Shan United Revolutionary Army
| Shan United Revolutionary Army | |
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ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်တပ်ပေါင်းစုတော်လှန်ရေးတပ်မတော် Participant in the Internal conflict in Myanmar | |
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Flag of the Shan United Revolutionary Army | |
| Active | ????–1996 |
| Ideology |
Shan nationalism Separatism |
| Groups |
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| Leaders |
Khun Sa Yawd Serk Moh Heng |
| Area of operations | Shan State, Myanmar |
| Part of |
 Mong Tai Army |
| Became |
 Shan State Army - South |
| Opponents | |
| Battles and wars | Internal conflict in Myanmar |
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The Shan United Revolutionary Army (Burmese: ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်တပ်ပေါင်းစုတော်လှန်ရေးတပ်မတော်; abbreviated SURA), was a Shan insurgent group in Myanmar (Burma), led by several drug warlords such as Khun Sa.[1]
History
The SURA had multiple factions, such as the "Tai Revolutionary Council" led by Moh Heng, a group which would merge in 1985 with Khun Sa's Shan United Army (SUA)[2] in order to create the Mong Tai Army with its base of operations at Homong.[3][4] In 1996 most of its soldiers disarmed, but a group of 800 soldiers were integrated into the newly formed Shan State Army - South by Yawd Serk.
Further reading
- Trevor Wilson (ed.) Myanmar's Long Road to National Reconciliation, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2006, ISBN 978-981-230-363-9; 981-230-363-4
See also
References
- ↑ "Uppsala Conflict Encyclopedia, Myanmar (Burma)". Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ↑ "Shan United Army (SUA) - Mong Tai Army (MTA)". GlobalSecurity. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ↑ "Golden Triangle drug Lords: Khun Sa, Lo Hsing Han, Miss Hairy Legs and the Wa State Army". Facts and Details. Retrieved 26 May 2016.; Bertil Lintner, in Asia Online; November 1, 2007
- ↑ The Far East and Australasia 2003, p. 870. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
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