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Wa State [n 1] is a self-governing region [7] [8] in Myanmar (Burma) that has its own political system, administrative divisions and army. [9] [10] [11] While the Wa State government recognises Myanmar's sovereignty over all of its territory, [12] [13] [14] this does not include allegiance to any specific government. [15]
Myanmar's government declared the area to be administered by the Wa people, under the official name Wa Special Region 2. Its territory is entirely under the control of the de facto independent Wa State. [4] Hopang and Pan Lon were directly controlled by the Tatmadaw until their transfer to Wa State in January 2024. [1] [5]
The regions were called divisions prior to August 2010, [1] and four of them are named after their capital city, the exceptions being Sagaing Region, Ayeyarwady Region and Tanintharyi Region. The regions can be described as ethnically predominantly Burman (Bamar), while the states, the zones and Wa Division are dominated by ethnic minorities.
The Wa Special Region 2 of the Northern Shan State or Wa State was formed by the United Wa State Army (UWSA) and the remains of the former Burmese Communist Party rebel group that collapsed in 1989. The Wa State and the UWSA are in a fragile cease-fire agreement with the Burmese military government. [34]
Constituency maps for State and Regional Hluttaws. Myanmar (also known as Burma) is divided into twenty-one administrative subdivisions, which include seven states (ပြည်နယ်; pyi ne, IPA:), seven regions (တိုင်းဒေသကြီး; taing detha gyi, IPA: [táiɰ̃ dèθa̰ dʑí]), five self-administered zones and one self-administered division (Wa Self-Administered ...
The country of 55 million people has been in turmoil since February, 2021 when the military ousted an elected government led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, sparking widespread protests. The ...
The Wa States was the name formerly given to the Wa Land, the natural and historical region inhabited mainly by the Wa people, an ethnic group speaking an Austroasiatic language. The region is located to the northeast of the Shan States of British Burma , in the area of present-day Shan State of northern Myanmar (Burma) and the western zone of ...
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres has appointed former Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop as his special envoy for Myanmar, a United Nations spokesperson said ...