Bamar People's Liberation Army

Not to be confused with the People's Liberation Army (Myanmar), the armed wing of the Communist Party of Burma.

Bamar People's Liberation Army
ဗမာပြည်သူ့လွတ်မြောက်ရေးတပ်တော်
Dates of operation17 April 2021 (2021-04-17) – present
Active regionsEastern Myanmar
IdeologyEthnic federalism
Size1000+[1]
Allies
Opponents Myanmar (SAC)
Battles and warsInternal conflict in Myanmar
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Websitebplarmy.com

The Bamar People's Liberation Army (BPLA) (Burmese: ဗမာပြည်သူ့လွတ်မြောက်ရေးတပ်တော်) is an ethnic armed organisation in Myanmar.[4][5] It was founded on 17 April 2021 by a group of 17 people, including Maung Saungkha, a prominent Burmese poet and human rights activist who had participated in the 2021–2022 protests in Myanmar.[6] The logo of the BPLA consists of nine peacock feathers arranged in a circle, a symbol of the last kings of Myanmar.[5]

  1. ^ "တရုတ်နယ်စပ်က ရိုင်ဖယ်များနှင့် အားမာန်ပြည့်လာသည့် တပ်ဖွဲ့သစ်များ" [Armed groups rejuvenated by rifles from Chinese borderlands]. Irrawaddy (in Burmese). 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Message from Lieutenant General Bao Jue Hai, Deputy Commander of the Karen National Liberation Army, to the Graduation Ceremony of the Burmese People's Liberation Army". 8 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  3. ^ "NUG and BPLA will cooperate militarily". RFA Burmese (in Burmese). 26 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  4. ^ Nijhuis, Minka (6 April 2022). "Diep in de jungle trainen Myanmarezen voor de strijd tegen de junta". NRC (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Myanmar's rebellion, divided, outgunned and outnumbered, fights on". The Washington Post. 30 March 2022. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
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