Honorific Prefix: | Ye Baw |
Than Khae | |
Native Name Lang: | my |
Office: | Chairman of the All Burma Students' Democratic Front |
Term Start: | 10 April 2001 |
Predecessor: | Dr. Naing Aung |
Birth Place: | Kyaukse, Burma |
Nationality: | Burmese |
Allegiance: | Myanmar |
Branch: | All Burma Students' Democratic Front |
Serviceyears: | 1988- |
Ye Baw Than Khae (also spelt Than Khe, Burmese: သံခဲ) is the current leader and chairman of the All Burma Students' Democratic Front (ABSDF), an insurgent group based in Kayin State, Myanmar (Burma).[1] He was elected chairman of All Burma Students' Democratic Front on 10 April 2001 at the sixth general conference.[2] [3]
Than Khae signed a state-level ceasefire agreement with Kayin State Government representatives on 5 August 2013.[4] [5] On 10 August 2013, he met with the Union Peace Working Committee (UPWC) and signed the Union-level ceasefire agreement at the Myanmar Peace Center in Yangon.[6]
Than Khae signed the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) as ABSDF's representative with the government of Myanmar on 15 October 2015.[7]