The 8888 uprising was started by students in Yangon (Rangoon) on August 8, 1988. Student protests spread throughout the country. Hundreds of thousands of saffron-robed monks, young children, university students, housewives, and doctors demonstrated against the regime.
The uprising ended on September 18, after a bloody military coup by the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC). Thousands of deaths have been attributed to the military during this uprising. But authorities in Myanmar put the figure at around 350 people killed.
During the crisis, Aung San Suu Kyi emerged as a national icon. When the military junta arranged an election in 1990, her party, the National League for Democracy, won in a landslide. However, the military junta refused to recognize the results and placed Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest.
The uprising ended on September 18, after a bloody military coup by the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC). Thousands of deaths have been attributed to the military during this uprising. But authorities in Myanmar put the figure at around 350 people killed.
During the crisis, Aung San Suu Kyi emerged as a national icon. When the military junta arranged an election in 1990, her party, the National League for Democracy, won in a landslide. However, the military junta refused to recognize the results and placed Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest.
Ryan k. Guite
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