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Interim Executive Council of Karenni State

Khun Bedu​

Vice-Chairperson

Khun Bedu

Khun Bedu has been the Vice-Chairperson of the IEC since its foundation. He has a long history of fighting for equality, human rights, and democratic affairs. He was imprisoned from 2008 to 2012 for organizing protests against the military-drafted 2008 Constitution Referendum. His fight for human rights, equality, and self-determination intensifies after his release from imprisonment. He participated in political affairs in Karenni State, was appointed Chair of the Kayan National Party (KNP), and ran in the 2020 general election.

Since the beginning of the Spring Revolution in 2021, under his leadership, the Karenni Nationalities Defence Force (KNDF), the largest revolutionary force in Karenni State, was instituted and has acted as the Commander-in-Chief since then. As a middle-aged, active and energetic Vice-Chairperson, he contributes largely to the state-building process in Karenni State.