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Flags of the World,
unpo.org
This is the flag of the Mon State Party (NMSP) and its armed arm, the Mon National Liberation Army New (MNLA), an organisation that seeks a state independent of Burma. It is about 3.000 fighters strong. The flag is called the "flag of the flying golden dragon".
Source:
Flags of the World,
Wikipedia (JA)
Secessionist regions in Burma:
Source: Map is Freeware, University of Texas Libraries,
modyfied by: Volker Preuß
Area: ca. 2.700 square miles (claimed)
Inhabitants (in the claimed area): ca. 1.000.000 (mostly Mon)
Currency: no own Currency
Time Zone: GMT + 6,5 h
Source:
Wikipedia (JA)
6th cent. · establishment of the Mon State of Dvaravati in parts of the today's Burma and the North of Thailand
11th cent. · conquest of Dvaravati by the Khmer, escape of a lot of Mon in the remaining area of the Mon State on the other side of the Taungdan Mountains in the mouth plateau of the Salween River with the capital Thaton
1057 · conquest of the Mon State of Thaton by the Burmese
13th cent. · establishment of the Mon State of Pegu
16th cent. · the Empire of Pegu becomes dependent from Burma
1757 · conquest of the Mon State by Burma, escape of lots of Mon over the Taungdan Mountains to Siam (Thailand)
1852–1854 · conquest of Southern Burma (and in this way of the Mon Country) by United Kingdom, return of many Mon from Siam (Thailand), support of the British by the Mon at the conquest of the remaining Burma (until 1886), promise of self-administration and sovereignty by the British
1947 · the Mon claim self-administration and sovereignty after the withdrawal of the British, what Burma rejects
4th of January 1948 · Burma becomes independent, onset of the armed freedom-fight of the Mon against Burma
1958 · foundation of the NMSP/MNLA
1995 · ceasefire with the government of Burma
2015 · ceasefire agreement with other rebel groups and the government of Burma
2016 · fighting with Karen militia KNLA
2018 · ceasefire with the Karen
2019 · renewed fighting with the Karen militia KNLA
Source:
unpo.org,
Wikipedia (EN),
Wikipedia (JA)
