Date | 2 April 1948[2] – present (76 years, 4 months and 4 days) |
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Location | |
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Status |
Ongoing
- Fighting since Myanmar separated from the United Kingdom in 1948
- Major ethnic fighting in Kachin, Kayah, Kayin, Rakhine, and Shan State
- In 2011, the military government stops their rule over Myanmar
- Numerous peace deals signed by many groups since 2011
- Ongoing violence between government soldiers and rebels
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Territorial changes |
Partially independent "self-administered zones" created for ethnic minorities in 2010 |
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Republic of the Union of Myanmar
- Myanmar Armed Forces
Past combatants:
Union of Burma (1948–1962)
Military governments (1962–2011)
- BSPP (1962–1988)
- SPDC (1988–2011)
DKBA (1994–2010) |
Rebel groups[note 1]
ABSDF (since 1988)
Arakan Army (since 2009)
ARSA (since 2016)
DKBA-5 (since 2010)
KIO (since 1961)
KNU (since 1949)
- KNLA
Karenni Army (since 1949)
MNLA (since 1958)
MNDAA (since 1989)
NDAA (since 1989)
SSAN (since 1971)
SSAS (since 1996)
TNLA (since 1992)
UWSP (since 1989)
- UWSA
...and others
Supported by:
China (alleged)[1]
- CPB (1948–1988)
- RFCP (1948–1978)
- PNO (1949–1991)
- Mujahideen[broken anchor] (1950s–1970)
- SSA (1964–1976)
- WNA (1974–1997)
- MTA (1985–1996)
- SSNA (1995–2005)
- God's Army (1997–2006)
- VBSW (1999–2013)
- ...and others
- Supported by in the past:
- Thailand (until 1995)
- Republic of China (1950–1961)
- United States (1951–1953)
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Htin Kyaw (President of Myanmar)
Sein Win (Minister of Defence)
Min Aung Hlaing (Commander-in-Chief)
Soe Win (Deputy Commander-in-Chief)
- Sao Shwe Thaik (1948–1952)
- U Nu (1948–1962)
- Ba U (1952–1957)
- Win Maung (1957–1962)
- Ne Win (1962–1981)
- San Yu (1981–1988)
- Saw Maung (1988–1992)
- Than Shwe (1992–2011)
- Wai Lwin (2011–2015)
- Thein Sein (2011–2016)
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Twan Mrat Naing
Ataullah abu Ammar Jununi (ARSA)
Naw Zipporah Sein
Saw Mutu Say Poe
Pheung Kya-shin
Yang Mao-liang
Bao Youxiang
Wei Hsueh-kang
- Thein Pe Myint (1948–52)
- Thakin Soe (POW) (1948–70)
- Saw Ba U Gyi † (1949–1950)
- Thakin Than Tun † (1952–68)
- Lo Hsing Han (POW) (1967–1973)
- Bo Mya (1976–2000)
- Khun Sa (1985–1996)
- Bo Nat Khann Mway (1994–2016)
- Yawd Serk (1996–2014)
- Johnny and Luther Htoo (1997–2006)
- Pado Phan (2000–2008)
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492,000[note 2]
- 43,000 (1951)
- 289,000 (1995)[4]
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600[5]–1,000[6]
1,500–2,500[7]
1,500[8]
8,000[9]
6,000
500–1,500
800+ (2,000 reserves)[10]
3,000–4,000[11]
4,000
8,000
6,000[12]–8,000
1,500+[13]
20,000[14]–25,000[15]
Unknown numbers of various other factions
Total:
70,000–80,000[16]
- 60,000–70,000 (1988)[17]
- 50,000 (1998)[18]
- 15,000 (2002)[19]
- 6,000 (1951)
- 4,000+ (1951)
- 14,000 (1950)
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