Manerplaw

Manerplaw (Burmese: မာနယ်ပလော, S'gaw Karen: မၤနၢၤပျီ) 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

မာနယ်ပလော
Abandoned village
Manerplaw
Location in Myanmar (Burma)
Coordinates: 17°43′30″N 97°44′6″E
Country Myanmar
DivisionKayin State
DistrictHpapun District
TownshipHpapun Township
Founded1975
Abandoned1995
Population
 (before evacuation)
3,000[1]
Time zoneUTC+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 and later abandoned.[5]

References
  1. "The Ethnic Minority Fighting a Burmese Onslaught". Journeyman Pictures. April 1992. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  2. Seekins, Donald M. (2017). "Manerplaw". Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar). Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 340. ISBN 978-1-5381-0183-4.
  3. "The Politics of Pressure: The 1990s and the Fall of Manerplaw". www.ibiblio.org. The Museum of Karen History and Culture. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  4. Seekins, Donald M. (2017). "Chonology". Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar). Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. p. xxx. ISBN 978-1-5381-0183-4.
  5. "The Fall of Manerplaw. KHRG Commentary February 1995". KHRG. Retrieved 20 April 2017.


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