Karenni National Progressive Party (Burma) Archives

Period (1947) 1985-2002
Total size  1.20 m.
Consultation  Restricted

History

Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP) established in 1955 by Saw Mah Rew; political organisation of the Karenni, an ethnic group living in the Kayah State in Burma; they want to re-establish the right of independence which was written in the constitution of 1947; during the sixties of the 20th century they nearly controlled the whole Kayah State; because of internal conflicts, splittings and new attacks by the SLORC (State Law and Order Restoration Council), after renouncing the 1995 cease-fire (verbal) agreement, they lost territory; now still active with a force of about 1,000 men at the border of Burma and Thailand; member of the UNPO (Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation).

Content

Correspondence and minutes; documents concerning the education department (incl. papers of Paul Nyo Min), the cease-fire process, rules and regulations and other documents; documentation 1947, 1985-2002.

Arrangement

Because the documents are published in Burmese the original superscriptions in English on the files are copied to this list.

Processing information

Preliminary list made by Marja Musson in 2004.