Khun Bedu

Khun Bedu (born 1984) is an ethnically Karenni Burmese political activist who was imprisoned from 2008 to 2012 for organizing protests against the 2008 Constitutional Referendum. He is the leader of the Karenni Nationalities Defence Force, an armed resistance/defence force and pro democracy group participating in the country's ongoing civil war. Khun Bedu is a devout Christian and believes in the fair treatment of enemies and encompasses his value system and beliefs to fight for freedom and justice for everyone regarldess of ethnicity and faith. He was also democratically elected leader in the NUG. He draws inspiration from world leaders such as Winston Churchill, Abraham Lincoln, Golda Meir, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr. and Lee Kuan Yew.