Shan State Army
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The Shan State Army, or SSA, was an army formed in 1964 to resist the military government of Burma in Shan State
.
It later split into two factions, usually known in English as the Shan State Army - South or SSA-S, which continues to oppose the government, and the Shan State Army - North or SSA-N, which is more conciliatory towards the government. The Burmese government wishes the Shan State Army - North to join its border guard force. Two of the three brigades are reported to have agreed to join the border guard, while the other has refused.
There is also an Eastern Shan State Army or ESSA, which is more commonly known by the title National Democratic Alliance Army
(NDAA), established in 1989 by Kokang
's local communist leader Pheung Kya-shin
. The name is NDAA-ESSA is also used. It is reportedly based in Mongla (in Bangladesh
) and Kokang
. It is varioiusly reported to be led by Sai Leun, a former senior figure in the Communist Party of Burma (CPB) or Yang Mao-liang
. The ESSA was in a cease-fire agreement with the government from 1989 to 2009.
Shan State
Shan State is a state of Burma . Shan State borders China to the north, Laos to the east, and Thailand to the south, and five administrative divisions of Burma in the west. Largest of the 14 administrative divisions by land area, Shan State covers 155,800 km², almost a quarter of the total...
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It later split into two factions, usually known in English as the Shan State Army - South or SSA-S, which continues to oppose the government, and the Shan State Army - North or SSA-N, which is more conciliatory towards the government. The Burmese government wishes the Shan State Army - North to join its border guard force. Two of the three brigades are reported to have agreed to join the border guard, while the other has refused.
There is also an Eastern Shan State Army or ESSA, which is more commonly known by the title National Democratic Alliance Army
Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army
The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army , formally the Kokang Democracy Party, is a rebel army of Kokang people in northeastern Burma and has existed since 1989. The army, also known as the Eastern Shan State Army, has had a ceasefire with the Burmese government for two decades...
(NDAA), established in 1989 by Kokang
Kokang
Kokang , formally the First Special Region, is a self-administrative region of Burma . It is located in the northern part of Shan State, with the Salween River to its west, and it shares a border with China's Yunnan Province in the east. Its total land area is around . The capital is Laukkai...
's local communist leader Pheung Kya-shin
Pheung Kya-shin
Pheung Kya-shin is the chairman of the Kokang Special Region in Burma and a leader of the Kokang people's army, the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army.-Biography:...
. The name is NDAA-ESSA is also used. It is reportedly based in Mongla (in Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
) and Kokang
Kokang
Kokang , formally the First Special Region, is a self-administrative region of Burma . It is located in the northern part of Shan State, with the Salween River to its west, and it shares a border with China's Yunnan Province in the east. Its total land area is around . The capital is Laukkai...
. It is varioiusly reported to be led by Sai Leun, a former senior figure in the Communist Party of Burma (CPB) or Yang Mao-liang
Yang Mao-liang
Yang Mao-liang is a high-ranking member of the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army. He also controls an enterprise called Peace Myanmar Group, which holds the franchise for Mitsubishi Electric in Burma and operates a paint factory and liquor distillery .-References:**...
. The ESSA was in a cease-fire agreement with the government from 1989 to 2009.