Bamar People's Liberation Army

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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