"The Shan State Army (Burmese: \u101B\u103E\u1019\u103A\u1038\u1015\u103C\u100A\u103A \u1010\u1015\u103A\u1019\u1010\u1031\u102C\u103A; abbreviated SSA), was one of the largest groups which operated to resist the activity of the military government of Burma in Shan State. SSA was formed in 1964 by a merger of existing resistance groups, and recruited and trained thousands of local Shan people."@en . "1964Z"^^ . "Shan State Army"@en . . . . . . . "1976Z"^^ .