The All Burma Students' Democratic Front (Burmese: မြန်မာနိုင်ငံလုံးဆိုင်ရာကျောင်းသားများ ဒီမိုကရက်တစ် တပ်ဦး; ABSDF) is a resistance group against the military regime in Myanmar, the former Burma. It was created after unrest in the year 1988, in November 1988 in Yangon. It is a group of Burmese students living in the exile. The ABSDF operated an armed force, which fought with ethnic minority armies, particularly the Kachin Independent Army and the Karen national against the Burmese military regime SPDC in the past.
The All Burma Students’ Democratic Front (ABSDF) is the largest student and youth organisation on Burma’s borders. It was founded on November 1, 1988. The ABSDF is fighting for democracy and human rights in Burma alongside other democratic and ethnic nationality forces.
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