CNI News
23 March 2024
The biggest problem of Myanmar was ethnic armed revolution, Dr.Aye Maung, chairman of the Arakan Front Party (AFP), told CNI News.
After saying that the NLD was trying to form a government without solving the vote list dispute that took place in the 2020 general election, the Tatmadaw overthrew the NLD civilian government on 1st February, 2021 and took State power.
After that, some NLD leaders and democratic elements waged an armed resistance after which the country has been facing various crises.
The power struggle between the Myanmar Tatmadaw and the National Unity Government (NUG) and ethnic armed revolution - which one should be solved first? It must be reviewed by those who would solve, said Dr.Aye Maung.
While seeing ethnic people
"Just solved the current problem caused by the NUG, are the EAOs, that revolutionized for more than 70 years, the NUG's followers? Does the participating in the landscape that arose due to the NUG dwarf the roles of the ethnic revolution leaders. They must ask it themself. In my opinion, the biggest problem of Myanmar at present is ethnic armed revolution. It's the revolutionary history for national liberation generation after generation. The history of this revolution cannot be erased. Identity cannot be erased. For example, Rakhine cannot replaced by Dhanyawadi. Mon people cannot be replaced by Yamanya. Shan people cannot be replaced by Kanbawza. The NUG is just three years old. This is as far as they can go. They received somewhat foreign support. It's necessary to understand ethnic armed revolution and these things for those who will solve. Those who will solve must review which one to be solved first and which one second or things related to both." he said.
As soon as the problem between the NUG/PDF and the Tatmadaw, ethnic armed revolution could not resolved which political circles are reviewing. In the union that would be built in the future, ethnic and federal democratic affairs must be based, Khun Wai Htoo, secretary-2 of the Pa-O National Federal Council (PNFC) told CNI News.
While seeing PDF comrades
"Rather than which one will be prioritized they both are opportunities that are important to us. The federal democratic union that will be built in the future must be based on these two. The necessary constitution for the country must be enacted based on these two affairs." he said.
Ethnic armed revolutions have emerged for over 70 years because of equal rights and self-determination after Myanmar gained her independence in 1948. But it cannot be solved up to now.
