Burma: Decades of Dissent

Aung San Suu Kyi Myanmar Protest Monks Junta Military Rule Burma Nobel Peace Prize
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The 8888 Uprising
The current democracy movement in Burma draws inspiration from a series of mass demonstrations culminated on August 8, 1988 (8/8/88 - a day deemed auspicious).

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