Wa National Army

Wa National Army
ဝအမျိုးသားတပ်မတော်
Participant in the Internal conflict in Myanmar
Active July 29, 1969 (1969-07-29)–August 1997
Ideology Wa nationalism
Separatism
Leaders Mahasang
Headquarters Homein, Shan State, Myanmar
Area of operations Shan State;
Myanmar-Thailand border
Strength 200[1]
Part of Wa National Organisation
Originated as Ka Kwe Ye
Became United Wa State Army
Allies

Kuomintang (until 1980s)

Shan State Army (until 1977)
Opponents

State opponents
Myanmar Government of Myanmar

Myanmar Union of Myanmar (until 2011)
Myanmar Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (until 1988)
Non-state opponents

Communist Party of Burma
Battles and wars Internal conflict in Myanmar

The Wa National Army (Burmese: ဝအမျိုးသားတပ်မတော်; abbreviated WNA) is an insurgent group that operates in Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), near Myanmar's border with Thailand.[2] It is the armed wing of the Wa National Organisation (WNO).[3]

History

The WNA was founded along with the WNO on 29 July 1974, after the original group, a Ka Kwe Ye, joined forces with the Shan State Army (SSA) and Lo Hsing Han. The group was led by Mahasang, the son of the last sawbwa of Vingngun.[3]

In 1977, the WNA broke ties with the SSA and allied themselves with the 3rd Kuomintang battalion operating near the Myanmar-China border, led by General Li Wenhuan. In 1983, the WNA's political wing, the Wa National Organisation, officially joined the National Democratic Force (NDF).[3]

In the 1980s, the WNA operated in northern Shan State, near the Myanmar-Thailand border, but not in the mountainous areas of the region, which were under the control of the Communist Party of Burma until 1989.[2]

In August 1997, the WNA signed a peace agreement with the military junta government.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ I. Rotberg, Robert (1998). Burma: Prospects for a Democratic Future. Brookings Institution Press. ISBN 0815791690.
  2. 1 2 Tucker, Shelby (2001). Burma: Curse of Independence. Pluto Press. p. 6. ISBN 9780745315416. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Lintner, Bertil (1999). Burma in Revolt: Opium and Insurgency since 1948. Silkworm Books. p. 17. ISBN 9781630411848.
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