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Kachin Independence Organisation ကချင်လွတ်လပ်ရေးအဖွဲ့ချုပ် Wunpawng Gumrawng Gumtsa Mungdan | |
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| Abbreviation | KIO |
| Chairman | N'Ban La[1] |
| Vice chairmen | Gam Shawng Sumlut Gam |
| Deputy chairmen | Gun Maw Zong Buk Htan |
| Founded | 1960 |
| Headquarters | Laiza (since 2005) Pajau (formerly) |
| Armed wing | Kachin Independence Army |
| Ideology | Kachin self-determination Federalism |
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The Kachin Independence Organisation (abbreviated KIO; Burmese: ကချင်လွတ်လပ်ရေးအဖွဲ့ချုပ်; Kachin: Wunpawng Gumrawng Gumtsa Mungdan, lit. "Sovereign Kachin nation state"[2]) is a Kachin political organisation in Myanmar (Burma), established on 5 February 1961.[3] It has an armed wing, the Kachin Independence Army, which operates in Kachin and Shan State.
- ^ Kumbun, Joe (2 January 2018). "Analysis: KIO Kicks Off New Year with New Leadership". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ Yaw Htung (2022). "The Kachin Ethno-Nationalism over Their Historical Sovereign Land Territories in Burma/Myanmar". Thammasat Review. 25. doi:10.14456/tureview.2022.2.
- ^ Smith 1999, pp. 191.