Karen National Association

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The Karen National Association (Burmese: ကရင်အမျိုးသားအသင်း; KNA) was a political party in Burma.

History

The KNA was established in 1881, the first modern political party in the country.[1] It represented the Christian Karen and Sgaw communities, replacing the American Baptist missionaries as the main voice of the Karens to the colonial government.[1]

The party joined the Burma for the Burmans League in the late 1920s, and was a member of the Separation League for the 1932 general elections. It was disbanded during World War II.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Haruhiro Fukui (1985) Political parties of Asia and the Pacific, Greenwood Press, p136
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