Below is an article published by The Irrazaddy:

The government of Burma’s northwestern Chin State is scheduled to discuss adding Chin National Day and Chin State Day to its official calendar, according to the Chin National Front (CNF).

“We’ve discussed that Feb. 20 should become Chin National Day and Jan. 3 to become Chin State Day during Union-level peace talks. We have also had assurances that the Chin State Parliament will discuss and set the final decision during this month’s session,” said Dr. Shwe Khar, assistant general-secretary 2 for the ethnic armed group.

If granted, Chin National Day and Chin State Day will also become government holidays in Burma’s most deprived state. Chin National Day is a date of historical importance that emerged through the course of the ethnic group’s struggle for self-determination.

On Feb. 20, 1928, the Chin Hills Union Organization was established in Hlatui Village in Kanpetlet Township. And exactly one decade later, on Feb. 20, 1938, the Chin Patriots submitted its nine proposals to the British colonial government.

Another 10 years later to the day, the General Assembly of Chin Land was held at Falam in Chin State. During the meeting, Chin representatives voted to overturn their traditional feudal system and adopt a democratic process for electing local and state leaders.

The first Chin National Day was celebrated on that same auspicious date in Mindat, Chin State, in 1951, with the event attended by Burma’s first Prime Minister U Nu. However, the occasion has not been celebrated widely in recent years as the former military government placed restrictions on marking dates associated with ethnic solidarity.