All Burma Students' Democratic Front | |
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Participant in the Internal conflict in Myanmar | |
Top: Variant of the Fighting Peacock flag used by the ABSDF
Bottom: Insignia of the ABSDF |
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Active | 1 November 1988 | –present
Ideology |
Liberal democracy Political freedom Antimilitarism |
Leaders | U Than Khe Myo Win Sonny Mahinder |
Headquarters | Several across Myanmar's borders, including foreign branches |
Area of operations |
Myanmar-Thailand border Myanmar-India border Myanmar-China border |
Strength | 600–1,000 |
Allies | |
Opponents | Union of Myanmar (until 2011) |
Battles and wars | Internal conflict in Myanmar |
Website | http://home.absdf8888.org/ |
Kachin Independence Army
Karen National Union
The All Burma Students' Democratic Front (Burmese: မြန်မာနိုင်ငံလုံးဆိုင်ရာကျောင်းသားများဒီမိုကရက်တစ်တပ်ဦး; abbreviated ABSDF) is an opposition group in Myanmar (Burma). It was founded on 1 November 1988, after the 8888 protests in Yangon. The group's leadership consists mostly of former student exiles.