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BANGKOK, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Bo Mya, the former leader of the Karen National Union battling the Myanmar military government, died Sunday at a hospital in Thailand at the age of 79.
Having stepped down from his leadership post with the ethnic insurgent group in 2000, Bo Mya had remained as an adviser with the Karen National Union until his death from a prolonged illness, Voice of America reported.
A social worker connected to the group claimed that the death of Bo Mya will likely not impact the Karen National Union's future.
"I don't think so, because the Karen, they have the organization. They are going according to their policy and according to the decision from the congress," Saw Steve told Voice of America.
Voice of America said that the Karen National Union has more than 7 million members in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, and is operating under an unwritten peace treaty with the country's military government.
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