Karen National Liberation Army
- Karen National Liberation Army
The Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) is the military branch of the Karen National Union (KNU). At the time of Burma's independence from the British in 1948, there was considerable tension between the Karen community and Burma. Some Karens sought independence while others attempted co-existence within Burma. In early 1949, portions of a socialist political militia raised by the government went on a rampage in Karen civilian areas. The Burmese government then arrested the Karen leader of the armed forces and replaced him with radical Burmese anti-Karen nationalist Ne Win. This action led to civil war with some Karen units of the Burma Army coming over to the side of the Karen political leaders and others being imprisoned by the government.
Early in the fighting, Karen forces overran much of Northern Burma including towns such as Mandalay and established strong positions outside Rangoon at Insein. But lacking a port from which to receive military supplies, the Karen forces gradually withdrew to the southeast of Burma. Since that time, the KNLA has been fighting for an independent state, called Kawthoolei, to be located in eastern Burma near the border with Thailand and in other places with large Karen populations.
External links
* [http://knla.meabs.com/ Karen National Liberation Army]
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Karen National Liberation Army — Flagge der KNLA Die Karen National Liberation Army, kurz KNLA, ist der bewaffnete Arm der Karen National Union, kurz KNU, einer politischen Gruppierung in Myanmar, die einen unabhängigen Karen Staat anstrebt. Inhaltsverzeichnis … Deutsch Wikipedia
Karen National Liberation Army — (KNLA) Since 1975, the armed force of the reunited Karen National Union (KNU), under the command of Bo Mya. With a current strength of 2,000 3,000 armed men and women, it operates in the Thai Burma border area, although its base at… … Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)
Liberation Army — may refer to:General*Earth Liberation Army *National Liberation ArmyAfrica*Army for the Liberation of Rwanda *Azanian People s Liberation Army *Caprivi Liberation Army *Moroccan Army of Liberation *Sudan People s Liberation ArmyAsia*Arab… … Wikipedia
Liberation Army (disambiguation) — Liberation Army may refer to:General*Earth Liberation Army *National Liberation ArmyAfrica*Army for the Liberation of Rwanda *Azanian People s Liberation Army *Caprivi Liberation Army *Karen National Liberation Army *Moroccan Army of Liberation… … Wikipedia
Karen National Union — (KNU) At the beginning of the 21st century, the oldest and strongest ethnic minority organization opposing the Burman (Bamar) dominated central government. It was established on February 5, 1947, as a successor to the Karen National… … Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)
Karen National Union — Official flag of KNU The Karen National Union (Burmese: ကရင် အမျိုးသား အစည်းအရုံး; abbreviated KNU) is a political organisation with an armed wing, the Karen National L … Wikipedia
Karen National Union — Die Offizielle Flagge der KNU Die Karen National Union (KNU) ist eine politische Gruppierung, die im Grenzgebiet zwischen Thailand und Myanmar, dem ehemaligen Birma, operiert. Die KNU besitzt einen bewaffneten Arm, die Karen National Liberation… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Karen (Volk) — Die Karen sind eine Gruppe verwandter ethnischer Minderheiten in Myanmar und Thailand, die zu den südostasiatischen Bergvölkern zählen. Sie werden in Myanmar neben anderen ethnischen Gruppen seit Jahrzehnten durch die Militärdiktatur verfolgt und … Deutsch Wikipedia
Karen — Karẹn, tibetobirmanisches Volk, v. a. in Südbirma (etwa 4 Mio. Karen), auch in Westthailand (etwa 210 000 Karen). Die Karen leben zu etwa einem Drittel im Grenzgebirge zu Thailand (Karenstaat, Kayahstaat), der Hauptteil hat sich im… … Universal-Lexikon
Democratic Karen Buddhist Army — The Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (Burmese: တိုးတက်သော ဗုဒ္ဓဘာသာ ကရင်အမျိုးသား တပ်ဖွဲ့; abbreviated DKBA) is a breakaway group of Buddhist former soldiers and officers of the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), one of the larger insurgent… … Wikipedia
