Operation Dragon King
| Operation Dragon King | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Rohingya conflict | |
Rohingya villagers rounded up by Burmese soldiers and immigration officials | |
| Planned by | Socialist government of Ne Win |
| Objective |
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| Date | 6 February – 31 July 1978 (5 months, 3 weeks and 4 days) |
| Executed by | Tatmadaw, Burmese immigration officials |
| Outcome | Massive humanitarian crisis in neighbouring Bangladesh |
| Casualties | 200,000–250,000 fled to Bangladesh (180,000 later repatriated) |
Operation Dragon King (Burmese: နဂါးမင်း စစ်ဆင်ရေး), officially known as Operation Nagamin, was a military operation carried out in 1978 by the Tatmadaw (Myanmar Armed Forces) and immigration officials in northern Arakan, Burma (present-day Rakhine State, Myanmar), during the socialist rule of Ne Win.