Communist insurgency in Burma

Communist insurgency in Burma
	Part of the Cold War and the internal conflict in Burma
	; A delegation from the Communist Party of Burma returning by foot to their bases in the countryside after the failed 1963 peace talks.
Date	2 April 1948 – 16 April 1989; (41 years and 2 weeks)
Location	Burma (Myanmar)
Result	Burmese government victory
Belligerents
Union of Burma (1948–1962); Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (1962–1988); Union of Burma (1988–1989); Kuomintang (1950–1961); Supported by:; India; Republic of China (1950–1980s); Thailand; United Kingdom; United States; Yugoslavia;	Communist Party of Burma (1948–1989); Communist Party (Burma) (1948–1978); Shan State Communist Party (1956–1958); Communist Party of Arakan (1962–1986); Supported by:; People's Republic of China (1960s–1970s);
Commanders and leaders
Sao Shwe Thaik (1948–1952); U Nu (1948–1962); Ba U (1952–1957); Win Maung (1957–1962); Ne Win (1962–1981); San Yu (1981–1988); Li Mi (1950–1953);	Thein Pe Myint (1948–1952); Thakin Than Tun † (1952–1968); Thakin Soe (POW); Bo Hla Min (SSCP) ; Kyaw Zan Rhee (CPA);
Units involved
Burmese Army Republic of China Army (in Burma)	People's Liberation Army (1948–1950); Revolutionary Burma Army (1948–1950); People's Army (1950–1989);
Strength
43,000 (1951)	15,000 (1949); 6,000 (1951); 500 (1961); SSCP: 251 (1958);
Casualties and losses
1,352 killed (government estimate in 1952)	Unknown
	3,424 killed in total (government estimate in 1952)

The communist insurgency in Burma (present-day Myanmar) was waged primarily by the Communist Party of Burma (abbr. CPB; colloquially the "white flags") and the Communist Party (Burma) ("red flags") from 1948 to 1989. The conflict ended when the CPB, severely weakened by an internal mutiny, disbanded its armed wing.

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