Events 1989-1997

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Description: "In 1989, the military government officially changed the English translations of many names dating back to Burma?s colonial period or earlier, including that of the country itself: "Burma" became "Myanmar". The renaming remains a contested issue.[25] Many political and ethnic opposition groups and countries continue to use "Burma" because they do not recognise the legitimacy of the ruling military government or its authority to rename the country."
Source/publisher: Wikipedia
Date of entry/update: 2014-07-03
Grouping: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: English
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Description: Rangoon May 1, 1992 Through a series of open letters to Ne Win and former members of the Revolutionary Council written between 1988 and 1992, U Aung Gyi criticized the economic policies and human rights abuses of the government. The following excerpts are from one of these letters.
Source/publisher: "Burma Debate", Vol.. IV, No. 3
1997-08-00
Date of entry/update: 2003-06-03
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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