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'''Gunhtang Gam Shawng''' is a [[Kachin people|Kachin]] political and military leader. He is the [[chairman]] of the [[Kachin Independence Organisation]] (KIO).[{{Cite news |date=4 January 2023 |title=Kachin Independence Leader Steps Down |url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/kachin-independence-leader-steps-down.html |access-date=24 September 2024 |newspaper=The Irrawaddy}}] He previously served as the [[vice chairman]] of the KIO[{{cite news|title=Kachin Militia Appoints New Leaders Amid Ongoing Hostilities With Myanmar Forces|url=https://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/kachin-militia-appoints-new-leaders-amid-ongoing-hostilities-with-myanmar-forces-01032018163349.html|accessdate=9 May 2018|work=Radio Free Asia|date=3 January 2018|language=en}}][{{cite news|title=General N'Ban La becomes KIO chairman {{!}} Eleven Myanmar|url=http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/politics/12997|accessdate=9 May 2018|work=www.elevenmyanmar.com|language=en}}] and the [[commander in chief]] of the KIA,[{{cite web|title=Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) {{!}} Myanmar Peace Monitor|url=http://mmpeacemonitor.org/stakeholders/stakeholders-overview/155-kio|website=mmpeacemonitor.org|publisher=Myanmar Peace Monitor|accessdate=12 March 2018|language=en-gb|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312204620/http://mmpeacemonitor.org/stakeholders/stakeholders-overview/155-kio|archive-date=12 March 2018|url-status=dead}}] and was succeeded in these roles by Hkawng Lum.[{{cite news|last1=Kumbun|first1=Joe|title=Analysis: KIO Kicks Off New Year with New Leadership|url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/analysis-kio-kicks-off-new-year-new-leadership.html|accessdate=8 May 2018|work=The Irrawaddy|date=2 January 2018}}] |
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'''Gunhtang Gam Shawng''' is a [[Kachin people|Kachin]] political and military leader. He is the [[chairman]] of the [[Kachin Independence Organisation]] (KIO).[{{Cite news |date=4 January 2023 |title=Kachin Independence Leader Steps Down |url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/kachin-independence-leader-steps-down.html |access-date=24 September 2024 |newspaper=The Irrawaddy}}] He previously served as the [[vice chairman]] of the KIO[{{cite news|title=Kachin Militia Appoints New Leaders Amid Ongoing Hostilities With Myanmar Forces|url=https://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/kachin-militia-appoints-new-leaders-amid-ongoing-hostilities-with-myanmar-forces-01032018163349.html|accessdate=9 May 2018|work=Radio Free Asia|date=3 January 2018|language=en}}][{{cite news|title=General N'Ban La becomes KIO chairman {{!}} Eleven Myanmar|url=http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/politics/12997|accessdate=9 May 2018|work=www.elevenmyanmar.com|language=en}}] and the [[commander in chief]] of the KIA,[{{cite web|title=Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) {{!}} Myanmar Peace Monitor|url=http://mmpeacemonitor.org/stakeholders/stakeholders-overview/155-kio|website=mmpeacemonitor.org|publisher=Myanmar Peace Monitor|accessdate=12 March 2018|language=en-gb|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312204620/http://mmpeacemonitor.org/stakeholders/stakeholders-overview/155-kio|archive-date=12 March 2018|url-status=dead}}] and was succeeded in these roles by Hkawng Lum.[{{cite news|last1=Kumbun|first1=Joe|title=Analysis: KIO Kicks Off New Year with New Leadership|url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/analysis-kio-kicks-off-new-year-new-leadership.html|accessdate=8 May 2018|work=The Irrawaddy|date=2 January 2018}}] |
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Gam Shawng almost never joins meetings with the Burmese authorities unless the Burmese top general also joins. Gam Shawng strongly opposes the 2008 Constitution of Myanmar, which he uses as his foot rest in his office. |
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Gam Shawng almost never joins meetings with the Burmese authorities unless the Burmese top general also joins. Gam Shawng strongly opposes the [[2008 Constitution of Myanmar]], which he uses as his foot rest in his office. |
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