8888 Uprising

  • It was a series of nationwide protests, marches and civil unrest in Burma (Myanmar) that peaked in August 1988.
  • Columns of demonstrators from all walks of life stood united under the emblem of the fighting peacock which would go on to become a powerful symbol of democracy in the country.
  • Goal of Uprising - ousting a dictatorial regime under which the country had been systematically oppressed since 1962.

Outcomes

  • The protests and the bloody crackdown gave rise to the National League for Democracy (NLD), a political party which paved the way for the current Myanmar State Counsellor, Aung San Suu ....
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