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Bersatu
Bersatu was founded on Aug. 31, 1989, though it did not adopt its current designation until 1991. Bersatu received most of its support from the Muslim Malay population in southern Thailand -- specifically the provinces of Yala, Pattani, Narathiwat and southern Songkhla. The organization was run by Lukman Lima, Bersatu's deputy president and the head of the PULO, from exile in Sweden. The Muslim insurgency in southern Thailand was strong in the 1960s and 1970s. This period saw...