United Wa State Army (UWSA)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_Wa_State_Army_(UWSA)
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf militant
ethnic armed organization
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:Myanmar_National_Democratic_Alliance_Army
gptkb:National_Democratic_Alliance_Army
gptkb:Kokang_group
gptkbp:ceasefire_agreement_with gptkb:Myanmar_government
gptkbp:conflict Internal conflict in Myanmar
gptkbp:controls gptkb:Wa_Self-Administered_Division
gptkbp:country gptkb:Myanmar
gptkbp:estimated_size 20,000-30,000
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:Wa_people
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Flag_of_the_United_Wa_State_Army
gptkbp:founded 1989
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Pangsang
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United Wa State Army (UWSA)
gptkbp:language gptkb:Chinese
gptkb:Wa
Burmese
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Bao_Youxiang
gptkbp:notable_for largest ethnic armed group in Myanmar
alleged involvement in narcotics trade
maintaining de facto autonomy
gptkbp:nowPartOf gptkb:Communist_Party_of_Burma
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:United_Wa_State_Party
gptkbp:responsibility gptkb:Wa_State
Shan State
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Myanmar_civil_war
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6