Karen Revolution Day marked with call for unity
Posted on February 3, 2010
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Refugees in Mae La observe Revolution Day
Last Sunday was Karen Revolution Day, when the Karen remember the start of their armed resistance to successive Burmese military regimes. This year was the 61st anniversary.
In a statement that was read out at celebrations on both sides of the border, Karen National Union (KNU) president Saw Tamla Baw called for unity and warned people to be alert to attempts by the military to divide and breakup the Karen revolution. “We must oppose all attempts by the enemy to divide us,” he said.
He also denounced the junta’s planned elections, which are due to be held this year. He accused the junta of continuing to wage war in Karen State and violating human rights while claiming to be democratic. “This act is a systematic plan by the military clique to eliminate the entire Karen people,” he said.
He also said the junta was trying to assassinate the senior leaders of the KNU.
In 1995, the junta took advantage of divisions within the Karen, when the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army broke away from the KNU. They helped enginer the split and later signed a ceasefire agreement with the DKBA.
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