Manerplaw
မၤနၢၤပျီ
Abandoned village
Manerplaw is located in Myanmar
Manerplaw
Manerplaw
Location in Myanmar (Burma)
Coordinates: 17°43′30″N 97°44′6″E / 17.72500°N 97.73500°E / 17.72500; 97.73500
Country Myanmar
DivisionKayin State
DistrictHpapun District
TownshipHpapun Township
Founded1975
Abandoned1995
Population
 (before evacuation)
3,000[1]
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MMT)

Manerplaw (S'gaw Karen: မၤနၢၤပျီ; Burmese: မာနယ်ပလော) was a village in Kayin State, Myanmar (Burma), on the Moei River.[2] It was the proposed capital of an independent state governed by the Karen people, known locally as Kawthoolei. Manerplaw was established in 1975[3] and had a population of around 3,000 in 1992 until its evacuation following military offensives by the government.[1]

The headquarters of several opposition groups were located in Manerplaw, including those of the Karen National Union (KNU), the All Burma Students' Democratic Front (ABSDF), the Democratic Party for a New Society (DPNS), and the National Democratic Front (NDF).[3] The National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma (NCGUB) was established in Manerplaw in December 1990.[4]

Manerplaw was captured and occupied by Tatmadaw and Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) troops on 27 January 1995 and later abandoned.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "The Ethnic Minority Fighting a Burmese Onslaught". Journeyman Pictures. April 1992. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  2. ^ Seekins, Donald M. (2017). "Manerplaw". Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar). Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 340. ISBN 978-1-5381-0183-4.
  3. ^ a b "The Politics of Pressure: The 1990s and the Fall of Manerplaw". www.ibiblio.org. The Museum of Karen History and Culture. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  4. ^ Seekins, Donald M. (2017). "Chonology". Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar). Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. p. xxx. ISBN 978-1-5381-0183-4.
  5. ^ "The Fall of Manerplaw. KHRG Commentary February 1995". KHRG. Retrieved 20 April 2017.


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