✦ History

Myanmar conflict

July 19, 1947

Ethnic armed groups and communist rebels have fought the central government of Myanmar since independence. The conflict is one of the longest civil wars in the world.

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Battles and events 6

1947
Rohingya conflict Thein Sein, Min Aung Hlaing, Than Shwe
February 5, 1961
Kachin conflict Kachin State Aung San Suu Kyi, Thein Sein, Saw Maung
November 7, 2010
2010–2012 Myanmar border clashes Ceasefire Kayin State Min Aung Hlaing, Than Shwe
February 9, 2015 – June 2015
2015 Kokang offensive Burmese government victory * Insurgents fail to capture Laukkai and are forced to flee to China Kokang Self-Administered Zone Min Aung Hlaing
October 15, 2015
Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement Naypyidaw
May 5, 2021
Myanmar civil war (2021–present)

Key commanders

Post-independence Burma, 1948–62 10

Aung San Suu Kyi belligerent leader Thein Sein belligerent leader Saw Maung belligerent leader Min Aung Hlaing belligerent leader Than Shwe belligerent leader Ne Win belligerent leader San Yu belligerent leader Win Maung belligerent leader Win Myint belligerent leader Htin Kyaw belligerent leader

Myanmar 4

Thein Sein military commander Min Aung Hlaing military commander Than Shwe military commander Ne Win military commander