▁disput es , ▁the ▁party ▁split ▁into ▁two ▁fa ctions ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁the ▁C lean ▁AF P FL ▁and ▁the ▁St able ▁AF P FL . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Fight ▁for ▁independence ▁ ▁The ▁AF P FL ▁was ▁formed ▁as ▁a ▁re organisation ▁of ▁the ▁Anti - F asc ist ▁Organisation ▁at ▁a ▁meeting ▁held ▁from ▁ 1 – 3 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁When ▁A ung ▁San ▁left ▁the ▁army ▁to ▁re - enter ▁the ▁political ▁ar ena ▁as ▁a ▁civil ian , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁recogn ised ▁leader ▁and ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁AF P FL ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁AF P FL ▁was ▁a ▁political ▁al liance ▁compr ising ▁several ▁very ▁different ▁political ▁parties ▁held ▁together ▁by ▁the ▁common ▁leadership ▁of ▁first ▁A ung ▁San ▁and ▁then ▁U ▁Nu . ▁Its ▁first ▁general ▁secretary ▁was ▁the ▁commun ist ▁leader ▁Th ak in ▁Th an ▁Tun . ▁ ▁D issent ▁and ▁rif ts ▁began ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁AF P FL ▁over ▁the ▁negoti ations ▁regarding ▁strategy ▁and ▁more ▁important ly ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁independence ▁on ▁offer . ▁Th ak in ▁So e ▁started ▁a ▁re bell ion ▁after ▁splitting ▁from ▁the ▁CP B ▁forming ▁a ▁spl inter ▁group ▁called ▁the ▁Red ▁Flag ▁Commun ist ▁Party . ▁The ▁CP B , ▁now ▁dub bed ▁the ▁White ▁Flag ▁Commun ists , ▁continued ▁to ▁co - oper ate ▁with ▁the ▁AF P FL , ▁but ▁Th an ▁Tun ▁was