|
News articles on Southeast Asia
Mongabay.com news articles on southeast asia in blog format. Updated regularly.
Hiking through Myanmar, the country better known as Burma
(2/18/2007) The recent history of Myanmar is rather grim. After gaining independence from the British in 1948, the country suffered a series of military takeovers, and has basically been under the dictatorship of a military junta for the past 50 years. At several points during this time, the people have taken to the streets to peacefully protest the military regime. The last major fight for democracy occurred in 1988, and climaxed with the first democratically held election since independence. The National League for Democracy (NLD), spearheaded by the charismatic Aung San Suu Kyi, won by an overwhelming 84% of the vote. Sadly, regardless of their promises, the military junta had no intention of relinquishing their power, and imprisoned the major leaders of the NLD.
Page 1
home | archives | news | XML / RSS feeds
XML / RSS / Syndication options
mongabay.com features more than 250 RSS feeds to meet your specific area of interest
|
|
|
|
MONGABAY.COM
Mongabay.com seeks to raise interest in and appreciation of wild lands and wildlife, while examining the impact of emerging trends in climate, technology, economics, and finance on conservation and development (more)
CONTENTS
SUPPORT
Help support mongabay.com when you buy from Amazon.com
RELATED TOPICS
Asia
Borneo
Brunei
Burma
Cambodia
China
India
Indonesia
Laos
Malaysia
Mauritius
Myanmar
Nepal
New Guinea
Philippines
Southeast Asia
Sri Lanka
Sulawesi
Sumatra
Thailand
Vietnam
BLOGROLL/LINKS
POPULAR PAGES
Most popular articles
Amazon deforestation
Rainforests
Tropical fish
Why rainforests matter
Saving rainforests
Poverty alleviation
Seniors helping Africa
Saving orangutans in Borneo
Palm oil
Visiting the rainforest
Mongabay's mission
T-SHIRTS
Madagascar Wildlife
Dancing lemurs
Don't fall asleep the sloths will eat you
Sucking on this frog
may make you insane
CALENDARS
Mount Kenya
East Africa Safari Wildlife
Kenya's Turkana People
Peru
African Wildlife
Alaska
China
Madagascar Chameleons
CANVAS BAGS
Hallucinogenic frog bag
Madagascar wildlife bag
|
