Lahu Democratic Union
လားဟူဒီမိုကရက်တစ်အစည်းအရုံး
AbbreviationLDU
IdeologyLahu self-determination[1]
National affiliationUnited Nationalities Federal Council
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The Lahu Democratic Union (Burmese: လားဟူဒီမိုကရက်တစ်အစည်းအရုံး; abbreviated LDU) is a Lahu political and insurgent group in Myanmar. It signed the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) with the government of Myanmar on 13 February 2018.[2][3][4] The LDU is part of the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) and its military coalition, the Federal Union Army (FUA).[5]

References

  1. ^ "LDU will make every effort for establishment of self-administered zone". Burma News International. 22 March 2018. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  2. ^ "2 groups join Myanmar government's peace process". AP News. 13 February 2018. Archived from the original on 29 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  3. ^ "New Mon State Party and Lahu Democratic Union sign NCA". Office of the President of Myanmar. Archived from the original on 29 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  4. ^ "NCA signing ceremony for NMSP, LDU to take place on 13 Feb". Mizzima. 6 February 2018. Archived from the original on 29 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Myanmar Peace Monitor: Stakeholders - UNFC". Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
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