1946

August 25th - A goodwill delegation arrives in London to make Karen representations, however is told unequivocally that there ‘would not and could not’ be any British support for an independent Karen State.

1950

August 12th – Saw Ba U Gyi and Saw Sankey are ambushed and killed near the Thai-Burma border.

1976

August 10th – An emergency meeting is held and Mahn Ba Zan, who has been placed on a communist ‘watch list’ by US and Thai authorities, resigns. The KNU stance is irrevocably changed towards a right leaning ‘National Democracy.’

1986

August 15th – The KNU denounces the Pangshang agreement made between the NDF and the CPB.

1988

August – A KNLA Grenade attack in Pa-an kills two and wounds eleven.

2004

August 28th – A Burmese delegation headed by the OCMI’s Col. San Pwint meet with KNU representatives in Myawaddy and reaches ‘a gentleman’s agreement on an open ended ceasefire.’