Its overstretched government forces are holding an uneasy ceasefire with northern rebels and face a secessionist movement in the south.

He was one of the founders of the secessionist movement.

The secessionist movement held on for about two decades.

However, the insurgents gradually developed into a secessionist movement composed of the 1955 mutineers and southern students.

It was this isolation that helped focus the community on celebrating its centenary; later, it would also be the catalyst for a growing secessionist movement.