Internal conflict in Myanmar

Location

Myanmar (Burma)

Result

Ongoing

Insurgency since 1948, shortly after Myanmar gained independence from the United Kingdom
Major ethnic conflicts in Kachin, Kayah, Kayin, Rakhine and Shan State
In 2011, the ruling military junta concedes official rule over Myanmar
Numerous ceasefires and peace agreements signed by various groups following political reforms by the government
Ongoing sporadic violence between government forces and insurgent groups

Territorial changes

Autonomous self-administered zones created for ethnic minorities in 2010

Belligerents
Myanmarball Tatmadaw Supported by: Chinaball Russiaball Former combatants: Union of Burma (1948–1962) Military Governments (1962–2011) Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (1962–1988) Union of Myanmar (1988–2011) DKBA (1994–2010) Formerly supported by: Yugoslaviaball (1952–1988)	ABSDF (since 1988) Arakan Army (since 2009) ARSA (since 2016) DKBA-5 (since 2010) KIO (since 1961) Kachin Independence Army KNU (since 1949) KNLA KNPP (since 1949) Karenni Army MNLA (since 1958) MNDAA (since 1989) NDAA (since 1989) SSA-N (since 1971) SSA-S (since 1996) TNLA (since 1992) UWSP (since 1989) UWSA and others Supported by: Chinaball(1968–1988; 1989–present) Former combatants: CPB (1948–1988) RFCP (1948–1978) Mujahideen (1948–1961) PNA (1949–1991) SSA (1964–1976) WNA (1974–1997) MTA (1985–1996) SSNA (1995–2005) God's Army (1997–2006) VBSW (1999–2013)and others Formerly supported by: Thailandball (1948–1995) Taiwanball (1950–1961) USAball (1951–1953)

The Internal conflict in Myanmar is a series of insurgencies within Myanmar that began shortly after he gained independence from UKball. This conflict has been seen as the world's longest running civil war.

Ancient and Old Wars (4000 BCE-1870)
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Ancient/Classical (3000 BCE-500 CE)	Trojan War • Wars of Alexander the Great • Punic Wars • Sack of Rome • Three Kingdoms Period
Medieval (500 CE-1500)	Early Muslim Conquests • Norman conquest of England • Crusades • Mongol Invasion • Fall of Constantinople • War of the Bucket • Hundred Years War • Genpei War
Early modern (1500-1870)	American Indian Wars • Three Hundred and Thirty Five Years' War • Seven Years War • American Revolutionary War • Napoleonic Wars • Uruguayan Civil War • War of 1812 • Opium Wars • American Civil War • Austro-Prussian War • French intervention in Mexico • Texas Revolution • Mexican-American War • Paraguayan War
Contemporary (1870-2023)
Pre-World War I Era (1870-1914)	Franco-Prussian War • Boxer Rebellion • Boer Wars • War of the Pacific • The Congo Genocide • Anglo-Zanzibar War • Spanish-American War • Russo-Japanese War
World Wars and the Interwar Period (1914-1945)	World War I • Armenian Genocide • Russian Revolution • Russian Civil War • Irish War of Independence • Chaco War • Emu War • Spanish Civil War • Winter War • Turkish War of Independence • World War II
Cold War (1945-1991)	Indo-Pakistani Wars • Internal conflict in Myanmar • Chinese Civil War • Arab–Israeli conflict • Korean War • Cuban Revolution • Taiwan Strait Crisis • Xinjiang Conflict • Vietnam War • Cuban Missile Crisis • Football War • Six-Day War • Ethiopian Civil War • Angolan Civil War • The Troubles • Kurdish-Turkish Conflict • Iran-Saudi Arabia proxy conflict • Western Sahara conflict • Soviet-Afghan War • Falklands War • Gulf War
Post-Cold War (1991-2023)	Yugoslav Wars • First Congo War • Second Congo War • Afghan War • War on Terror • Iraq War • Boko Haram insurgency • Arab Spring (Syrian Civil War) • Crisis in Venezuela • War in Iraq (2013-2017) • War in Donbass • Yemeni Civil War (2015-present) • Nicaragua Protests (2018-present) • Tigray Military Intervention • 2020-2021 Belarusian protests • 2021 Russian Protests • 2021 Myanmar protests • 2021 Greek protests • 2020 Artsakh War • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine