| Shan United Revolutionary Army | |
|---|---|
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ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်တပ်ပေါင်းစုတော်လှန်ရေးတပ်မတော် Participant in the Internal conflict in Myanmar | |
 Flag of the Shan United Revolutionary Army | |
| Active | 1960[1]–1996 |
| Ideology |
Shan nationalism Separatism |
| Leaders |
Mo Heng Khun Sa Yawd Serk |
| Headquarters | Homong, Shan State |
| Area of operations | Shan State |
| Part of |
 Mong Tai Army |
| Became |
 Shan State Army - South |
| Opponents |
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| Battles/wars | Internal conflict in Myanmar |
The Shan United Revolutionary Army (Burmese language: ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်တပ်ပေါင်းစုတော်လှန်ရေးတပ်မတော်; abbreviated SURA), was a Shan insurgent group in Myanmar (Burma), led by several drug warlords such as Khun Sa.[2]
History[]
The SURA had multiple factions, such as the "Tai Revolutionary Council" led by Moh Heng, a group which would merge in 1985 with Khun Sa's Shan United Army (SUA)[3] in order to create the Mong Tai Army with its base of operations in Homong.[4][5] In 1996 most of its soldiers disarmed, but a group of 800 soldiers were integrated into the newly formed Shan State Army - South by Yawd Serk.
Further reading[]
- Trevor Wilson (ed.) Myanmar's Long Road to National Reconciliation, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2006, ISBN 978-981-230-363-9; 981-230-363-4
See also[]
- Mong Tai Army
- Opium production in Myanmar
References[]
- ↑ "The Shan United Revolutionary Army". http://et97.com/subview/60671/60671.htm. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ↑ "Uppsala Conflict Encyclopedia, Myanmar (Burma)". http://www.ucdp.uu.se/gpdatabase/gpcountry.php?id=112®ionSelect=7-Eastern_Asia#,. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ↑ "Shan United Army (SUA) - Mong Tai Army (MTA)". GlobalSecurity. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/para/sua.htm. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ↑ "Golden Triangle drug Lords: Khun Sa, Lo Hsing Han, Miss Hairy Legs and the Wa State Army". Facts and Details. http://factsanddetails.com/southeast-asia/Myanmar/sub5_5g/entry-3078.html. Retrieved 26 May 2016.; Bertil Lintner, in Asia Online; November 1, 2007
- ↑ The Far East and Australasia 2003, p. 870. https://books.google.com/books?id=LclscNCTz9oC&pg=PA870&lpg=PA870&dq=%22Shan+State+National+Army%22+MTA&source=bl&ots=ym-nYd0e02&sig=QV59FgiypPy07ZYlP0e6_ZDONgI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=u2MSVJSODc6hugTjjYGwDA&ved=0CDgQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22Shan%20State%20National%20Army%22%20MTA&f=false. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
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