Bamar People's Liberation Army

Not to be confused with the People's Liberation Army (Myanmar).

The Bamar People's Liberation Army (BPLA) (Burmese: ဗမာပြည်သူ့လွတ်မြောက်ရေးတပ်တော်) is an ethnic armed organisation in Myanmar.^[4][5] It was founded on 17 April 2021 by a group of 17 people, including Maung Saungkha, a prominent Burmese poet and human rights activist who had participated in the 2021–2022 protests in Myanmar.^[6] The logo of the BPLA consists of nine peacock feathers arranged in a circle, a symbol of the last kings of Myanmar.^[5]

Bamar People's Liberation Army
ဗမာပြည်သူ့လွတ်မြောက်ရေးတပ်တော်
Dates of operation	17 April 2021 (2021-04-17) – present
Active regions	Eastern Myanmar
Ideology	Ethnic federalism
Size	1000+[1]
Allies	Arakan Army[citation needed] Karen National Liberation Army[2] Karenni Army Karenni National People's Liberation Front Karenni Nationalities Defence Force Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army People's Defence Force[3] People's Liberation Army People's Revolution Alliance (Magway) Student Armed Force Ta'ang National Liberation Army
Opponents	Myanmar (SAC) Tatmadaw
Battles and wars	Internal conflict in Myanmar Myanmar civil war (2021–present) Operation 1027 Battle of Lashio
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Website	bplarmy.com

Objectives

According to Saungkha, the objectives of the BPLA include "[ending] the dominance of Bamar Buddhists over other ethnic groups, "strengthen[ing] the unity of Myanmar's diverse ethnic groups under a federal democratic union", "ensuring that, if Aung San Suu Kyi is released from house arrest, no political compromises are made under the name of state stability,^[6] and recognising "a Bamar state or constituent unit based on Bamar identity in a future federal union".^[7]