{{Infobox settlement |settlement_type = Abandoned village |name = Manerplaw |native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|ksw|မၤနၢၤပျီ}}}} |pushpin_label_position = bottom |pushpin_map = Myanmar |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Myanmar (Burma) |image_skyline = |image_map = |map_caption = |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|Myanmar}} |subdivision_type1 = Division |subdivision_name1 = Kayin State |subdivision_type2 = District |subdivision_name2 = Hpapun District |subdivision_type3 = Township |subdivision_name3 = Hpapun Township |established_title = Founded |established_date = 1975 |established_title1 = Abandoned |established_date1 = 1995 |unit_pref = Imperial |area_total_km2 = |population_total= 3,000 | population_footnotes = <ref name="JourneymanKaren" /> |population_as_of = before evacuation |population_blank1_title = |population_blank2 = |population_blank2_title = |population_density_km2 = auto |coordinates = {{coord|17|43|30|N|97|44|6|E|region:MM|display=inline,title}} |leader_title = Mayor |elevation_ft = |elevation_m = |timezone = MMT |utc_offset = +6.30 |website = }}
'''Manerplaw''' ({{langx|ksw|မၤနၢၤပျီ}}; {{langx|my|မာနယ်ပလော}}) was a village in Kayin State, Myanmar (Burma), on the Moei River.<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia|last=Seekins |first=Donald M. |year=2017 |title=Manerplaw |encyclopedia=Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar) |location=Lanham, Maryland |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |page=340 |isbn=978-1-5381-0183-4}}</ref> It was the proposed capital of an independent state governed by the Karen people, known locally as Kawthoolei. Manerplaw was established in 1975<ref name="ibiblio">{{cite web|title=The Politics of Pressure: The 1990s and the Fall of Manerplaw|url=https://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs3/karenmuseum-01/History/politics_of_pressure.htm|website=www.ibiblio.org|publisher=The Museum of Karen History and Culture|accessdate=19 April 2018}}</ref> and had a population of around 3,000 in 1992 until its evacuation following military offensives by the government.<ref name="JourneymanKaren">{{cite web|title=The Ethnic Minority Fighting a Burmese Onslaught|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNcoOocGYgY|publisher=Journeyman Pictures|accessdate=24 April 2016|date=April 1992}}</ref>
The headquarters of several opposition groups were located in Manerplaw, including those of the Karen National Union (KNU), the All Burma Students' Democratic Front (ABSDF), the Democratic Party for a New Society (DPNS), and the National Democratic Front (NDF).<ref name="ibiblio" /> The National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma (NCGUB) was established in Manerplaw in December 1990.<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia|last=Seekins |first=Donald M. |year=2017 |title=Chonology |encyclopedia=Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar) |location=Lanham, Maryland |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |page=xxx |isbn=978-1-5381-0183-4}}</ref>
Manerplaw was captured and occupied by Tatmadaw and Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) troops on 27 January 1995 during the Fall of Manerplaw and later abandoned.<ref name="KHRG2">{{cite web |title=The Fall of Manerplaw. KHRG Commentary February 1995 |url=http://khrg.org/1995/02/khrg95c1/karen-human-rights-group-commentary |accessdate=20 April 2017 |website=KHRG}}</ref>
On 17 December 2024, Karen National Union, Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), and allied forces recaptured Manerplaw from the State Administration Council (SAC) Tatmadaw.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Strangio |first=Sebastian |date=December 18, 2024 |title=Myanmar Rebel Group Claims Recapture of Former Headquarters on Thai Border |url=https://thediplomat.com/2024/12/myanmar-rebel-group-claims-recapture-of-former-headquarters-on-thai-border/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241218121557/https://thediplomat.com/2024/12/myanmar-rebel-group-claims-recapture-of-former-headquarters-on-thai-border/ |archive-date=December 18, 2024 |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=The Diplomat |language=en-US}}</ref>
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Category:Populated places in Kayin State
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