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all Burmese ethnic nationalities and classes among their membership. The ABSDF is at the forefront of the popular struggle for democracy and human rights in Myanmar; hence the name "All Burma Students’ Democratic Front". ABSDF's motto is born out of collective experiences: "Our Heads are Bloody But Unbowed".
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To pursue this decision, thousands of people, mostly students, youth, and intellectuals, left for the border areas near Thailand, India, China, and Bangladesh. On 1 November 1988, they founded the All Burma Students’ Democratic Front (ABSDF) on the Myanmar-Thailand border. Thus, the formation of the
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The ABSDF is an organisation representing all students and social classes throughout Myanmar in their struggle to achieve democracy and human rights. The students of Myanmar were recognised as the leading force fighting against the dictatorial military regime, and the Front indiscriminately counts
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The ABSDF holds seven camps on the Myanmar–Thailand border, one camp spread over three separate locations on the Myanmar-India border, and one camp spread over three separate locations on the Myanmar-China border. It also has foreign branches such as in the United States and Australia.
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The ABSDF elects its leadership democratically, with leaders of the organisation serving for three-year terms in accordance with the ABSDF constitution. Its first leader was Htun Aung Gyaw, a leader in the December 1974 student protests following the
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To fulfill its aims and objectives, the ABSDF upholds the strategy of "armed struggle in combination with political activities". From 2001 to 20 December 2010 ABSDF was on the US terror list.
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ABSDF and its Student Army followed closely on ABFSU's decision. In other words, its formation was a strategic decision of the student movement inside Myanmar.
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in September 1988, following its crackdown on peaceful demonstrations concerning democracy and human rights. Soon after seizing state power, the
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ABSDF had held two formal discussions and three informal gatherings with the government in 2012 and 2013. On 5 August 2013, the
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The objective of the group is to free the people of Myanmar from the oppression of the military, to create a
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Protesters protesting China's support for the Myanmar regime display the flag of The ABSDF, 2008
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It was in this atmosphere that serious discussions and debates took place within the
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The ABSDF is also a member organisation of the Asian Students’ Association, the
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Right Arm Bage of ABSDF, usually with the number of the assigned brigade above
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government and ABSDF signed a state-level ceasefire agreement in
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United National Liberation Front of Western South East Asia
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Federal Political Negotiation and Consultative Committee
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Protesters display the flag of the ABSDF outside the
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