The Chin National Army (;

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CNA) is a

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ethnic armed organisation in

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(Burma). It is the armed wing of the Chin National Front (CNF), and was founded on 20 March 1988 alongside it. The CNA signed a ceasefire agreement with the

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on 6 January 2012. The CNA is a member of the United Nationalities Federal Council, a coalition of opposition groups whose goal is to establish a

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in Myanmar, or achieve levels of autonomy and peace amongst the various

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in the country.

History

Activities before 2021

CNA was formed along with Chin National Front, its political wing, by Chin students fleeing persecution after

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’s

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provided them with assistance in acquiring weaponry. They established a base in Mizoram, which they maintained until 2005.

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