The Commander-in-chief of the Tatmadaw General Smith Dun was fired(Conflict in Myanmar)

Conflict in Myanmar - The Commander-in-chief of the Tatmadaw General Smith Dun was fired

Time: 1949

Place: Kayin State, Myanmar

Details: The Karen people of Kayin State (formerly Karen State) in eastern Myanmar are the third largest ethnic group in Myanmar, consisting of roughly 7% of the country's total population. Karen insurgent groups have fought for independence and self-determination since 1949. In 1949, the commander-in-chief of the Tatmadaw General Smith Dun, an ethnic Karen, was fired because of the rise of Karen opposition groups, which furthered ethnic tensions. He was replaced by Ne Win, a Bamar nationalist who would go on to become the dictator of Myanmar.