BURMA-MYANMAR-PROTEST

A Burmese demonstrator calling over a loud hailer addresses hundreds of thousand of anti-government protestors, most of them students, on August 18, 1988, who gathered outside general hospital of Rangoon (Yagon). 8888 Uprising was a national uprising demanding democracy that took place on 08 August 1988 in Burma (now Myanmar). It ended on 18 September 1988, after a bloody military coup. Because of the uprisings, the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) was formed. The military killed thousands of civilians, including students and Buddhist monks. During the crisis, Aung San Suu Kyi emerged as a national icon. (Photo credit should read STR/AFP via Getty Images)
A Burmese demonstrator calling over a loud hailer addresses hundreds of thousand of anti-government protestors, most of them students, on August 18, 1988, who gathered outside general hospital of Rangoon (Yagon). 8888 Uprising was a national uprising demanding democracy that took place on 08 August 1988 in Burma (now Myanmar). It ended on 18 September 1988, after a bloody military coup. Because of the uprisings, the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) was formed. The military killed thousands of civilians, including students and Buddhist monks. During the crisis, Aung San Suu Kyi emerged as a national icon. (Photo credit should read STR/AFP via Getty Images)
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