All Burma Students’ Democratic Frontျမန္မာႏိုင္ငံလံုးဆုိင္ရာ ေက်ာင္းသားမ်ား ဒီမိုကရက္တစ္ တပ္ဦး |
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SUMMARYFounded: 1 Nov. 1988 CEC members:
The ABSDF is a student army that was formed after the 1988 uprisings. Their objectives are They have 7 camps along the Myanmar-Thailand border, 3 camps along the Myanmar-India Aims and Objectives:
Leadership The ABSDF elects its leadership democratically. Leaders of the organisation CEC members:CEC members: 1. Comrade Than Khe Chairman
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Ceasefire & Peace ProcessNCA signed: 15 October 2015 # Post-NCA Signed Clashes: The ABSDF is a student army that formed after the 1988 uprisings. Their objective is to fight for democracy and human rights in Myanmar alongside other democratic and ethnic nationality forces. They have 7 camps along the Myanmar-Thailand border, 3 camps along the Myanmar-India border and 3 camps on the Myanmar-China border. The ABSDF also has foreign branches in the US and Australia. Official delegation teamU Myo Win (UPDJC) Liaison offices1.Myawaddy2. Muse 3. Proposed: Loikaw, Kalay, Payathonsu, and Myeik Alliances: ABSDF northern Burma Branch bases in KIA Contact: |
Meetings
| # | Date | Location | Militia rep | Govt Rep | Details |
| 1 | 17/01/2012 | Mae Sot, Thailand | Vice-chairman Myo Win | Aung Thaung | ABSDF presented a ‘peace talk’ paper that defined their position. They accepted the government’s peace offer as constructive first step and ready to talk if they are allocated equal rights. The government sent a formal letter offering to engage in peace talks with the ABSDF on Jan.10, 2012. |
| 2 | 09/02/2012 | Mae Sot, Thailand | Vice-chairman Myo Win | Major Saw Khin Soe (representing Aung Thaung) | No agreement was made, but both sides agreed to meet again for further negotiations. |
| 3 | 09/11/2012 | Chiang Mai, Thailand | Chairman Than Khe, General secretary Myo Win and 4 others | Aung Min | Both parties agreed on two points: (1) allow an ABSDF delegation to safely conduct a series of studies on the conditions in Myanmar (2) to continue political dialogue with the government Hla Maung Shwe, Nyo Ohn Myint were present |
| 4 | 18-24/12/2012 | Naypyidaw and MPC Yangon | Chairman Than Khe, Secretary Sonny Mahindra and 7 others | Aung Min and MPC members | An ABSDF delegation organized a study trip to better understand the government’s development and implementation of the peace process in the country. During the trip, they consulted with 88 Generation Student Group leaders, SNLD leader Khun Htun Oo and other ethnic political party leaders. The ABSDF delegation also met with their respective families. |
| 5 | 21/05/2013 | MPC | ABSDF | U Aung Min | Ko Kyaw Ko and Ko Sonny Mahindra led the ABSDF met with U Aung Min at MPC on May 21. ABSDF said "peace and national reconcialiation is important and priority to implement". they discussed about continuing peace talks. Representatives from northern region did not turn up as the govt did not provide assistance or security. |
| 6 | 12/07/2013 | Chiang Mai, Thailand | ABSDF technical team | MPC technical team | No resulted |
| 7 | 05/08/2013 | Yangon-MPC | ABSDF- total 34- 24 from CEC, 5 from northern and 5 from India | UPWC/ MPC | 4 agreement, 1. starting from august 5 to ceasefire, 2. ABSDF members must be free going around without weapons 3. Liasions office open at Myawaddy and other places etc. 4. Union level discussion will be on 10 August for official representative. 12 points proposed by ABSDF. |
| 8 | 10/08/2013 | Yangon-MPC | ABSDF Chairman Than Khe, Vice-Chairman Myo Win, General Secretary Sonny and CEC members | U Aung Min and U Thein Zaw,Lt-Gen Thet Naing Win, U Ohn Myint, U Khin Yi and U Zeyar Aung,U Zaw Min, Deputy Attorney-General U Tun Tun Oo, the Kayin state advocate-general, the state security and border affairs minister, the senior military officers from the Office of Commander-inChief (Army), members of Myanmar Peace Center | 12 points agreement |
| 9 | 08/11/2013 | Yangon-MPC | General Secretary Sonny and CEC members | UPWC technical team | Informal meeting |
| 10 | 09/11/2013 | Yangon-MPC | ABSDF/ ALP | UPWC- Aung Min | Informal meeting |
| 11 | 20/11/2013 | Nay Pyi Taw | ABSDF | UPWC- Aung Min | UPWC and ABSDF meets in Naypyitaw for the ceasefire terms during the union level talks. |
| 12 | 30/05/2014 | Naypyitaw | Ko Sonny and Ko Kyaw Lin | Minister of commerce U Win Myint | Business |
Developments
Demands:
release all political prisoners
stop offensives in Kachin state and start political dialogue
nationwide ceasefire
build mutual trust and respect
all inclusive dialogue
Initial Agreements:
The government requested for the ABSDF to surrender their arms and set up a political party.
Activities with partners
The ABSDF supports the KIA in military campaigns. (1988-96, 2011-ongoing)
During the ABSDF delegation study trip in December, 2012, they met with NLD patron Tin Oo Ethnic Shan, Arakan and Mon leaders from the United Nationalities Alliance and 88 Generation Students group.
Statements
10 May 2015 - ABSDF's message for 79th anniversary of ABFSU
10 Mar, 2015 - ABSDF released a statement on police cracked down on students protest
Nov 20, 2014 - ABSDF released a statement on Myanmar army attacked KIA academy
Aug 10, 2013 - UPWC and ABSDF signed 12 points Union Level peace agreement (Eng)
Aug 10, 2013 - UPWC and ABSDF signed 12 points Union Level peace agreement (Bur)
Aug 05, 2013 - 4 points agreement ABSDF and UPWC
Jul 30, 2013 - ABSDF's statement on peace talks
Jan 07, 2013 - War conflict in Kachin state
Jan 07, 2013 - Requesting Buddhist monk
Jan 03, 2013 - Press conference in Yangon
Dec 18, 2012 - The first field trip to Yangon
Mar 31, 2012 - Postpone the Union level meeting date
Feb 09, 2012 - Preliminary meeting
Nov 08, 2011 - Ceasefire and peace process
