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These articles relate to acts or discussions of secession and separatism within Myanmar. Pages in category "Separatism in Myanmar" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total.
This is a list of active separatist movements in Asia. Separatism can include autonomism and secessionism, [1] despite the fact that independence is the primary goal of many separatist movements. Many separatist movements arise as a result of religious, racial, social, and cultural disparities between certain peoples and the majority or ruling ...
The Kuki National Army (KNA) was also founded in 1988 with the goal of creating Kuki autonomy in Myanmar and India. Several separatist groups fighting the Indian government in Northeast India also operate from bases in Myanmar, such as the Zomi Revolutionary Army, the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA), and the National Socialist Council ...
[3] [page needed] The situation did not remain stable for long, when the Shan Federal Movement, started by Nyaung Shwe Sawbwa Sao Shwe Thaik (the first President of independent Burma 1948–1952) and aspiring to a "loose" federation, was seen as a separatist movement insisting on the government honouring the right to secession in ten years ...
The Rohingya conflict is an ongoing conflict in the northern part of Rakhine State, Myanmar (formerly known as Arakan, Burma), [37] characterised by sectarian violence between the Rohingya Muslim and Rakhine Buddhist communities, a military crackdown on Rohingya civilians by Myanmar's security forces, [38] [39] [40] and militant attacks by Rohingya insurgents in Buthidaung, Maungdaw, and ...
The Karen conflict is an armed conflict in Kayin State, Myanmar (formerly known as Karen State, Burma). It is part of the wider internal conflict in Myanmar between the military government and various minority groups. Karen nationalists have been fighting for an independent state, known as Kawthoolei, since 1949. [11]
National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang): formed in 1988, its goal is to establish a 'greater Nagaland' based on ethnicity, comprising the Naga-dominated areas within India, and contiguous areas in Myanmar. Naga Federal Government: separatist movement active in Nagaland during the 1970s.
Below are the articles listing active separatist movements by continent: List of active separatist movements in Africa; List of active separatist movements in Asia; List of active separatist movements in Europe; List of active separatist movements in North America; List of active separatist movements in Oceania