National United Party of Arakan

The National United Party of Arakan (NUPA) is a political organisation[2] and insurgent group[3] 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.[4]

National United Party of Arakan
ရခိုင်ပြည် လွတ်မြောက်ရေး တပ်မတော်
Participant in the internal conflict in Myanmar
Flag of the National United Party of Arakan
Active1994 (1994) – present
IdeologyRakhine nationalism
Anti-authoritarianism
Secularism[1]
HeadquartersSittwe, Rakhine State
Area of operationsRakhine State
Opponent(s) Myanmar Union of Myanmar (until 2011)
Battles and war(s)Internal conflict in Myanmar

History

On 7 February 2001, the central committee of NUPA released a statement concerning the increase in sectarian violence against the Rohingya of Rakhine State:[1]

We are deeply concerned over the racial clashes that took place as a sequel to an untoward incident in a teashop in Sittwe on 4 February 2001. [...] As a result of this incident, there was losses of lives, destruction of property and a deep sense of animosity prevailed upon the two brotherly peoples, the Buddhists and the Muslims. [...] We want to make it known that, the average Arakanese people are peace-loving but the SPDC junta which is overtly Burman-dominated has like its predecessors, the SLORC and BSPP, got down to stir up communal agitation so that the two brotherly communities could be divided. [...] To the international community at large, our appeal is to give moral and material support to the national liberation movement of Arakan so that the long-cherished independence of Arakan could be realized and rule of law could be established.

References
  1. "National United Party of Arakan: on the Racial Clashes in Sittwe, Arakan". 7 February 2001. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018.
  2. Minahan, James; Wendel, Peter T. (2002). Encyclopedia of the Stateless Nations: S-Z. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 2144. ISBN 978-0-313-32384-3.
  3. 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.
  4. "Leftist Parties of Myanmar". Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2018.


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