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"Exactly sixty years ago on this day - March 2 - General Ne Win launched a coup d’etat against the
democratically elected government of U Nu, unleashing a repressive dictatorship that isolated
Myanmar from the rest of the world, wrecked the economy, and crippled the wellbeing of the people
of Myanmar. Ne Win established a governing council whose members were drawn almost exclusively
from the armed forces and effectively set the stage for succeeding generations of power-hungry
coup makers: Senior General Saw Maung and his deputy Than Shwe in 1988 and Senior General
Min Aung Hlaing in 2021. What is most tragic about this latest coup is that Myanmar was on track
to make genuine progress: though reform was still crippled by the 2008-military drafted constitution
and stagnant mindsets, Myanmar was becoming reintegrated into the international community, and
people’s standards of living were gradually improving.
The Tatmadaw was once respected given its role in Myanmar’s independence; today it is a menace
to the wellbeing of the Myanmar people. In no world can a military force legitimately step in to fill the
role that should be played by democracy - a role that should reflect the will of the people. The world
cannot let this latest coup set the stage for another fifty years of authoritarian rule in Myanmar and
reverse the hard work of generations of activists and changemakers..."
Source/publisher:
Ministry of International Cooperation Myanmar
Date of Publication:
2022-03-02
Date of entry:
2022-03-03
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- Individual Documents
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Myanmar
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English
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