Duwa Lashi La
Duwa Lashi La () is a Burmese Kachin politician and lawyer who is the president of the Kachin National Consultative Council. He was named by the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, on 16 April 2021, as the vice-president in the National Unity Government of Myanmar, a parallel government to the State Administrative Council formed after the 2021 coup. On 7 September 2021, Duwa Lashi La announced that from today the defensive war against the military junta has been launched — urges the citizens to revolt against the junta in every corner of the country. Early life and education. He  was born in the village of Mung Ji in northern Shan State. He graduated from Lashio High School with a B grade and worked as a teacher at his hometown, Mongji School. After working as a teacher, he re-entered the tenth grade at St. Michael's School in Maymyo. In 1970, he studied law at Yangon University. He received his BA in 1974. In 1976, he regained his L.L.B. After graduation, he worked as a prosecutor in Myitkyina and Lashio for two years. He then worked as a law officer for 16 years from 1978 to 1994. Duwa Lashi