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Bourgeois Democracy or Military
Dictatorship in Myanmar ? The Struggle for People ’ s Democracy Must go on !
The people of Myanmar are currently defying military dictatorship . People , workers , and student leaders protested on the roads after the army seized power in Myanmar on February 1 st . As a result , Army bullets ricocheted into their bodies . It is estimated that about 1000 civilians have died since February . But in reality this number may be higher . More than a hundred protesters were killed by the army in various parts of the country during the Armed Forces Day celebrations in the national capital on March 27 th . The next day , the army carried out air strikes with fanatical forces on minorities living on the Eastern border of the country . As part of the resistance , people stopped their duties and showed civil disobedience . According to ‘ The New York Times ’, national government operations were stagnated by 90 %. Health workers , copper miners and Myanmar railway workers participated in the protest strike . In addition , 1,00,000 Myanmar teachers , seven teachers ’ unions , students and citizens participated in the protest . The army is trying to suppress this rebellion as much as possible .
Even if the people of Myanmar do not receive help from outside , the global democratic forces want their struggle in many forms to go on with greater consciousness to build a system that will stand up for the people and to the overthrow of military rule . What Happened in Myanmar ?
Myanmar is a small country bordered by Thailand , Laos , Bangladesh , China , and India in Southeast Asia . Myanmar is a group of many ethnic groups . 89.1 % practice Buddhism , followed by 6.3 % of Christianity and Islam with 2.3 %.
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It is clear that racial discrimination reigns in Myanmar with the genocide of the Rohingya by the army of Aung San Suu Kyi , who was under Myanmar ’ s military rule or won the first election in 2015 with bourgeois democracy . Today , Myanmar ’ s return to military rule has created political uncertainty . The people of Myanmar , who have seen decades of military dictatorship , are sacrificing their lives in various forms of protests and struggles against this military regime . The people of Myanmar have a duty to become more conscious to choose the true leadership to fight against military rule on behalf of the workers , peasant , and afflicted people . A ) Military Regime :
After Myanmar gained self-rule from the British East India Company in 1948 , non-Burmese races demanded for the self-government or federalism . It brought immense pressure on government in 1962 . At the same time , the military overthrew the ruling elite , seized control of the country , and continued its dictatorship for 50 years . In 1988 , Burma was renamed Myanmar by the military government . Aung San Suu Kyi has been fighting against the military government since 1989 , and the military government was dissolved in 2011 with the intervention of the United Nations and the international community . Elections were held for the first time in 2015 , with the formation of a new constitution .
The military again now has recaptured Myanmar , detaining Aung San Suu Kyi and other members of the ruling party , backing the USDP ’ s claim that the 2020 election was not transparent . The army has announced that it will form a two-year state of emergency and a new constitution and hold general elections . B ) Aung San Suu Kyi :
Aung San Suu Kyi is the daughter of Aung San , the founder of the famous modern Burmese army . Her mother Khin Kyi worked as Burma ’ s ambassador to India and Nepal in the 1960s . When Aung San Suu Kyi returned to Burma in 1988 , she demonstrated against military dictatorship and called for a democratic government . At the same time , she founded the NLD party . She has gained immense popularity among the youth . She has been under house arrest for 15 years in her entire 21- year political career . At the same time , she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 . Military rule was abolished in 2011 after the United Nations and the international community joined forces to fight Aung
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