "[ending] the dominance of Bamar Buddhists over other ethnic groups, "strengthen[ing] the unity of Myanmar's diverse ethnic groups under a federal democratic union", "ensuring that, if Aung San Suu Kyi is released from house arrest, no political compromises are made under the name of state stability,[6] and recognising "a Bamar state or constituent unit based on Bamar identity in a future federal union".[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "တရုတ်နယ်စပ်က ရိုင်ဖယ်များနှင့် အားမာန်ပြည့်လာသည့် တပ်ဖွဲ့သစ်များ" [Armed groups rejuvenated by rifles from Chinese borderlands]. Irrawaddy (in Burmese). 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Message from Lieutenant General Bao Jue Hai, Deputy Commander of the Karen National Liberation Army, to the Graduation Ceremony of the Burmese People's Liberation Army". 8 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "NUG and BPLA will cooperate militarily". RFA Burmese (in Burmese). 26 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ Nijhuis, Minka (6 April 2022). "Diep in de jungle trainen Myanmarezen voor de strijd tegen de junta". NRC (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Myanmar's rebellion, divided, outgunned and outnumbered, fights on". The Washington Post. 30 March 2022. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ a b Saungkha, Maung (9 February 2022). "Ready for war: my journey from peaceful poet to revolutionary soldier". the Guardian. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ @maung_saungkha (27 January 2022). "The Bamar People's Liberation Army, seeks to uproot dictatorship & chauvinism, strengthen ethnic unity, recognize a Bamar state or constituent unit based on Bamar identity in a future federal union" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 April 2022 – via Twitter.
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