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Founding of the United Wa State Army, 1989
A mutiny against Communist Party of Burma leadership at Pangsang created what became Myanmar's most powerful ethnic armed organization.
What happened
The UWSA formed on 17 April 1989 following a mutiny against Communist Party of Burma leadership at Pangsang, growing into Myanmar's most powerful ethnic armed organization.[1]
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Claim: The United Wa State Army (UWSA) was formed on 17 April 1989 following a mutiny against the leadership of the Communist Party of Burma's armed wing at its Pangsang headquarters; it grew into one of the largest non-state armed groups in the world, with an estimated 25,000 to 30,000 standing troops, and is generally regarded as Myanmar's most powerful ethnic armed organization.
- United Wa State Army (Wikipedia) link, Formation and History section. Source record