
Karen National Union - Wikipedia
The Karen National Union (Burmese: ကရင် အမျိုးသား အစည်းအရုံး; abbreviated KNU) is a political organisation with an armed wing, the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), that claims to represent the Karen people of Myanmar.
Karen National Union
The Karen National Union (KNU) is a democratic political organisation, seeking equality and self-determination, human rights, democracy and equality in a Federal Union of Burma. The KNU is the leading political organisation representing the aspirations of the Karen people.
Karen National Liberation Army - Wikipedia
The Karen National Liberation Army (Burmese: ကရင်အမျိုးသား လွတ်မြောက်ရေးတပ်မတော်; abbreviated KNLA) is the military branch of the Karen National Union (KNU), which campaigns for the self-determination of the Karen people of Myanmar (formerly Burma).
Karen conflict - Wikipedia
After the Burmese government settled for peace and allowed communist back into national politics, a series of tensions, escalations and battles led to the KNU declaring formally war on the Burmese government on 31 January 1949.
Statements - Karen National Union
2024年12月31日 · Joint Statement of Ethnic Resistance Organization and Councils Representing States/Nationalities on the Establishment of a Future Federal Democratic Union (Burma) KNU Supreme Headquarters 11
23. Burma/Karens (1948-present) - University of Central Arkansas
The KNU declared independence of the Karen state from Burma on June 14, 1949. Government troops captured Kyaukse and Thaton on June 26-27, 1949. Karen rebels captured Taunggyi, Lashio, and Namkhan on August 13-31, 1949.
Myanmar civil war: Military loses control of key town on Thai ... - CNN
2024年4月12日 · Myanmar has been plunged into a devastating civil war after the military seized power in a coup in February 2021, overthrowing the democratically elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi’s party ...
KNLA, Allies Capture Junta Military Base Near Myanmar-Thai Border
1 天前 · The Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), the armed wing of the country’s oldest ethnic rebel group the Karen National Union (KNU), and its allies seized the junta military’s Pulutu base near the Thai border in Hpa-an District, Karen State on Friday. The rebel forces managed to seize the base ...
Karen National Union (KNU) (2022 – 2023) - Myanmar Peace Monitor
2013年6月6日 · For the fight against the dominance of military dictator and democratic affairs and peace affairs and building a genuine federal democratic union, the Democratic Alliance of Burma, led by the KNU, signed five-points on the establishment of the Federal Union of Myanmar – Manerplaw Agreement with the National Coalition Government of the Union ...
Background of KNU - Karen National Union
In 1881 the Karen formed the Karen National Association (KNA) “Daw K’Lu” led by Dr T. Thanbyah, five years before Britain had full control of Burma. Its principal aims were to promote and unify Karen identity, leadership, education and writing and to bring about the social and economic advancement of the Karen people.