The United Nationalities Federal Council ( my, ညီညွတ်သောတိုင်းရင်းသားလူမျိုးများဖက်ဒရယ်ကောင်စီ;
abbreviated
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UNFC) is a
coalition of five opposition groups in Myanmar. In 2011, the council was formed by 11 opposition groups that campaigns for the rights of various
ethnic minorities
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in
Myanmar
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. Six of the UNFC's members have successfully made or are in the process of making peace negotiations and permanent
ceasefire agreements with the government. The group's armed wing is the
Federal Union Army (FUA).
Membership
The UNFC currently has five members.
Ceasefire members
*
Chin National Front
The Chin National Front ( my, ချင်းအမျိုးသားတပ်ဦး; CNF) is a Chin nationalist political organization in Myanmar. According to its website, its armed wing, the Chin National Army (CNA), fights the government of ...
(suspended in November 2015)
*
Karen National Union
The Karen National Union ( my, ကရင် အမျိုးသား အစည်းအရုံး; abbreviated KNU) is a political organisation with an armed wing, the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), that claims to represent the Ka ...
(resigned in September 2014)
*
Karenni Army
The Karenni Army ( my, ကရင်နီ တပ်မတော်; abbreviated KA, KnA or KiA) is the armed wing of the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP), and operates in eastern Kayah State (also known as Karenni State), Myanmar (Burma ...
*
Lahu Democratic Union
*
New Mon State Party
*
Pa-O National Organization (suspended in November 2015)
*
Shan State Army - North
Non-ceasefire members
*
Arakan Army
The Arakan Army ( my, ရက္ခိုင့်တပ်တော်, Rakhaing Tattaw; abbreviated AA) is an ethnic armed organisation based in Rakhine State (Arakan). Founded on 10 April 2009, the AA is the military wing of the United Lea ...
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Kachin Independence Army (resigned in May 2017)
*
Ta'ang National Liberation Army (resigned in 2016)
*
Wa National Organisation (resigned in May 2017)
Leadership
* Chief: Nai Hong Sar (NMSP)
* Vice-chief: Naing Han Tha (NMSP)
* Secretary: Khu Oo Yel (KNPP)
* Co-secretary: U Tun Zaw (ANC)
References
External links
UNFC website
History of Myanmar (1948–present)
Internal conflict in Myanmar
Political party alliances in Myanmar
Politics of Myanmar
Rebel groups in Myanmar
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