Polity Pa-O National Army

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The Pa-O National Army (PNA) is the armed wing of the Pa-O National Organisation, representing the Pa-O people in Myanmar. The PNA operates primarily in Shan State.

Establishment

  • February 2021: The PNA protects the PNO-governed Pa-O Self-Administered Zone, which consists of three townships in southern Shan State: Hopong, Hsi Hseng, and Pinlaung townships.

Chronology

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1. Internal conflict in Myanmar

A series of primarily ethnic conflicts within Myanmar that began shortly after the country, then known as Burma, became independent from the United Kingdom in 1948.

1.1. Myanmar Civil War

In response to the 2021 coup d'état by the Armed Forces of Myanmar, several ethnical and political factions of Myanmar started a rebellion against the Myanmar Government. The National Unity Government and its military wing, the People's Defence Force, ist the most important political faction fighting against the Military Junta. The Myanmar Civil War, however, involves many ethnical factions whose aim is either more autonomy from the central government or independence.

  • February 2021: The PNA protects the PNO-governed Pa-O Self-Administered Zone, which consists of three townships in southern Shan State: Hopong, Hsi Hseng, and Pinlaung townships.
  • January 2024: PNLA takes control of Hsi Hseng.

Selected Sources

  • Naing, A.. 2024, January 24th. Pa-O, Karenni forces seize control of town in southern Shan State. Myanmar Now. https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/pa-o-karenni-forces-seize-control-of-town-in-southern-shan-state/