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Panglong Conference led by General Aung San, at the end of which representatives from several ethnic communities agreed to join what was then Burma as a Union state. 1948: Myanmar (then still known as Burma) gains independence from Britain. Only months later, armed groups launch uprisings across the country, some seeking complete independence, others fighting for greater rights and autonomy within a more federal system of government. 1962: Ne Win seizes power in a military coup. Ethnic minorities across the country face increasing discrimination and human rights abuses. 1990: General elections. The National League for Democracy (NLD) wins a landslide victory but the military government refuses to hand over power. Many NLD candidates are instead imprisoned. November 2010: Myanmar holds its first general elections since 1990, although the NLD boycotts the vote. Aung San Suu Kyi is released from house arrest soon after. March/April 2011: Official transfer of power to a quasi-civilian government led by President Thein Sein, a former military General. The new administration begins enacting wide-ranging social, political and economic reforms, and soon after initiates a nationwide peace p

Author

Laura Haigh

Published

2019

Language

EN