Arakan Liberation Party

Arakan Liberation Party
ရခိုင်ပြည် လွတ်မြောက်ရေး ပါတီ
PresidentKhaing Ray Khaing
Vice President-
General SecretaryKhaing Kyaw Khaing
Joint General Secretary-
Founded9 April 1967
HeadquartersRakhaing - India Border
Membership2,000[1]
IdeologyRakhine nationalism[2]
Federalism[3]
Slogan"Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"
Seats in the Amyotha Hluttaw
0 / 224
Seats in the Pyithu Hluttaw
0 / 440
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The Arakan Liberation Party (Burmese: ရခိုင်ပြည် လွတ်မြောက်ရေး ပါတီ; ALP) is a Rakhine political party in Myanmar (Burma). The party has an armed wing, the Arakan Liberation Army (ALA), which has 700–1,000 personnel. The ALA signed a ceasefire agreement with the government of Myanmar on 5 April 2012[1] and became a signatory of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) on 15 October 2015.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Myanmar Peace Monitor - Arakan Liberation Party". Archived from the original on 17 March 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Arakan Liberation Party Website". Archived from the original on 6 December 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Arakan Liberation Party | About ALP". Archived from the original on 24 February 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Myanmar signs ceasefire with eight armed groups". Reuters. 14 October 2015. Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2017.