Burma Democracy

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Burma 's Dilemma : Reconciliation versus Reconsolidation

Burma was initially a province in the Indian empire but became a self-governing state when it gained its independence in 1948 from the Commonwealth (South 7 . The country has faced a series of different types of governance from when it gained independence . Gen . NE WIN subjected the country under military rule right after independence , then due to the influence from Britain colonial mandate he was appointed as the first president of the country (South 11

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the mandate of leadership that dominated the nation changed to political kingpin . The Gen . NE WIN leadership was rejected on September 1988 leading to the establishment of military junta that currently refers itself as the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC (South 17 . In 1990 the country held elections that saw a landslide victory for the opposition party National League for Democracy (NLD (South 22 However SPDC refused to hand over power and forcefully house arrested NLD leader and AUNG SAN SUU KYI the noble peace prize winner from 1989 to 1995 and 2000 to 2003 (South 22

The government instills an intimidating mandate which manipulates the economic status of the country , uses strict security measures that ensures necessary information regarding the economy and social welfare of the society are censured , repression of human rights and suppression of minor ethnic groups , as the residents of the country are mainly Burmans , Shans , Karens , Rohingya , Arakanese , Kachins , Chins , and Mons (Alternative Asean Network on Burma...