Why are there so many warlords in Myanmar?

On the one hand, it is not a unified socialist country like Vietnam; On the other hand, it is not a constitutional monarchy like Thailand.

Secondly, there are few international news reports, probably because there are not many guiding reports in this country.

Judging from the current situation of the country, it is a bit like Afghanistan after the withdrawal of the Soviet Union, and now Syria, Iraq and Colombia.

Without a truly unified and powerful government force, there are four major contradictions in the multi-ethnic country.

Like Russia and China, they also have a major ethnic group, the Burmese, and other ethnic groups are so-called ethnic minorities.

Secondly, there are great differences between Burmese and other ethnic minorities in politics, culture and economy.

These unfavorable factors laid a bad foundation for the subsequent warlord dictatorship and conflict.

Historically, the British established colonial rule over Myanmar through three wars between Britain and Myanmar. During the colonial period, in order to maintain the smooth management of the colonial period, the British colonial government basically retained the original social organizations and economic systems of all ethnic groups and used the upper classes of local ethnic minorities to implement indirect rule.

Later, after Japan invaded Myanmar, it also laid the root of contradictions for the later colonial rule in Myanmar.

What do the local nationalities in Myanmar call themselves? Father of the Union of Myanmar? , chose the road of cooperation with the Japanese, trying to rely on the strength of the Japanese to gain Myanmar's independence.

However, Indians, led by Kachin and Karen, still cooperate with the British.

After World War II, General Aung San united and persuaded the Shan, Qin and Kachin ethnic groups to form a joint ruling government.

However, as a government organization formed by multi-ethnic alliance, the common interests of all ethnic groups have not been really solved.

1962, General Neven, then Commander-in-Chief of the National Defence Force, staged a coup, seized state power and implemented new national laws.

He dissolved the federal and local parliaments, imprisoned and cracked down on leaders of ethnic minorities in various regions, intensified the crackdown on armed military organizations of ethnic minorities, and weakened the autonomy of ethnic areas.

At the same time, in order to win over the self-defense forces all over the country and be loyal to the government he formed, General Nevin actually took drug trafficking as a condition.

After putting forward these seemingly generous conditions, General Nevin was satisfied that the government army he formed was in a very strong position and everything was fine.