Karenni State

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Karenni State is a conflict-affected, ethnically Karenni region in eastern Myanmar known for long-running civil unrest, displacement, and a strong movement for ethnic autonomy.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Kayah State 5
Karenni State canonical 2

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic region
historical administrative division
affectedBy Myanmar civil war
military offensives by Tatmadaw
armedGroup Karenni National Progressive Party
armedWing Karenni Army
autonomyDemand federalism
self-determination
borderWith Kayah State
Shan State
Thailand
conflictType civil war
ethnic insurgency
country Myanmar
ethnicGroup Karen people
Karenni people
Kayah people
Kayah people
surface form: Kayan people

Shan people
governedAs Kayah State in modern Myanmar administration
hasCapital Loikaw
hasRefugeeCampsIn Thailand
historicalStatus British protectorate
group of semi-independent Karenni principalities
humanitarianConcern access restrictions for aid organizations
internally displaced persons
incorporatedInto Burma (until 1937)
surface form: Union of Burma
incorporatedYear 1948
issue forced displacement
landmines
refugee outflows to Thailand
village destruction
knownFor ethnic autonomy movement
human rights abuses
internal displacement
long-running civil conflict
language Burmese language
Karen languages
Kayah languages
locatedIn Southeast Asia
eastern Myanmar
movement Karenni national liberation movement
partOf ethnic states of Myanmar
religion Buddhism
Christianity
animism

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mae Tao Clinic regionServed Karenni State
2021 Myanmar anti-coup protests location Karenni State
this entity surface form: Kayah State
Karen populationCenter Karenni State
subject surface form: Karen people
this entity surface form: Kayah State
Shan significantPopulationIn Karenni State
this entity surface form: Kayah State
Shan States todayPartOf Karenni State
this entity surface form: Kayah State
Shan States successor Karenni State
this entity surface form: Kayah State
Kayah people primaryRegion Karenni State