Description:
"With the collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and Cory Aquino?s earlier
people?s power revolution, it indeed seemed that the world, and Southeast
Asia too, would be shaped by economic and political freedom, i.e., by the
free market economy and "middle class" democracy. The 1988 uprising in
Burma which toppled Ne Win?s one-man rule seemed part of a global
democratization process. Quite unexpectedly, however, outside actors -- Singapore, China, and the
Thai military -- stepped in to shore up the new military junta..."
Source/publisher:
"BurmaNet News"
Date of Publication:
1995-10-15
Date of entry:
2004-08-06
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- Individual Documents
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Language:
English
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