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Burma’s Pro-Democracy Uprising

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The Rise of Democracy and the Struggle Against Oppression in Burma

This chapter recounts the significant events of the 1988 pro-democracy uprising in Burma and the rise of Aung San Suu Kyi as a leader of hope. It emphasizes the initial electoral victory followed by military oppression and the challenges faced in the ongoing struggle for democracy in Myanmar.

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