1942

June 14th – Karen Massacres by BIA troops prompted by the Myaungmya attacks are finally halted when the Japanese intervene.

1945

June – Mountbatten puts forward his proposed ‘Policy towards the Burmans’ in which he recognises the legitimacy of Aung San and the Patriotic Burmese Forces regardless of any previous anti-British actions.

1949

June 14th – A meeting is held at Thaton and the provisional Prime Minister Saw Ba U Gyi announces the creation of ‘Kawthoolei’ on Free Karen Radio.

1953

June 9th – A meeting is held at Waythaung Village in the delta. Mahn Ba Zan and Sgaw Ler Taw plan for a socialist vanguard party, the KNUP, emphasising the Karen struggle as one of class as well as identity.

1963

June 11th – KNUP send a delegation to 5th Brigade to see if a joint delegation can be sent to attend peace talks offered by Ne Win. Hunter Tha Hmwe. refuses to attend any peace talks, however after the arrival of a representative from Ne Win he changes his stance and attends on his own.

1968

June 21st  – Mahn Ba Zan and Bo Mya dissolve the KNLC and form the KNUF at To Da Plaw.

1982

June – KNLA shoot down two Burmese helicopters supplied by the US to the Ne Win regime for drug suppression.

1983

June – Burmese offensive take the strategic Naw Taya peak which overlooks a number of KNU bases along the Moei.

1985

June 16th – Myawaddy is shelled by KNLA forces.

1996

June 6th – Third round of peace talks begin this time led by Tamla Baw

1997

June 9th – General Bo Mya refuses to restart talks with the Junta while military offensives and human rights abuses continue.

2003

June 2nd – Ex-6th Brigade commander Shwe Hser dies.