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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.