Panglong Agreement

This article is about the agreement. For the conference, see Panglong Conference.

The Panglong Agreement (Burmese: ပင်လုံစာချုပ် [pɪ̀ɰ̃ lòʊɰ̃ sà dʑoʊʔ]) was reached in Panglong, Southern Shan State, between the Burmese government under Aung San and the Shan Committee, Kachin Committee, and Chin Committee peoples on 12 February 1947. The anniversary of this agreement, which promised autonomy to ethnic minorities, is celebrated annually as Union Day.^[1]

Panglong Agreement
Ratified	12 February 1947 (1947-02-12)
Location	Panglong, Shan States
Signatories	Aung San, ethnic Kachin Committee, Chin Committee and Shan Committee
Full text
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In popular culture

In 1973, Sai Kham Leik composed the Shan language song, "Lik Hom Mai Panglong" (Shan: လိၵ်ႈႁူမ်ႈမၢႆပၢင်လူင်, lit. 'Panglong Agreement'), for Sai Hsai Mao, which remains a pop classic.^[2][3]

See also

• Federalism in Myanmar
• Panglong Conference
• Chin State
• Kachin State