Abbreviation NUPA Seats in the Amyotha Hluttaw 0 / 224 Seats in the Rakhine State Hluttaw 0 / 47 | Headquarters Sittwe, Myanmar Seats in the Pyithu Hluttaw 0 / 440 | |
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Ideology Rakhine nationalism,
Political freedom,
Secularism | ||
The National United Party of Arakan (abbreviated NUPA) is a Rakhine political party in Rakhine State, Myanmar.
It has openly worked with the Arakan Rohingya National Organization (ARNO), and has condemned ethnic and religiously motivated attacks by Rakhine Buddhists on Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State, such as during the 2012 Rakhine State riots.
History
On 7 February 2001, the NUPA released a statement concerning the recent increase of violence towards Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State:
References
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