Arakan National Council
Arakan National Council ရခိုင် အမျိုးသား ကောင်စီ | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | ANC |
| Chairperson | Dr. Khin Maung |
| General Secretary | U Twan Zaw |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Armed wing | Arakan Army |
| Ideology | Current: |
| Website | |
| arakananc.org | |
The Arakan National Council (Burmese: ရခိုင် အမျိုးသား ကောင်စီ; abbreviated ANC) is an political organisation in Myanmar that campaigns for the interests of the Arakanese (Rakhine people).
Arakan National Council (ANC) is political organization of Arakan fighting for Self-determination of Arakan along with other ethnic nationalities allies in Burma.
The Arakan National Council (ANC) is the single political front of the people of Arakan born out of the 2004 pre-convention of the national convention. It includes exiled groups like the Arakan League for Democracy(ALD-Exiled),National United Party of Arakan (NUPA), Arakan Army(AA) All Arakan Students' and Youths' Congress(AASYC)Rakhaing Sangha Union(RSU) and Rakhine academics, advisers and intellectuals. The ANC was established in New Delhi, India but most of its member parties based in Thailand.
Arakan National Council(ANC) is also a member organization of United Nationalities Federal Council(UNFC)which is an umbrella organization of ethnic armed revolutionary organization fighting for a genuine federal democratic nation of Burma.[1] and also has an armed wing in Kayin State, known as the Arakan Army.[2]
Naing Soe, a senior leader of the ANC, was arrested in February 2018, following a series of bombings in Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine State.[3] He was later released after police failed to provide evidence linking him to the bombings within 30 days as is required by police procedure.[4]
References
- ^ "Arakan National Council". Arakan National Council's Facebook. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "AA (Karen Region)". ISP Myanmar's Peace Desk.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Yee, Tan Hui (1 March 2018). "Sittwe blasts put spotlight on Rakhine nationalists". The Straits Times. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ Aung Khine, Min (28 March 2018). "5 of 9 Suspects in Sittwe Bombings Released". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
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