Lahu Democratic Union
Lahu Democratic Union လားဟူဒီမိုကရက်တစ်အစည်းအရုံး | |
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| Abbreviation | LDU |
| Ideology | Lahu self-determination[1] |
| National affiliation | United Nationalities Federal Council |
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The Lahu Democratic Union (Burmese: လားဟူဒီမိုကရက်တစ်အစည်းအရုံး; abbreviated LDU) is a Lahu political and insurgent group in Myanmar. It was formed in 2008 along the Thailand-Myanmar border. Due to its small size, it was originally barred from signing the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) with the government of Myanmar,[2] but later signed it on 13 February 2018.[3][4][5] The LDU is part of the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) and its military coalition, the Federal Union Army (FUA).[6] After the February 2021 coup, the LDU split into two rival factions with Kyar Solomon leading the pro-Junta group.[7] This split reportedly led to the LDU losing popular support in Lahu regions, boosting the popularity of the rival anti-coup Lahu National Development Party.[2]
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