Panglong Agreement

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historical document political agreement

The Panglong Agreement was a historic 1947 accord in Burma that laid the groundwork for the formation of the Union of Burma by promising autonomy and equal rights to various ethnic minority groups.

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Panglong Agreement canonical	2

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical document ⓘ political agreement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Panglong Accord NERFINISHED ⓘ Panglong Conference Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ
commemoratedOn	Union Day NERFINISHED ⓘ
commemorationDate	February 12 ⓘ
consequence	expectation of federal-style autonomy for ethnic regions ⓘ inclusion of frontier areas in independent Burma ⓘ
country	Burma NERFINISHED ⓘ Myanmar ⓘ
dateSigned	1947-02-12 ⓘ
granted	autonomy to frontier areas ⓘ equal rights to ethnic minorities ⓘ financial autonomy to frontier areas ⓘ
historicalSignificance	foundation for the formation of the Union of Burma ⓘ reference point in later ethnic political demands in Myanmar ⓘ symbol of ethnic unity in Burma ⓘ
language	Burmese ⓘ English ⓘ
locationSigned	British Burma NERFINISHED ⓘ Panglong NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Shan State NERFINISHED ⓘ
negotiatedBy	Aung San NERFINISHED ⓘ Frontier Areas leaders ⓘ
preIndependenceContext	negotiated under British colonial rule ⓘ
providedFor	creation of the Union of Burma ⓘ equal status between Burman heartland and frontier areas ⓘ self-administration for certain ethnic regions ⓘ
purpose	to form the basis for the Union of Burma ⓘ to secure ethnic minority cooperation in an independent Burma ⓘ
relatedTo	Aung San–Attlee Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ Union of Burma NERFINISHED ⓘ ethnic minority rights in Myanmar ⓘ federalism debates in Myanmar ⓘ
signatory	Aung San NERFINISHED ⓘ Chin leaders ⓘ Kachin leaders ⓘ Shan leaders ⓘ
signatoryParty	Burma Interim Government NERFINISHED ⓘ Chin representatives ⓘ Kachin representatives ⓘ Shan representatives ⓘ
subjectMatter	autonomy of frontier areas ⓘ future constitution of the Union of Burma ⓘ political rights of ethnic minorities ⓘ
yearSigned	1947 ⓘ

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Aung San → notableWork → Panglong Agreement ⓘ

Anti-Fascist People’s Freedom League → significantEvent → Panglong Agreement ⓘ