National United Party of Arakan
| National United Party of Arakan | |
|---|---|
| ရခိုင်အမျိုးသားညီညွတ်ရေးပါတီ | |
Flag of the National United Party of Arakan | |
| Dates of operation | 1994 –2020 |
| Headquarters | Sittwe, Rakhine State |
| Active regions | Rakhine State |
| Ideology | Rakhine nationalism Anti-authoritarianism Secularism[1] |
| Allies | |
| Opponents | Myanmar
Union of Myanmar (until 2011) India (until 1998) |
| Battles and wars | Internal conflict in Myanmar |
The National United Party of Arakan (Burmese: ရခိုင်အမျိုးသားညီညွတ်ရေးပါတီ; NUPA) is a political organisation and insurgent group in Rakhine State, Myanmar. It was formed in 1994 as a merger between four nationalist groups, including a faction of the Communist Party of Arakan.[2][3][4] Its armed wing was the Arakan Army.[5][6]
As opposed to the anti-Rohingya Arakan Liberation Army, NUPA/AA was more cordial with the Rohingya and even formed the Arakan Independence Alliance with the Arakan Rohingya National Organisation.[7][8]
Bangladesh authorities accused NUPA of conducting criminal activities in Chittagong Division.[9][10]
In 1998, NUPA and Karen National Union leaders were arrested on Landfall Island, India. They were imprisoned in 2010 for allegedly smuggling weapons to Northeast Indian insurgents.[11] On 6 December 2020, NUPA merged with the United League of Arakan.[12]
References
- ^ "National United Party of Arakan: on the Racial Clashes in Sittwe, Arakan". 7 February 2001. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018.
- ^ Minahan, James; Wendel, Peter T. (2002). Encyclopedia of the Stateless Nations: S-Z. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 2144. ISBN 978-0-313-32384-3.
- ^ "Leftist Parties of Myanmar". Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ Roberts, Christopher (2010). ASEAN's Myanmar Crisis: Challenges to the Pursuit of a Security Community. Institute of Southeast Asian. p. 65. ISBN 978-981-4279-36-9. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Fighting in Arakan State. Mizzima. 15th September 1998
- ^ 183 sophisticated weapons confiscated near the Burma-Bangladeshi border during 2004. Narinjara News. May 12, 2005
- ^ Burmese rebel groups commit to ban anti-personnel (AP) landmines. December 5, 2003. Geneva Call.
- ^ Arakan (Rakhine State): A Land in Conflict on Myanmar’s Western Frontier Transnational Institute. Martin Smith. December 2019.
- ^ Bandarban hills – safe haven for Myanmar separatists. Dhaka Tribune. August 27, 2015.
- ^ Rohingya groups under scanner. The Daily Star. Julfikar Ali Manik. October 7, 2012.
- ^ Freed Arakan, Karen Guerrillas En Route to Netherlands. June 18, 2012. Zarni Mann. The Irrawaddy.
- ^ Founded by prominent Arakanese revolutionary, NUPA disbanded and merged with AA. December 13, 2020. Development Media Group. Archived January 23, 2025, at the Wayback Machine