Manerplaw

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]

Manerplaw မၤနၢၤပျီ
Abandoned village
Manerplaw Location in Myanmar (Burma)
Coordinates: 17°43′30″N 97°44′6″E
Country	Myanmar
Division	Kayin State
District	Hpapun District
Township	Hpapun Township
Founded	1975
Abandoned	1995
Population  (before evacuation)	3,000[1]
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MMT)

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 during the Fall of Manerplaw and later abandoned.^[5]

On 17 December 2024, Karen National Union, Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), and allied forces recaptured Manerplaw from the State Administration Council (SAC) Tatmadaw.^[6]