United Wa State Army
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united-wa-state-army-183-7003578
title:
United Wa State Army
text:
The United Wa State Army, abbreviated as the UWSA or the UWS Army, is the military wing of the United Wa State Party (UWSP), the de facto ruling party of Wa State in Myanmar. It is a well-equipped ethnic minority army of an estimated 20,000–30,000 Wa soldiers, led by Bao Youxiang. The UWSA was formed after the collapse of the armed wing of the Communist Party of Burma (CPB) in 1989. The UWSA announced its territory as the "Wa State Government Special Administrative Region" on 1 January 2009. The
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encyclopedia
description:
Ethnic armed organisation in Myanmar
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Wa_State_Army
date created:
2005-06-13T22:26:48Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T22:25:17Z
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