Pro-Government Militias
Former Communist Party Militia (Myanmar (Burma))
Basic Group Information
| Name assigned by coder: | yes |
| PGM ID Number: | 283 |
| Country: | Myanmar (Burma) |
| Date formed: | Sept. 19, 1990 |
| Accuracy of date formed: | year |
| Details of Formation: | The military seems to have formed this group in 1990 to guard the Thai border. |
| Date dissolved: | March 30, 2011 |
| Accuracy of date dissolved: | decade |
| Details of Termination: | The group is assumed to have ended in 2011 the latest due to a change in government. |
| Termination Type(s): | change in government |
Former and Successor Group Information
| Predecessor group(s): | none |
| Successor group(s): | none |
| Private Military Company? | no |
| Former Group? | yes |
| Former Armed Group? | yes |
| Former Rebel Group? | yes |
| Former Rebel Group UCDP ID: | 182 |
| PGM Becomes Rebel Group? | no |
| Successor Rebel Group UCDP ID: | none |
Government Relation, Support, and Training
| Government Relation: | informal (type 1) |
| Created by the Government?: | no | Main Creating Government Institution: | none |
| Government Link(s): | state (institution); military (institution) |
| If link to party, name of party: | None |
| Training and Equipment: | no information |
| Shared Information and Joint Operations: | no information |
| Shared Personnel: | no information |
| Type(s) of Material Support: | drugs |
| State Sponsor(s): | none |
| Other Connection(s): |
Group Characteristics
| Membership: | ideology; party activists |
| Primary Membership: | political |
| Alternative Primary Membership: | no information |
| Location: | Thai border |
| Force Strength: | [unknown, unknown] |
| Target(s): | rebels, insurgents, or other armed group |
| Purpose(s): | protect national borders and integrity |
Ethnic Characteristics
| Ethnic Target(s): | none |
| Quality of Information for Ethnic Targeting: | not applicable |
| Ethnic Membership: | none |
| Quality of Information for Ethnic Membership: | not applicable |
| Ethnic Purpose: | none |
| Quality of Information for Ethnic Purpose: | not applicable |
Other Information
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New Variables from Meta-Analysis
Purpose
| Purpose: | The group was formed to protect the border with Thailand and fight insurgents. It was also used to control drug trafficking. |
| Relative Benefit(s) of PGM Use | unknown |
Treatment of Civilians
| Treatment of Civilians: | |
| Type(s) of Violence against Civilians: | unknown |
Reasons for Membership
| PGM Members Coerced? | no information |
| PGM Members Paid? | no information |
| Reasons for Membership: | |
| PGM Members Killed? | no information |
PGM Size
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Weapons and Training
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Organisation
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Reference(s) for Meta-Analysis
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