Bao Youxiang
| Bao Youxiang | |
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| 鲍有祥 | |
| President of Wa State | |
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Assumed office 1995 |
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| Vice President | Xiao Minliang |
| Preceded by | Zhao Nyi-Lai |
| Chairman of the UWSP | |
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In office 1995–2005 |
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| Preceded by | Zhao Nyi-Lai |
| Succeeded by | Bao Youyi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1949 (age 67–68) Kunma, British Burma |
| Political party | United Wa State Party |
| Relations |
Brothers: Bao Youyi Bao Youliang Bao Youhua |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Wa State
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| Service/branch | United Wa State Army |
| Years of service | 1989–present |
| Rank | Commander in Chief |
Bao Youxiang (Chinese: 鲍有祥; pinyin: Bào yǒuxiáng; Burmese: ပေါက်ယူချန်း), also known as Chairman Bao, is the current President of Wa State, chairman of the United Wa State Party, and commander-in-chief of the United Wa State Army.
Bao Youxiang was born in 1949 to a Wa chieftain in Kunma, a Wa village near Gawng Lang, in northern Shan State. Bao was the second youngest of eight brothers in his family, and did not go further than his village during his childhood. When Bao was 21, he joined and eventually led a Wa guerrilla group that smuggled opium across the China-Myanmar border.
Bao joined the armed wing of the Communist Party of Burma (CPB) in 1969, and started out as a battalion commander for his home village of Kumna, but gradually became the leader of a brigade operating near the Thai-Myanmar border. Like many Wa villagers in the area at the time, Bao saw the CPB as a source of modern weaponry, combat training, and fraternity.
In 1989, the leadership of the CPB was challenged by several party members, resulting in an internal rebellion that ended with the disbandment of the armed wing of the CPB and the establishment of various new factions, including the United Wa State Army, which Bao would eventually lead.
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