Bamar People's Liberation Army

The Bamar People's Liberation Army (BPLA)[lower-alpha 1] is an ethnic armed organisation in Myanmar.[2][3]

For the "People's Liberation Army" which was active in Myanmar (Burma) from 1949 to 1950 and again from 2021 onwards, see Communist Party of Burma.

Bamar People's Liberation Army
ဗမာပြည်သူ့လွတ်မြောက်ရေးတပ်တော်
LeaderMg Songkha
Dates of operation17 April 2021 (2021-04-17) – present
Active regionsEastern Myanmar
IdeologyEthnic federalism

Communism

Leftwing Populism
Size300+
Allies Karen National Liberation Army[1] Arakan Army
Battles and warsInternal conflict in Myanmar
Flag

It was founded on 17 April 2021 by a group of 17 activists, including Maung Saungkha, a poet and human rights activist who had participated in the 2021–2022 Myanmar protests.[4] The logo of the BPLA consists of nine peacock feathers arranged in a circle, a symbol of the last kings of Myanmar.[3]

Objectives

According to Saungkha, the objectives of the BPLA include "[ending] the dominance of Bamar Buddhists over other ethnic groups, "strengthen[ing] the unity of Myanmar's diverse ethnic groups under a federal democratic union", "ensuring that, if Aung San Suu Kyi is released from house arrest, no political compromises are made under the name of state stability,[4] and recognising "a Bamar state or constituent unit based on Bamar identity in a future federal union".[5]

Notes
  1. Burmese: ဗမာပြည်သူ့လွတ်မြောက်ရေးတပ်တော်

References
  1. "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.
  2. Nijhuis, Minka (6 April 2022). "Diep in de jungle trainen Myanmarezen voor de strijd tegen de junta". NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  3. "Myanmar's rebellion, divided, outgunned and outnumbered, fights on". The Washington Post. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  4. Saungkha, Maung (9 February 2022). "Ready for war: my journey from peaceful poet to revolutionary soldier". the Guardian. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  5. @maung_saungkha (27 January 2022). "The Bamar People's Liberation Army, seeks to uproot dictatorship & chauvinism, strengthen ethnic unity, recognize a Bamar state or constituent unit based on Bamar identity in a future federal union" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 April 2022 – via Twitter.


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