Lahu Democratic Union

Lahu Democratic Union လားဟူဒီမိုကရက်တစ်အစည်းအရုံး
Abbreviation	LDU
Ideology	Lahu self-determination[1]
National affiliation	United Nationalities Federal Council
Alternative Lahu flag
Politics of Myanmar Political parties Elections

The Lahu Democratic Union (Burmese: လားဟူဒီမိုကရက်တစ်အစည်းအရုံး; abbreviated LDU) is a Lahu political and insurgent group in Myanmar. It signed the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) with the government of Myanmar on 13 February 2018.[2][3][4] The LDU is part of the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) and its military coalition, the Federal Union Army (FUA).[5] After the February 2021 coup, the LDU split into two rival factions with Kyar Solomon leading the pro-Junta group.[6]

References

1. "LDU will make every effort for establishment of self-administered zone". Burma News International. 22 March 2018. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
2. "2 groups join Myanmar government's peace process". AP News. 13 February 2018. Archived from the original on 29 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
3. "New Mon State Party and Lahu Democratic Union sign NCA". Office of the President of Myanmar. Archived from the original on 29 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
4. "NCA signing ceremony for NMSP, LDU to take place on 13 Feb". Mizzima. 6 February 2018. Archived from the original on 29 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
5. "Myanmar Peace Monitor: Stakeholders - UNFC". Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
6. Rocky Start for New Bloc of Myanmar EAOs Formed to Join Junta Peace Talks. The Irrawaddy. April 12, 2024. Archived April 12, 2024, at the Wayback Machine