Kachin Independence Organization

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ethnic political organization rebel group separatist organization

The Kachin Independence Organization is an ethnic political group in northern Myanmar that leads the Kachin nationalist movement and oversees its armed wing, the Kachin Independence Army.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Kachin Independence Organization canonical	5
Kachin Independence Council (historical leadership body)	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ethnic political organization ⓘ rebel group ⓘ separatist organization ⓘ
abbreviation	KIO ⓘ
accusedBy	international human rights organizations ⓘ
accusedOf	human rights abuses ⓘ
accuses	Myanmar military of human rights abuses ⓘ
armedWing	Kachin Independence Army ⓘ
ceasefireStatus	broke down in 2011 ⓘ
ceasefireYear	1994 ⓘ
conflict	Kachin conflict ⓘ internal conflict in Myanmar ⓘ
controlsTerritoryIn	Kachin State ⓘ Shan State ⓘ surface form: northern Shan State
country	Myanmar ⓘ surface form: Burma Myanmar ⓘ
ethnicGroupRepresented	Kachin people ⓘ
founded	1961 ⓘ
foundedIn	Kachin State ⓘ
fundingSource	natural resource revenues ⓘ taxation in controlled areas ⓘ
goal	greater autonomy for Kachin State ⓘ self-determination for Kachin people ⓘ
headquarters	Laiza ⓘ
headquartersRegion	Kachin State ⓘ
ideology	Kachin nationalism ⓘ
involvedIn	peace negotiations with Myanmar government ⓘ
languageUsed	Burmese language ⓘ Jingpho language ⓘ surface form: Jinghpaw language
naturalResourceInvolved	gold ⓘ jade ⓘ timber ⓘ
notableLeader	Lamung Tu Jai ⓘ N'Ban La ⓘ Zawng Hra ⓘ
opponent	Government of Myanmar ⓘ Tatmadaw ⓘ surface form: Myanmar military Tatmadaw ⓘ
opposes	centralization of power in Myanmar ⓘ
participatesIn	ethnic armed organizations alliances ⓘ
politicalWingOf	Kachin Independence Army ⓘ
providesService	administration in areas under its control ⓘ education in areas under its control ⓘ healthcare in areas under its control ⓘ
region	Kachin State ⓘ northern Myanmar ⓘ
religiousBase	predominantly Christian Kachin population ⓘ
signedCeasefireWith	Government of Myanmar ⓘ
supports	federal democratic system in Myanmar ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Kachin → politicalOrganization → Kachin Independence Organization ⓘ

Kachin Americans → associatedWith → Kachin Independence Organization ⓘ

Kachin State → politicalOrganization → Kachin Independence Organization ⓘ

Kachin Independence Army → armedWingOf → Kachin Independence Organization ⓘ

Kachin Independence Army → foundedBy → Kachin Independence Organization ⓘ

Kachin Independence Army → associatedWith → Kachin Independence Organization ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kachin Independence Council (historical leadership body)