Kayah State Special Region 3

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Kayah State Special Region 3
New Kayah State
Special region
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Country Myanmar
No. of townships 5 [1]
Formation of the KSSR-326 July 1994
CapitalSeebu
Government
• President
Than Soe Naing
Area
• Total
900 km2 (350 sq mi)
Time zone UTC+6:30 (MMT)

Kayah State Special Region 3, sometimes referred to as "New Kayah State", is a special region in eastern Myanmar governed by the Kayan New Land Party (KNLP). It covers ~200 villages in 5 townships; Demoso, Pekon, Pinlaung, Thandaunggyi, and Pyinmana Townships. [1] The region is mainly ethnically Kayan. It was established in 1994 after the KNLP signed a ceasefire with the ruling State Peace and Development Council regime of Myanmar. [2] The KNLP has since had strained relations with the Burmese Tatmadaw, but the KSSR-3 is typically left out of conflict. [3]

The KSSR-3 is the third special region established in Kayah State, alongside KSSR-1 (administered by the Kayan National Guard) and KSSR-2 (administered by Karenni National People's Liberation Front). [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "The dream of a Kayan homeland". Frontier Myanmar. 19 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "From War to Peace in Kayah (Karenni) State" (PDF). Transnational Institute. July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Karenni Group Forced Out". Irrawaddy . 8 January 2006.
  4. ↑ "KAYAH STATE PROFILE" (PDF). UNHCR South-East Myanmar Information Management Unit. June 2014.
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