Manerplaw
မၤနၢၤပျီ | |
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Coordinates: 17°43′30″N 97°44′6″E / 17.72500°N 97.73500°E | |
Country | Myanmar |
Division | Kayin State |
District | Hpapun District |
Township | Hpapun Township |
Founded | 1975 |
Abandoned | 1995 |
Population (before evacuation) | 3,000 [1] |
Time zone | UTC+6.30 ( MMT) |
Manerplaw ( S'gaw Karen: မၤနၢၤပျီ; Burmese: မာနယ်ပလော) was a village in Kayin State, Myanmar (Burma), on the Moei River. [2] It was the proposed capital of an independent state governed by the Karen people, known locally as Kawthoolei. Manerplaw was established in 1975 [3] and had a population of around 3,000 in 1992 until its evacuation following military offensives by the government. [1]
The headquarters of several opposition groups were located in Manerplaw, including those of the Karen National Union (KNU), the All Burma Students' Democratic Front (ABSDF), the Democratic Party for a New Society (DPNS), and the National Democratic Front (NDF). [3] The National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma (NCGUB) was established in Manerplaw in December 1990. [4]
Manerplaw was captured and occupied by Tatmadaw and Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) troops on 27 January 1995 and later abandoned. [5]
Manerplaw
မၤနၢၤပျီ | |
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Coordinates: 17°43′30″N 97°44′6″E / 17.72500°N 97.73500°E | |
Country | Myanmar |
Division | Kayin State |
District | Hpapun District |
Township | Hpapun Township |
Founded | 1975 |
Abandoned | 1995 |
Population (before evacuation) | 3,000 [1] |
Time zone | UTC+6.30 ( MMT) |
Manerplaw ( S'gaw Karen: မၤနၢၤပျီ; Burmese: မာနယ်ပလော) was a village in Kayin State, Myanmar (Burma), on the Moei River. [2] It was the proposed capital of an independent state governed by the Karen people, known locally as Kawthoolei. Manerplaw was established in 1975 [3] and had a population of around 3,000 in 1992 until its evacuation following military offensives by the government. [1]
The headquarters of several opposition groups were located in Manerplaw, including those of the Karen National Union (KNU), the All Burma Students' Democratic Front (ABSDF), the Democratic Party for a New Society (DPNS), and the National Democratic Front (NDF). [3] The National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma (NCGUB) was established in Manerplaw in December 1990. [4]
Manerplaw was captured and occupied by Tatmadaw and Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) troops on 27 January 1995 and later abandoned. [5]