This article explores the role of some prominent ethnic minority armies in the course of resistance to the coup. It selectively describes how some ethnic minorities such as Karen, Kachin, Karenni, Chin, Rakhine, Wa, and Shan play leadership role in the resistance movement before and after the 2021 military coup. It emphasizes the ongoing movement of how the 2021 coup created a window of opportunity for the interreligious collaboration between such ethnic minority groups and ethnic majority Bamar groups. It then shows how their interethnic collaboration blocked coup makers from consolidating their powers. The article also highlights how some ethnic minority Christian leaders, pastors, lay Christians, nuns, and priests witness their prophetic and apostolic faith in various ways of hidden and public resistance.

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少数民族在抵抗运动中的作用

本文探讨了一些著名的少数民族军队在抵抗政变过程中的作用。它选择性地描述了克伦族、克钦族、克伦尼族、钦族、若开族、佤族和掸族等少数民族在2021年军事政变前后的抵抗运动中如何发挥领导作用。它强调了 2021 年政变如何为这些少数民族群体与占多数的缅族群体之间的宗教间合作创造了机会之窗。然后，它展示了他们的种族间合作如何阻止政变制造者巩固他们的权力。文章还强调了一些少数民族基督教领袖、牧师、平信徒、修女和神父如何以各种隐秘和公开的抵抗方式见证他们的预言和使徒信仰。