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]
^ ab"The Ethnic Minority Fighting a Burmese Onslaught". Journeyman Pictures. April 1992. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
^Seekins, Donald M. (2017). "Manerplaw". Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar). Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 340. ISBN 978-1-5381-0183-4.
^ ab"The Politics of Pressure: The 1990s and the Fall of Manerplaw". www.ibiblio.org. The Museum of Karen History and Culture. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
^Seekins, Donald M. (2017). "Chonology". Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar). Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. p. xxx. ISBN 978-1-5381-0183-4.
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Manerplaw (S'gaw Karen: မၤနၢၤပျီ; Burmese: မာနယ်ပလော) was a village in Kayin State, Myanmar (Burma), on the Moei River. It was the proposed capital of...
The Fall of Manerplaw occurred on 27 January 1995, when the village of Manerplaw was captured by the Tatmadaw (Myanmar Armed Forces) and the Democratic...
severely diminished after its headquarters were captured in the Fall of Manerplaw, near the Thai border, in 1995. The 12th KNU congress was held in 2000...
General Saw Dee Kweh Dates of operation 1949 – present Headquarters Lay Wah Manerplaw (until 1995) Active regions Kayah State Kayin State Tanintharyi Region...
constructing pagodas in Karen State, including at the KNU headquarters of Manerplaw. As the KNU leadership would not grant permission for construction of...
title Undaunted in the United States in May 2010. Zoya Phan was born in Manerplaw, then the headquarters of the Karen National Union (KNU), on 27 October...
Retrieved 12 March 2018. "The Politics of Pressure: The 1990s and the Fall of Manerplaw". www.ibiblio.org. The Museum of Karen History and Culture. Archived from...
Karen refugees lived in camps along the Thai border. After the fall of Manerplaw on 27 January 1995, 10,000 refugees crossed the border, mostly Karen....
on 12 January 1992 at the headquarters of the Karen National Union in Manerplaw, under the leadership of Mai Tin Moung. "Treading a Rocky Path: The Ta'ang...
movement, earning a reputation as a hard and ruthless operator. Based at Manerplaw ("victory field") close to the Thai-Burma border, the KNU under his control...
constructing pagodas in Karen State, including at the KNU headquarters of Manerplaw. As the KNU leadership would not grant permission for construction of...
territory, with the permission of the Thai government. However, the Fall of Manerplaw on 27 January 1995 allowed the Tatmadaw to advance southward and capture...
after the Buddhists were denied to rebuild and repair the stupas at Manerplaw. The top leadership of the KNU were also dominated by Christians, although...
dry season operations against Karen National Union (KNU) strongholds in Manerplaw and Kawmura. Most of the casualties at these battles were the result of...
would not negotiate. The military finally captured the main Karen base at Manerplaw in spring 1995, but there has still been no final peace settlement. Khun...
was moved to the site where Zone C currently lies. After the fall of Manerplaw in January 1995, a number of camps were attacked in cross-border raids...
Arab Jamahiriya, 1994) Stolen Children (Mozambique, 1994) The Fall of Manerplaw (Myanmar, 1992) Khun Sa Opium Warlord (Myanmar, 1994) 32 Battalion South...
Kayah State. Before his split with the KNU, Thuzana had a pagoda built in Manerplaw, on the site of the former KNU headquarters. However, General Bo Mya,...
of Burma on 18 November 1988 and was attached to its headquarters at Manerplaw on the Thai−Burma border until KIO made peace with Rangoon in April 1993...
minister. It was dissolved in September 2012. On 18 December 1990, in Manerplaw, the National League for Democracy (NLD) and the other opposition parties...
1995. A film set about the battles at Karen state in 90s like Battle of Manerplaw and Battle of Kawmoora. The song was used as the outro of the movie. The...
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