8888 Uprising
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The 8888 Uprising, also known as the 1988 Uprising, was a series of nationwide protests, marches, and riots in Burma that peaked in August 1988. Key events occurred on 8 August 1988 and therefore it i
1st row: Protesters gathering at Sule Pagoda in central Rangoon. 2nd row: Protesters rallying in Mandalay; Aung San Suu Kyi addresses half a million protesters in central Rangoon. 3rd row: Soldiers preparing to open fire on protesters; Saw Lwin and Win Zaw carrying a critically wounded school girl (Win Maw Oo).
Burma Navy personnel demonstrating
Demonstration held on the 19th anniversary of the 8888 Uprising
Min Ko Naing
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Paw Oo Tun, better known by his alias Min Ko Naing, is a leading democracy activist and dissident from Myanmar. He has spent most of the years since 1988 imprisoned by the state for his opposition act
Min Ko Naing in 2014