Shan State Army
1964–1975 insurgent group in Myanmar / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Shan State Army (Burmese: ရှမ်းပြည်တပ်မတော်; abbreviated SSA) was one of the largest insurgent groups that fought government forces in Shan State, Myanmar (Burma). The SSA was founded in 1964 after the merging of two existing insurgent groups.
Shan State Army | |
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ရှမ်းပြည်တပ်မတော် | |
Leaders | Sao Nang Hearn Kham |
Dates of operation | 1964 (1964)-Current |
Headquarters | Shan State, Myanmar |
Ideology | Shan nationalism Separatism Shan independence |
Opponents | State opponents |
Battles and wars | Internal conflict in Myanmar |
Preceded by Shan National United Front Shan State Independence Army |
The SSA recruited and trained thousands of local Shan people to join their ranks. Although their initial purpose was to fight for autonomy in Shan State, their battle had extended to fighting against the Communist Party of Burma (CPB), Kuomintang soldiers sponsored by the CIA in Myanmar, and opium smugglers in Shan State. The SSA however, could not fulfill its goals, and in 1976 it dissolved. It would later become the basis for the Shan State Army - North and the Shan State Army - South, but the SSA was not directly linked to either group.