Shan State Army
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shan-state-army-204-21438
title:
Shan State Army
text:
The Shan State Army 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. 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
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description:
1964–1975 insurgent group in Myanmar
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shan_State_Army
date created:
2008-05-25T05:20:03Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T01:12:31Z
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