Panglong Agreement

{{Short description|1947 agreement in Burma}}

{{About|the agreement|the conference|Panglong Conference}}

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{{Infobox document

| document_name = Panglong Agreement

| image = Panglong Agreement.png

| image_size = 250px

| date_created =

| date_ratified = {{Start date|df=yes|1947|02|12}}

| location_of_document = Panglong, Shan States

| signers = Aung San, ethnic Kachin Committee, Chin Committee and Shan Committee

| purpose =

| wikisource = Panglong Agreement

}}

The Panglong Agreement ({{langx|my|ပင်လုံစာချုပ်}} {{IPA|my|pɪ̀ɰ̃ lòʊɰ̃ sà dʑoʊʔ|}}) was reached in Panglong, Southern Shan State, between the Burmese government under Aung San and the Shan Committee, Kachin Committee, and Chin Committee peoples on 12 February 1947. The anniversary of this agreement, which promised autonomy to ethnic minorities, is celebrated annually as Union Day.{{Cite web |title=Myanmar Government holiday page |url=http://www.myanmar.gov.mm/NLM-2003/enlm/feb13_rg2.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123020643/http://www.myanmar.gov.mm/NLM-2003/enlm/feb13_rg2.html |archive-date=23 January 2022 |access-date=4 February 2009}}