Panglong Agreement

Panglong Agreement
Ratified12 February 1947 (1947-02-12)
LocationPanglong, Shan States
SignatoriesAung San, ethnic Kachin Committee, Chin Committee and Shan Committee
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The Panglong Agreement (Burmese: ပင်လုံစာချုပ် [pɪ̀ɰ̃ lòʊɰ̃ sà dʑoʊʔ]) was reached in Panglong, Southern Shan State, between the Burmese government under Aung San and the Shan Committee, Kachin Committee, and Chin Committee peoples on 12 February 1947. The anniversary of this agreement, which promised autonomy to ethnic minorities, is celebrated annually as Union Day.

In 1973, Sai Kham Leik composed the Shan language song, "Lik Hom Mai Panglong" (Shan: လိၵ်ႈႁူမ်ႈမၢႆပၢင်လူင်, lit. 'Panglong Agreement'), for Sai Hsai Mao, which remains a pop classic.

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References

  1. ↑ "Myanmar Government holiday page". Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2009.
  2. ↑ Jirattikorn, Amporn (2010). "Shan noises, Burmese sound: crafting selves through pop music". South East Asia Research. 18 (1): 161–189. doi:10.5367/000000010790959875. ISSN 0967-828X. JSTOR 23750954.
  3. ↑ Ferguson, Jane (2016). "I Was Cool When My Country Wasn't: "Mao" and "Deng" Making Transnational Music in the Golden Triangle". Asian Music. 47 (2): 114–137. doi:10.1353/amu.2016.0018.

Text referencing the Panglong Agreement

  1. ↑ U Nu, The Panglong Agreement, 12 February 1947, in The Politics of Burma: A Documentary History, ed. Kyaw Win and Robert H. Taylor (London: Oxford University Press, 1979), pp. 57-63.