List of Abbreviations and Acronyms

   ABFSU = All Burma Federation of Student Unions

   ABSDF = All Burma Students' Democratic Front

   ABSU = All Burma Students Union

   ABYMU = All Burma Young Monks' Union

   AFO = Anti-Fascist Organization

   AFPFL = Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League

   ALD = Arakan League for Democracy

   ANC = Arakan National Congress

   ARMA = All Ramanya Mon Association

   ARNO = Arakan Rohingya National Organization

   ASEAN = Association of Southeast Asian Nations

   BDA = Burma Defence Army

   BIA = Burma Independence Army

   BIMSTEC = Bangladesh-India-Myanmar-Sri Lanka-Thailand Economic Cooperation

   BNA = Burma National Army

   BSPP = Burma Socialist Programme Party

   CNF = Chin National Front

   CPB = Communist Party of Burma

   CRPP = Committee Representing the People's Parliament

   DAB = Democratic Alliance of Burma

   DDSI = Directorate of Defense Services Intelligence

   DKBA = Democratic Karen Buddhist Army

   DPNS = Democratic Party for a New Society

   DSA = Defence Services Academy

   DSC = Defence Services Compound

   DSI = Defence Services Institute

   FACE = Frontier Areas Committee of Enquiry

   GCBA = General Council of Burmese Associations

   GCSS = General Council of Sangha Sammeggi

   INGO = International Nongovernmental Organization

   IUAB = Internal Unity Advisory Board

   K = kyat

   KIA/KIO = Kachin Independence Army/Organization

   KMT = Kuomintang (Guomindang)

   KNA = Karen National Association

   KNLA = Karen National Liberation Army

   KNPP = Karenni National Progressive Party

   KNU = Karen National Union

   LID = Light Infantry Divisions

   MI = Military Intelligence

   MIS = Military Intelligence Service

   MMCWA = Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare Association

   MNDAA/MNDAP = Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army/Party

   MPF = Myanmar Police Force

   MTA = Mong Tai Army

   NC = National Convention

   NCGUB = National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma

   NCUB = National Council of the Union of Burma

   NDA = New Democratic Army

   NDAA-ESS = National Democratic Alliance Army-Eastern Shan State

   NDF = National Democratic Front

   NGO = Nongovernmental Organization

   NIB = National Intelligence Bureau

   NLD = National League for Democracy

   NLD-LA = National League for Democracy-Liberated Areas

   NMSP = New Mon State Party

   NSCN = National Socialist Council of Nagaland

   NUF = National Unity Front

   NUP = National Unity Party

   OSS = Office of Strategic Studies

   OTS = Officers Training School

   PBF = Patriotic Burmese Forces

   PBS = Press Scrutiny Board

   PC = People's Council

   PDP = Parliamentary Democracy Party

   PRC = People's Republic of China

   PVO = People's Volunteer Organization

   RC = Revolutionary Council

   RIT = Rangoon Institute of Technology

   RMC = Regional Military Commands

   RUSU = Rangoon University Students Union

   SACs = Security and Administration Councils

   SLORC = State Law and Order Restoration Council

   SNLD = Shan Nationalities League for Democracy

   SPB = Socialist Party of Burma

   SPDC = State Peace and Development Council

   SSA = (South) Shan State Army (South)

   UFU = United Frontier Union

   UNDP = United Nations Development Program

   UNLD = United Nationalities League for Democracy

   USDA = Union Solidarity and Development Association

   UWSA = United Wa State Army

   YCDC = Yangon City Development Committee

   YMBA = Young Men's Buddhist Association