59th Anniversary
Chin National Day
February 20, 2006
Ottawa, Canada

Sponsored by Chin Community Ottawa


Pu Lian Uk’s Speech:

Respected Chin friends and honored guests:

I feel very honored that I am invited as a guest speaker at the celebration of the 59th Anniversary of the Chin National Day celebrated in Ottawa, the capital city of Canada. My thanks is beyond I can express to the Chin Community of Ottawa and the Chin National Day Celebration Committee who give me this opportunity to speak on this auspicious day.

I am so glad that the Chin people around the world is celebrating this 59th Chin National Day every where there are Chin communities. We, the Chin people are very much in need of the world support in our struggle to free from the bondage of this Burmese military regime at this time as the whole Union is in need of it. We have sought for it a lot and we have been successful to some extent especially in resettling the Chin refugees in Guam, Malaysia and India. The more we seek the world support the more we have got it.

In order to get the world support, the name “Chin” and the existence of the Chin people and their territory need to be known by people who should know us around the world. So we are encouraging every Chin community around the world to have the name “Chin” in their religious and secular organizations. So I am so glad that the Chin community in Ottawa celebrate the Chin National Day sponsored by the Ottawa Chin Community and have the name Chin in your religious and other organizations.

The second thing I appreciate very much again is I know that you celebrate the Chin National Day every year. We hope that the Ottawa Chin community will continue on celebrating the Chin National Day every year in the coming years too. We have children who are born and growing up abroad outside the Chin territory where Chin language and Chin culture are not widely used as we used in our own Chin territory. We are also to share the daily life of our diasporas countries in culture language to adjust to live together in peace with them though we are to use our Chin language and culture in our Chin communal society. Every parents around the world like their children not to forget their original native land from where they came. In the same way the Chin parents want their children not to for get our homeland and our relatives with our language and culture so that we do not get lost from where we originally are.

In such case, the best way to teach children that they are the children of their parents is to take them to the Chin National Day celebrations and to other Chin communal functions in traditional fashion and to make merriment in Chin culture and custom recalling relatives and friends back home on such occasion. Thus to take children and youngsters to Chin National Day celebrations and other Chin communal functions are the best way to teach them that they have Chin national ancestry and to love and give support to the Chin people and the Chinland in all fields.

Regarding the Chin National Day, I would like to mention about it very briefly. After British annexed India and Burma , they discovered a very vast territory that laid between them was also annexed as an independent Chin territory by the British outside India and Burma by making peace agreements with the Chin aristocratic rulers and land lords.

The law, with which to rule the Chin people and their territory from 1896 to 1947/48 till India and Burma got Independence, was passed according to the peace agreement by the Governor in Council of British India as Chin Hills Regulations 1896 proclaiming the annexation of the territory to the British empire in the same year. The law provided the Chin aristocratic rulers to give taxes to the British and to continue on ruling their subjects and retaining also their respective aristocratic titles as Chieftains, as it was before annexation

The Chin territory on Burma side however signed Panglong agreement to form a Union in federalism with other national territories, Burma, Shan, Kachin and others. The Chin territory representatives including the aristocratic rulers to the Constituent Assembly of the Union of Burma 1947 formed Chin Affairs Council adopting the Chin Special Division as the name of the Chin territory on Burma side at the Constituent Assembly in the constitution of the Union of Burma 1947.

The leaders of the Chin aristocratic royal families themselves could see and agreed that the hereditary aristocratic system should be changed to democratic system at the extraordinary Conference attended by representatives of all corners of the Chin territory on Burma side at Falam town. Thus on the last day of the Conference on February 20, 1948 the Conference in great unity of the aristocratic ruling class and their subjects adopted a resolution that elected representatives of the Chin population at every level of administrations should run the administration of the Chin Special Division.

The Chin people who were once the subjects of the ruling royal families and land owners were then raised on the dawning of a new day of democracy to equal status with the previous ruling class to involve freely in the affairs of their communities and their state by having votes in democratic election and functions. It was a great day of great achievement for all the Chin people.

The Chin Affairs Council constituting the legislature of the Chin Affairs in the Union Parliament replaced the Chin Hills Regulation 1896 with the law Chin Special Division Act 1948. February 20 since then was proclaimed as an official holiday as Chin National Day in the Chin Special Division. Chin Special division is renamed as Chin State just in name since 1974 without allowing to have Chin State Legislative Assembly and the Chin State government by the predecessor of the ruling Burmese military regime.

The reason why the Chin leaders in those days of 1948 particularly designated the holiday February 20 as the Chin National Day was that they wanted the Chin population in the generations to come to be conscious of their distinct national identity as a people of the world by retaining and developing their national culture, language and literature though they form a union with other national territories. Thus to have that holiday as the Chin National Day, they believed, was one of the best ways for the Chin population in the generations to come to keep conscious of their distinct national identity by celebrating the day in Chin national culture and traditions. It has become one of the most celebrated traditional festivals for the Chin people , reminding them to be conscious of their oneness as a people wherever they are.

Today, the Burmese military regime is ruling the country at gun point since 1962 devoid of democracy principles and human rights. Freedom loving people of all nationalities in the Union are now immersed in an intense struggle to free the country from the bondage of the Burmese militarism.

The goal of today’s celebration of the 59th Chin National Day is thus to strengthen Chin National Unity in all respects and to seek for the support from all the democratic and justice loving people of the world in our struggle for democracy and self determination. Thank you, Lnk

February ni 20, 2007 ni Chinmi Phunpi Ni Canada khualipi Ottawa ah khuasami Laimi mipi le an kawhmi hna Mirang pawl le Kawlram mi hoikom vialte an itel nak mibu sin ah Pu Lian Uk chimmibia:
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59th Anniversary
Chin National Day
February 20, 2006
Ottawa, Canada

Sponsored by Chin Community Ottawa


Ottawa CND ni Pu Lian Uk zapi hmai biachimmi:

Nihin kum 59 nak Laimiphunpi Ni ah ara kho mi Laimi unau le kawh mi unau vialte hna:

Canada khualipi Ottawa khua I Laimi Phunpi ni lawmhnak ni tuahnak ah biachimtu khual upa in nan ka kawh caah Ottawa khuasa Laimi le CND lawmhnakni tuahnak committee cung ah chimcawk lo in lawmh nak ka ngei.

Laimi khuasak tti nak Vuleicung hmun paoh ah kum 59 nak Laimi Phunpi Ni hi an tuah cio ca zong ah lawmh a um khun fawn. Kawlralkap kut tawi hremnak phun kip in ihlih phuah khawh kan I zuamnak ah vulei cung ttanpi nak hi Laimi zong nih kan herh tuk mi asi. Cu caah vuleicung ttanpinak cu lam a phunphun in kan kawl. Kan Kawlnak zong ah Guam, Malaysia le India I Laimi ralzampawl dornak a pee mi hna ram bawmh nak hi zeimawzat kan hmu. Cucaah vuleicung ttanpi naktamdeuh in kankawl ah cun tamdeuh in tanpi nak kan hmuh ve ding khi asi.

Hi ti vulei cung kaa kip ttanpinak hmuh khawh awk ah “ Chin “ ti mi miphun le Chinmi ram hi a um ko ti hi vuleicung a kan thei tawk nih an kan theih pi hmasa hi arak herh hrim mi asi. Cu caah vuleicung ramkip I a um mi Chinmi vialte nih nan dirh mi biaknak bu ah siseh, vulei lei dirh mi bu ah siseh “ Chin “ aa telmi title nan bu min ah I bunh cio ding hi fawrh ngai mi tha pek ngai mi a si dih. Cu bantuk in Ottawa khualipi I khuasa mi Laimi vialte nih nan dirh mi bu ah Ottwa Chin Community ti bantuk min nan i bunh hi lawmh a um tuk mi hrim asi.

A pahnih nak lawmh a umtuk rih mi cu Ottawa Laimi nih kumfatin Chin National Day nan zapi hmun khat te ah ni hin ni bantuk in nan tuah tti dih mi hi lawmh a um tuk rih fawn. Ramleng I a chuak le a tthang mi Laimi tefa tampi kan ngeih hna. Kan ramchung lio bantuk in ram leng kan khuasaknak hmun cu Laimi holh le nunphung longte hmannak ram asi ti lo. Kan umnak ram nunphung le holh zong kha an mah he tlumtla te in khuasak tti nak caah kan thiam le kan zulh ve a hau mi asi. Asina in kanmah Laimi long itonnak le umnakhmun ah cun kan Chinmi holh le nunphung cu kan si khawh chung kan hman le kan theih le asi kho mi zulh ve ding hrim kan si tthiam rih. Ramleng I hrin mi te fa hna nih Laimi nu le pa in hrin mi tefa kan si ti mi an ihngalh hrim le kan ram le kanramlei kan miphun le rualchan cingla an tleihchanpeng le an philh lo ding hi nule le pa le kip nih tefa hna kha duh pi ngai mi asi dih

Cubantuk zon ah cun Laimi Phunpi Ni thlah lo in, kumtin tuah I, cu ka hmun ah fa le va zawhpi le va kalpi itel tum pi cu tefa hna nih Laimi nupa in hrin mi kan si I, kan ram le kan ramlei miphun le rualchancingla an tleih chanpeng ding le an philh lo nak hnga tefa hna cawn piak ning lam ttha bik asi.

Ahumnak ah: Laimi Phunpi ni kong he peh tlai in tlawmpal ka vun chim duh ve rih. Mirang nih India ram le Kawlram a lak dih hnu ah an kar lak ah independent in aa uk ve mi hna Chinram kau pi cu India le Kawlram hna ram leng lei ah an um kha an rak hmuh. India le Kawlram an ukcang mi ihlanh nak ah Chinramchung in lam ser nak nawl kha Chinram uktu bawi chung nih an rak pee duh hna lo. Cu caah Chinram cu Mirangnih an vun chimm. Mirangca zong ah Laimiral tei awk kha an i fawih ve lo. Cucaah raldeih remnak an phu hnih pawm khawhmi hna tlaknak an rak ser tti hna.

Cucaah ralremnak biakam an tuah mi bia cu Laitramuknak caah Chin Hills Regulation 1896 upadi ti in India le Kawlram a uk tu hna Mirang Governor le a tlangpi Council nih an rak tuah. Chinram cu Mirang pen mi ram asi tiah vuleicung theih in cukum ah bia an puan ter. Cu upadi cu 1896 thawk in Kawlrambupi le Indiaram hna Independence a hmuh hlanchung 1947/48 tiang Chinram uknak upadi ah an rak hman. Cu Chin Hills Regulation 1896 upadi chung ah cun Lairam ah uknak roco in bawichung long nih ichanh chin mi uknak phung in bawichung nih an uk tawn mi phungkel in uk hnaseh ti cu upadi ah cun an biakam ning in an ttial chih.

Kawlram uktu Mirang Governor nih a uk ve mi Chinram cu a uktu bawichung nih Mirang le adang Miphun dang uknak in a ran khawh chung chuah an duh bia ah Shan ram, Kachin ram le Kawl ram he hmunkhat ah ramkopbu uknakphung in uknak ser tti mi ngeih ding Panglong ah hna tlaknak min an rak thut. Ramukbawichung pawl aiawhtu le zatlang mi aiawh tu telchih dih in 1947 kum Ramkop bu Kawlram uknak phungthlung pi asuaitu chung ah an itel I, Chin Affairs Council timi an rak dirh. Lairam cu zeitik can paoh ah ramkulh si khawh ding in Chinram cu Chin Special Division ti min in Kawlram bupi chung tel ah an hun ser .

Falam khua ah Conference tonnak nganpi tuah nak ah Laimi aiwahtu Lairam uktu bawichung vialte le zatlang mipi aiawh tu Lairam kaa kip in an rakkai hna. Lairam bawichung long nih roco in ichanh mi bawichung uknakphung hi chan hnu a dawn mi uknakphung a si I, cu caah democracy phung in mipi thim mi uknakphung ah Lairam uk nakphung thlen ding asi ti hi fiangte in bawichung zong nih an rak hmuh khawh ve cang. Cucaah tonnaknganpi adih nih February ni 20, 1948 ni ah Lairam uknak adot kip ah democracy phung in thimmi uknak phung ah thlen sicangseh ti kha conference akai mimipi tamdeuh ngai duh nak in bia chahnak an rak tuah.

Cucaah ramuk bawichung nih an rak uktawn mi hna an michia zatlang le uktutawn bawichung vialte nih democracy uknak phungthar ah lungrual nak in an thlen tti ni asi. Bawikut tawi ah uk mi asi tawnmi michia zatlang mi kha, arak uktawn tu hna bawichung he tlukceu te in khua le ram uknak i ceih le hruai ve ding michia zatlang si nak in bawi bantuk in uknak nawl ngei ve tu ah an vun cawisan hna nak ni zong asi.. Cucaah hi hi February ni 20 nih cu biapipa Laimi nih an khiah khawh ni nisung lawi ni hrim cu arak si.

Cucaah Kawlrambupi parliament chung I Lairam uknak upadi sernak ah biapi in aa teltum mi Chin Affairs Council nih Roco in uknak I chanmi bawichung uknakphung an ttialnak Chin Hills Regulation 1896 kha democracyphung mithim mi nih Lairamuknak tleihdingphung an ttial mi Chin Special Division Act 1948 in an vun thlen.

Cucaah February ni 20 nicu Chin National Day tiah Laimi paoh nih ulh dingni ah Chin Affairs Council nih Kawlrambupi Parliament hna tlaknak in an rak ser. Chin Special Division ti mi cu 1974 lio ttialmi Kawlram uknak phungthlung pi chung ah State taktak a tling lo ttung mi Lairam uknak ca upadi asertu phu le Lairamcozah dirhnak nawl peek ttung lo a minlong in Chin State Chinramkulh timi min cu atu ralkap hna hlan ralkap uktu nih min an rak peek chawmmi a hung si. Mirangholh le Kawlholh ah zeiti a min anthlen len zong ah Lasimiholh cun Lairam – Chinram zungzal cu asi ko.

Cu 1948 liochan Laimi hruaitu hna nih February thla ni 20 hi Chin National Day ti thing mang min an rak peek duh nak sullam cu, miphundang ram he uk nak ihrawm tti mi ngeihding ah Kawlrambupi chung ah aa telmi kan si ko bu ah, Chin mi techinfapar chanhnu tiang a chan chan in Chin miphun kaa kip nih Chin miphun ti in vuleicung miphun pa khat an si nak hi thlau ti hna hlah she ti ruahchan nak he an rak bunh mi asi. Cucaah ara laimi chankip ah Chinmi phun nih Chin mi an sinak philh thlau lo nak ah hi Chin National Day ni cu Chin mi phun nunphung le hla le bia he conglawmh nak an ser mi nih Chinmi an sinak an thlau lo nak lam a tthat bik ning ah an rak ruah. Nihin ni ah cun Chinmi kaa kip nih an miphun an simi hngalh tthan pengnak ah an conglawmh mi lawmhnaknisung bik a hung si.

Nihinni ah Kawlrambupi cu ralkapcozah nih ramchung mi kha nuhrin covo le democracy zalonnak peek lo in hremnak he meithalhmuahchih mi ralkap uknak phung in ram an uk lio can asi. Cucaah nihinni ah Chin National Day conglawmnak kan tuahtik ah Laimi lung I rualchin nak ser nak ca le democracy le mah te in mah kong iceih le duh miuknak ithim khawhnak ngeihkhawh ding ah kan irilhpi len cang mi cawlhcangnak hi dinnakle democracy aduh mi vuleicung miphun le ram vialte nih ttanpinak kawlnak ah kantuah mi zong asi ko. Damte in, Lnk

CHIN NATIONAL DAY
59th Anniversary
Kitchener, ON


Mirang holh vun i hlan ahcun “The largest City of Canada of Chin” i Chin miphun hna nih Chin National Day an tuahnak kong cu tial lo awk tha lo in a um. Ottawa val nihcun 20th Feb hmai le hnu i tuah cu advance asi e a ti biak len sawh hna nain a lung chung te cun Chin National Day an tuah khawh cu a rak lawmpi thiam hna.

An program hman ning cu an convener Pu. Chan Cin Ceu le Pu. Cung Lian Bik nih an vun post mi rel tikah lung a hmui khun ko. Pu. Ral Lian kap zong CND te ahcun a holh ah-aa lem lo, a nal ngai te an ti. Pi. Dar Cin zong a nungak lio nak in a ral a tha deuh somo rua. Caan tlaitu an thiam ahcun an puai cu a nuam sawh lai. English announcer John Bosco hi English a thiam bak mi asi fawn.

Vuleicung ah CND cu kakip le ram kip ah tuah asi. Sihmanhsehlaw, “A Dia Dia e Dia Dia e” ti lam hi Kitchener lawng nih lam hna sehlaw a dawh. Mah an lam ko hi hmuh ka duh hna. 2006 CND ah Ottawa Van Van Pa nih hla do a thawh mi, “ka celh hrim lo e mang Hliang” ti mi cu lam i a dawh tak tak ve. Tukum belte cu a rian tuan he asi tikah a hla do a thawh kho ti lo. Kitchener pawl an lam a dawh khunnak cu Hakha, Falam, Cho, Zo um loin an zapi tein an lam dih tikah zoh an dawh khun. Former US president Clinton nih US flag a dawhnak bik cu colour tampi in a tial caah asi a ti bantuk in colour tampi, thuam kip he an lam tikah a dawh khun in hmuh asi.

Music instrument le hlasak lei cun a tlei rawl lio ah a zuah a zuah i a upa hnu ah a larmi nungak Sui Tin Fam nih a thut hnawh ko hna. Tleirawl, music lei cun a talent tak tak mi Mawite a nih a um hnawh fawn ko hna. Hlasak thiam ah Sang Sang, Vana, KK, tbk khi thah cawk lo an um fawn. Pa Nawl zong hla sak ve a timh hnik nain an nu nih a thloh le asi an ti. Pa Lian tal nih a sak hnga lo maw ka rak ti len.

Ottawer nih soisel awk a kawl tikah a hmu lo. A mah belte an lupawng belte cu a sau tuk tik ah "cu-ta" minung pawl an lo ngai. Pipu hna nih lupawng an rak i pawng mi bantuk in lak i tuah mi asi tikah "lupawng" cu a lo ruam ti lo. Mirang, minak le tuluk pawl nih cun Chinmi hi, hi bantuk lu-khuh pipi hi maw an rak i khuh hna hnga an ti ko lai. Tawi deuh te zong in tan awk! Cun an banner zong zoh tikah khoika maw garbage ah va char chawm hna sehlaw a dawh.

.................................................CHIN NATIONAL DAY
.....................................................59th Anniversary

......................................Kitchener................20th Feb 2007
.............................................................................Celebrated on 17th Feb 2007

Hi bantuk hin tial hna sehlaw an stage zong a tarnak a rem tuk fawn tikah a dawh tuk hnga. “The 59th anniversary of Chin National Day” ti ahcun one line long in sisehlaw a dawh hnga nain line khat ah a tlum fawn lo tikah a dawh ti lo. Banner a dawh le dawh lo nih mipi audience thinlung aa dang ter ngai ve mi asi. Hi vial hi sisehlaw, lawmpinak hna ah ka vun tial mi asi ko.

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Chin National Day
59th Anniversary
Ottawa, Canada


20th Feb 2007, Chin National Day cu Ottawa khuasa Chin miphun hna nih sunglawi khun in 21 Bronson Centre - Mac Hall ah zanlei suimilam 3:30 in 7:00 pm tiang cawnglawmghnak puai cu kan tuah. Ottawa khuasa Chinmi hi 80 fai long kan si. Sihmanhsehlaw, Karen le hawi kawm dang, mirang tbk nih a kan chuahpi caah minung 100 nak tam kan si.

Lawmhnak;
Chief Guest ah kanm sawmmi Pu. Lian Uk (MP) cungha lawmnak lianpi kan ngei. Abik in caan sung a kan pek i kan sinah CND a hman cu Ottawa Chinmi a kan dawt caah asi.

Chin National Day tlamtling tein kan tuah khawhnak cu Ottawa Chin Miphun pakhat cio an felnak le an i zuamnak thawng in asi bik. Cucaah pakhat cio nan cung ah lawmhnak hi chim lo awk a tha lo. A bik in mipi sinah lawmnak bia chim cawk lo a um fawn. Caan pek in kan tuah mi puai ah tling tein nan vun chuah khawh hi riantuantu tha a dam ter i lung a hmui fawn. Cucaah atu bantuk nan lungput te hin hmai lei zongah keimah ka tel lo ahcun ti mi ruahnak he hi bantuk puai pakhat khat ah caan pek khawh cio i zuam hna usih!

Program;
Ottawa Chin National Day cu caan tleitu nih awnnak a thanh hnu ah Pi. Ni Chir thlacamnak in caan cu thawk asi. Caan tlaitu ah Pi. Tin Tin le Val Za Kung LaL an si. English, Burmese le Lai in an chim. Program tleh an thiam i mipi thinlung cu an kan hip ko. Nungak Van Rem Hiang nih Celebration Committee nih chuahmi Chin National Day Statement cu a rel. Chin pasaltha upatpeknak a dih in Chin Upa Pu. Sui Ceu, Pu. Ning Kee le Pu. Tha Zul nih bia chah tawi an kan chim hnu ah Pu. Lian Uk (MP) Chief Guest cu bia chim ding in sawm asi. 1st Section cu Co-convener Pu. No Kio Bik lawmbia chimnak in khar asi.

Second Section ko hi mino nihcun an rak i ngeihmi asi. 4 minutes relax caan an vun awnh in Val Peter hla saknak in second program cu an vun thawk than. Nungak Sui Nuam le Pu. Ni Lian Sum nih caan cu an tleih i English, Lai le Burmese thiam in an chim. Nungak tlangval nih cultural dance cu an lam. Music entertainment cu rawl ei hlang chung vialte continually in an cheih.

Mac Hall hi 2:00 in awn asi cang. 1st ah PowerPoint presentation cu a rak chuah cam zoh awk ah piah piak asi. PowerPoint presentation cu Chin history Timeline in kawl chung kan luh ning le kan nun phung vialte cu a tel dih. A dih in ram hla - video cu program thawk hlan vialte piah asi.

Caan kar lak ah Luckey tickets awnnak asi i prizes 5 hleit te an tuah. Mipi aukhuang thawng a thang deuh caah zeihe an au timi zong ka thei kho lo. Arh ko in ka number hna an chim sual lai maw ti long ka bawh ve. Asi nain a dih tiang ka number a tel lo. Dinner nih a vun zulh I rawl cu ilak cio in mah duhnak paoh ah thut asi. OCBF Nubu pawl nih an chummi asi tikah a thaw khun ko. Kan chief Guest cu a hmur a tlawr ngai. A lung hmuih chuah chuah lai ka ti ko. Rawl ei chung vialte nungak tlangval cheukhat cu hman an rak i thlak. Music an chuah pah. Life Insurance Company in Miss Connie Tang nih Chin National Day gift pa hnih a kan put. Cucu free ticket in mipi kan paoh ter hna. Ngakchia nu te le Mirang nu nih an poh i an i lung hmuih ngai.

An rawl ei chung cu a sau pah. Ottawa Chinmi hi Pa lian pi cu an um lo nain rawl cu an cheih kho ngai hna. “Ei le din thazaang ca” an ti i Pa Tung No tal a that hnemh hna hnga maw ti ka ruat.

Rawl ei nih cun lawi viar ko hna sehlaw thil fim diam usih ti long ka bawh. Ka rak cei pah ziar. Sihmanhsehlaw, program a dih maw? Zei he kan tuah rih lai tiah an au len. Lawi cu an duh ruam ti hna lo. Ka lu ka kheuh i zei he kan tuah ti lai ka ti hna. Mipi panga ruk an au i “ziah kan lam lai lo maw?” ti asi ko. Speaker cu ka lak I a hmai ah vun chuak ulaw a donghnak Farwell lam hna usih ka ti hna. Pu. Lian Uk nih hla “Sal Caan kan Zuam hrim ti rih lo” ti kha a vun i thawh i “Rung” tiah a hmai ah an vun chuak i kutsih in kan lam hna. Kan i then lai i kan lo ral dih lai ti bang ngaichia nawn in an um dih hna. Ngol cu an duh ti ruam lo nain Music cu ka phih, kan ka zoh dih. Zei he cu pa cu a tuah ti bang khin….Lawi a cu cang ti kha an philh diam ai..
Ram leng ah tam deuh cu weekend ah tuah asi. Ottawa cu a ni te ah kan tuah nain mi kan tling ko tung? Kan thinlung nih weekday cu tiah a tih caah asi ko rua. A caan a phak tak tak ahcun awl tuk in caan hman asi ko. Cucaah khoi ka maw in aummi Chinmi vialte hna a ni te ah tuah hi practice a hau rua. Rak practice cio u.

STATEMENT OF
THE 59TH ANNIVERSARY OF
CHIN NATIONAL DAY

Chinland never had been under any foreign colonial rule until when the British annexed and occupied the whole of Burma in 1896. The Chins together with other nationalities took part bravely in fighting for Burma’s freedom. When Burma gained its independence in 1948 and following the declarance of independence on January 4, 1948 Chin National Day was celebrated enthusiastically in Falam the then Capital of Chinland with the leadership of a Chin genius patriot and the first Minister for Chin Affairs Council. The celebration lasted for three days from 19th Feb to 21stFeb. From far and near the celebration was overwhelmingly attended by more than 5000 people together with Representatives of the Assembly across Chinland. On this 20th Feb of 1948 was voted down and abandoned the Feudalism and Despotism by the Assembly and whence democratic form of administration was established. It is thus really a historic milestone for all the Chin people throughout the whole Union of Burma.

Having tremendous attachment to their original motherland our forefathers sacrificed many lives in defense for their territorial soil and societies. Truly this National day brings the unity, mutual understanding and respect for each other’s national integrity and dignity since the Chin population consists of Zo, Lai, Cho, Khumi, Asho and Mizo without which of the mentioned tribe or nationality could not accomplish the Chin population.

Now a days as we all know very well the fight for Democracy is still going on and the Nobel laureate NLD leader is still under house arrest. While traveling through this tough journey we should be aware that the struggle is merely not for the benefit of one special Nationality nor Organization nor Individuals nor Groups, but it is for the rights and benefits for the whole Union and all Nationalities small and great alike. We therefore strongly oppose and condemn corruption, selfishness, exploitation and partiality.
On this special occasion it is appropriate and worthwhile to put forward and enforce to adopt the following concept for the uplift of National spirit, such as

· Righteousness and Honesty
· Equality and Generosity
· Non violence and Peaceful strategy

In conclusion, on this 59th anniversary of Chin National Day we the Chins in Ottawa solemnly urge that all the Chin people across the world to commemorate our auspicious Chin National Day now and in the years to come with the spirit of Unity Patriotism to restore a genuine Democracy in Burma, which only can guarantee and protect the Rights of every ones nationality.


Celebration Committee
59th Anniversary of Chin National Day

Ottawa, Canada

20th February 2007