Kachin Confederation

Amid the collapse of the central government in Naypyidaw, the jingpho-speaking region of the Kachin State declared independence as the Kachin Wupong, under the leadership of the Kachin Liberation Army. A provisional decentralized government was established around the traditional local Gumlao elder councils, granting clans and villages a large degree of autonomy. They are embroiled in a series of conflicts with the Socialist Republic to their south, while supporting surrounding secessionist movements
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