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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. "The Kachin Ethno-Nationalism over Their Historical Sovereign Land Territories in Burma/Myanmar".
^Smith 1999, pp. 191.
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