Bo Nat Khann Mway Explained

Honorific Prefix:Bo
Nat Khann Mway
Other Name:Saw Lah Pwe
Nickname:"Bo Moustache", "Mr. Moustache"
Birth Date:18 July 1962[1]
Birth Place:Bago, Myanmar
Death Date:[2]
Death Place:Bago, Myanmar
Allegiance: DKBA-5 (2011–2016)
DKBA (1994–2011)
KNLA (1976–1994)
Serviceyears:–
Rank:Commander-in-chief
Battles:Internal conflict in Myanmar

Bo Nat Khann Mway (18 July 1962 – 13 March 2016), born Saw Lah Pwe and also known by his nicknames "Bo Moustache" and "Mr. Moustache", was a Karen military officer and commander-in-chief of DKBA-5, an insurgent group in Kayin State, Myanmar (Burma).[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Bo Nat Khann Mway joined the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) after its split from the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) in 1994. In 2011, five DKBA brigades under the command of Bo Nat Khann Mway split from the group after they rejected the government's plan to convert the DKBA into a border guard force subservient to the Tatmadaw.[10] On 21 August 2010, two of the original five brigades under his command, comprising around 300 troops, integrated themselves into the newly formed border guard force.[11]

Bo Nat Khann Mway died from throat cancer on 13 March 2016, at a hospital in his hometown of Bago (Pegu).[12] [13]

Notes and References

  1. News: Naing . Saw Yan . Portrait of a Karen Warrior . https://web.archive.org/web/20111004082303/http://irrawaddy.org/highlight.php?art_id=20986 . 4 October 2011 . 14 March 2021 . The Irrawaddy . 4 October 2011.
  2. News: Naing. Saw Yan. Charismatic DKBA Leader Dies at 54. 24 December 2016. The Irrawaddy. 14 March 2016.
  3. Web site: DKBA renegades seize border town . Democratic Voice of Burma . 7 November 2010 . Naw . Noreen . 3 January 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101230132442/http://www.dvb.no/elections/dkba-renegades-seize-border-town/12665 . 30 December 2010 . dead .
  4. DKBA Troops Seize Three Pagodas Pass . The Irrawaddy . 8 November 2010 . Lawi . Weng . 3 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101110092204/http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=20004 . 10 November 2010 .
  5. Web site: KNU general-secretary says Saw La Bwe may come home . Danielpedersen.org . 3 August 2010 . Francis . Wade . 3 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110725215624/http://www.danielpedersen.org/tag/dkba/ . 25 July 2011 .
  6. Burma attack 'a warning of possible civil war' . Burma Campaign UK . 8 November 2010 . 3 January 2011 . 30 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120330060844/http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/166320/1/1223 . dead .
  7. News: A new phase in Burmese politics : What drives Brig Gen Saw La Bwe, the commander of the DKBA's 5th Brigade? . Bangkok Post . 5 December 2010 . Maxmilian . Wechsler . 3 January 2011.
  8. Web site: Junta bombards DKBA splinter group at Three Pagodas Pass . Mizzima . 9 November 2010 . Phanida . 3 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110519092708/http://www.mizzima.com/news/inside-burma/4561-junta-bombards-dkba-in-three-pagodas-pass.html . 19 May 2011 .
  9. Mr. Beard Breaks Away . The Irrawaddy . August 2010 . Saw Yan . Naing . 18 . 8 . 3 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110106005611/http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=19178 . 6 January 2011 .
  10. DKBA Brigade Leader Rejects Election Result . The Irrawaddy . 9 November 2010 . Saw Yan . Naing . 3 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101223151313/http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=20007 . 23 December 2010 .
  11. Web site: Bo Moustache and followers still reject BGF plan . Mizzima . 26 August 2010 . Kyaw . Kha . 3 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110103065903/http://www.mizzima.com/news/inside-burma/4288-bo-moustache-and-followers-still-reject-bgf-plan.html . 3 January 2011 .
  12. News: DKBA Leader, Major General Saw Ler Pwe Succumbs To Cancer « Karen News. 24 December 2016. karennews.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20161225081556/http://karennews.org/2016/03/dkba-leader-major-general-saw-ler-pwe-succumbs-to-cancer.html/#. 25 December 2016. dead.
  13. News: DKBA leader Na Kham Mwe dies of cancer - The Nation. The Nation. 13 March 2016. 11 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160411215620/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/politics/DKBA-leader-Na-Kham-Mwe-dies-of-cancer-30281487.html. dead.

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