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The Shan State Army (Burmese: ရှမ်းပြည်တပ်မတော်; abbreviated SSA) was one of the largest insurgent groups that fought government forces in Shan State, Myanmar (Burma). The SSA was founded in 1964 after the merging of two existing insurgent groups. The SSA recruited and trained thousands of local Shan people to join their ranks. Although their initial purpose was to fight for autonomy in Shan State, their battle had extended to fighting against the Communist Party of Burma (CPB), Kuomintang soldiers sponsored by the CIA in Myanmar, and opium smugglers in Shan State. The SSA however, could not fulfill its goals, and in 1976 it dissolved. It would later become the basis for the Shan State Army - North and the Shan State Army - South, but the SSA was not directly linked to either group. Resistance by the Shan State can be traced back to the pre-colonial period, when the Shan kingdoms, once largely independent,[1] fell under the power of a Burmese conqueror, Bayinnaung in 1555. Since then,

Shan State Army - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1964–1975 insurgent group in Myanmar This article is about the insurgent group that was active between 1964 and 1975. For the modern Shan State Army, see Shan State Army – North . For the modern splinter group, see Shan State Army – South . Not to be confused with Shan United Revolutionary Army or Shan State National Army . [[Separatism]]<br>Shan independence"},"position":{"wt":""},"anthem":{"wt":""},"status":{"wt":""},"size":{"wt":""},"revenue":{"wt":""},"part_of":{"wt":""},"war":{"wt":"the [[internal conflict i

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