Shan United Revolutionary Army

The Shan United Revolutionary Army (Burmese: ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်တပ်ပေါင်းစုတော်လှန်ရေးတပ်မတော်; abbreviated SURA) or Tai Revolutionary Council (TRC) was a Shan insurgent group in Myanmar (Burma), led by Moh Heng.[2]

Shan United Revolutionary Army
ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်တပ်ပေါင်းစုတော်လှန်ရေးတပ်မတော်
Leaders
Dates of operation1960 (1960)[1]–1996 (1996)
HeadquartersHomong, Shan State
Active regionsShan State
Ideology
Part of Mong Tai Army
Opponents Union of Myanmar
Battles and warsInternal conflict in Myanmar

History

The SURA was formed in the 1960s by Moh Heng, who earlier formed the Shan State Communist Party in 1956.[3]

The SURA however took anti-communist position due to its close links with the KMT. In 1984, it merged with the anti-communist 2nd Brigade of the Shan State Army to form the Tai Revolutionary Council (TRC) when the 2nd Brigade headquarters was overrun by Khun Sa's Shan United Army (SUA).[4]

In early 1985 its headquarters at Piang Luang came under pressure from the SUA as the latter sought to consolidate control over the border area.[5] The TRC then ended its relationship the KMT, and allied itself with the SUA, to create the Mong Tai Army with its base of operations in Homong.[6][7] In 1996 most of its soldiers disarmed, but a group of 800 soldiers were integrated into the newly formed Shan State Army - South by Yawd Serk.

Further reading
  • Trevor Wilson (ed.) Myanmar's Long Road to National Reconciliation, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2006, ISBN 978-981-230-363-9; 981-230-363-4

See also

References
  1. "The Shan United Revolutionary Army". Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  2. "Uppsala Conflict Encyclopedia, Myanmar (Burma)". Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  3. "Shan Gather to Pay Respect to Revolutionary Leader Moh Heng".
  4. Lintner, Bertil (14 April 1994). "Slow Strangle: Khun Sa remains defiant of Rangoon's squeeze". Far Eastern Economic Review: 365.
  5. Risser, Gary; Kher, Oum; Htun, Sein (14 April 1994). "Running the Gauntlet: The Impact of Internal Displacement in Southern Shan State". Humanitarian Affairs Research Project Asian Research Center for Migration Institute of Asian Studies: 18.
  6. "Golden Triangle drug Lords: Khun Sa, Lo Hsing Han, Miss Hairy Legs and the Wa State Army". Facts and Details. Retrieved 26 May 2016.; Bertil Lintner, in Asia Online; 1 November 2007
  7. Eur (2002). The Far East and Australasia 2003, p. 870. ISBN 9781857431339. Retrieved 29 November 2014.


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