"The majority of the Kachin people live in Northern Burma as their own ethnic group and with their own leaders. When the British colonial government invaded this area in 1885, the Kachin lost countless lives fighting back for many years. Under the organizing power of General Aung San, the leader of the Anti-Fascist People?s Freedom League (AFPFL), the Kachin agreed to sign the Pinlon Agreement on 12 February 1947. Captain Naw Saing of Kachin Armed Force No. (1), dissatisfied with the political corruption and dishonesty of the AFPFL government with ethnic minority groups, established the Pawng Yawng National Defence Force (PNDF) on 15 November 1949. With the support of the PNDF force, Captain Naw Saing started revolting against the AFPFL government..."