Myanmar Ethnic Conflict Research Paper

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Myanmar has one of the longest ethnic conflicts in the world. Due to the conflict, people are suffering in their daily life, especially the women and children and not only from the during the conflict but also after the conflict situation. The root cause of the conflict between Myanmar and ethnic minority groups can be traced back to the government’s failure to honor the 1947 Panglong Agreement which General Aung San guaranteed autonomy to frontier areas in Panglong, Shan State. Before independence on 4 Jan 1948, Myanmar was divided into frontier areas, Proper Burma, and special region. Burman majority and different ethnic minority leaders met in Panlong and discussed to gain independence from British. As General Aung San said, “If we want

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