Abbreviation RNC Headquarters London, United Kingdom | Type Political congress | |
Formation 28 November 1998 (1998-11-28) Purpose To discuss human rights issues regarding the Rohingya people in Myanmar Location Rakhine State, Myanmar
(headquartered in the UK) | ||
The Rohingya National Council (abbreviated RNC) is a political congress of Rohingya groups, mainly from Rakhine State, Myanmar (Burma). It was founded on 28 November 1998 along with the Arakan Rohingya National Organization (ARNO) which was formed from a merger of the Arakan Rohingya Islamic Front (ARIF) and the Rohingya Solidarity Organization (RSO). Its current president is Nurul Islam.
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