Operation Dragon King
E779717
Operation Dragon King was a brutal 1978 military campaign by Myanmar’s armed forces targeting Rohingya Muslims in northern Rakhine State, causing widespread atrocities and mass displacement into neighboring Bangladesh.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Dragon King canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military operation ⓘ |
| aim |
to drive Rohingya across the border into Bangladesh
ⓘ
to register and screen Rohingya population ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Operation King Dragon
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Operation Nagamin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Rakhine State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Rohingya conflict in Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Myanmar ⓘ |
| describedAs |
brutal military campaign
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ethnic cleansing campaign ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued persecution of Rohingya in Myanmar ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Myanmar government policies toward Rohingya
ⓘ
attempt to expel Rohingya from Myanmar ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
arbitrary arrests
ⓘ
destruction of villages ⓘ forced deportation ⓘ killings of civilians ⓘ mass displacement of Rohingya to Bangladesh ⓘ sexual violence ⓘ torture ⓘ widespread human rights abuses ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-independence ethnic conflicts in Myanmar ⓘ |
| humanRightsAssessment | widely condemned by human rights organizations ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Myanmar Ministry of Defence
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Myanmar border security forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| location |
Arakan
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northern Rakhine State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Rohingya civilian population
ⓘ
Rohingya insurgent groups NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participant |
Myanmar Armed Forces
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Tatmadaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Myanmar’s campaigns against Rohingya ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Myanmar military
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ⓘ
Myanmar security forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | border area between Myanmar and Bangladesh ⓘ |
| result |
Rohingya refugee crisis in Bangladesh in 1978
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flight of over 200,000 Rohingya to Bangladesh ⓘ |
| significantEvent | 1978 Rohingya exodus to Bangladesh ⓘ |
| startTime | 1978 ⓘ |
| target |
Rohingya Muslims
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rohingya population of northern Rakhine State ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 1970s ⓘ |
| victim |
Rohingya civilians in northern Rakhine State
ⓘ
Rohingya refugees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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