Duwa Lashi La

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His Excellency
Duwa Lashi La
ဒူဝါလရှီလ
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Duwa Lashi La in 2021
1st Vice-President of the National Unity Government of Myanmar
Assumed office
13 April 2021
PresidentWin Myint
Preceded byinaugural holder
Acting President of the National Unity Government of Myanmar
Assumed office
13 April 2021
Vice Presidenthimself
Preceded byWin Myint

Duwa Lashi La (Burmese: ဒူဝါလရှီးလ) is a Burmese Kachin politician and lawyer who is the president of the Kachin National Consultative Council.[1][2]

He was named by the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, on 13 April 2021, as the vice-president in the National Unity Government of Myanmar, a parallel government to the State Administrative Council formed after the 2021 coup.[3][4][5][6]

On 7 September 2021, Duwa Lashi La announced that from today the defensive war against the military junta has been launched — urges the citizens to revolt against the junta in every corner of the country.[7]

Early life and education[]

He was born in the village of Mung Ji in northern Shan State. He graduated from Lashio High School with a B grade and worked as a teacher at his hometown, Mongji School. After working as a teacher, he re-entered the tenth grade at St. Michael's School in Maymyo. In 1970, he studied law at Yangon University.

He received his BA in 1974. In 1976, he regained his L.L.B. After graduation, he worked as a prosecutor in Myitkyina and Lashio for two years. He then worked as a law officer for 16 years from 1978 to 1994.

References[]

  1. ^ "Who's Who in Myanmar's National Unity Government". The Irrawaddy. 16 April 2021. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Parallel Myanmar Government Launched to Challenge Military Junta". Radio Free Asia. Archived from the original on 2021-04-21. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  3. ^ "Opponents of Myanmar's junta set up national unity government". France 24. 16 April 2021. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Opponents of Myanmar coup announce unity government". CNA. Archived from the original on 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  5. ^ "Opponents of Myanmar coup announce unity government". www.aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  6. ^ "Opponents of Myanmar's junta set up national unity government". Reuters. 16 April 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-04-17. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  7. ^ "Myanmar shadow government launches 'people's defensive war'". www.aljazeera.com. 7 September 2021. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.

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