PLEASE READ! What is going on with Myanmar?
1947, General Aung San was assassinated. 1948, Myanmar gained its Independent from the British Empire.
1958, Ne Win captured power through a coup d'état.
1962, Another coup led to the end of democratic form and Myanmar became a military dictatorship under the Burma Socialist Programme Party.
1988, Unitary Parliamentary republic under military dictatorship & 88 generation students’ group 2010, Start of Democracy movements in Myanmar, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was released from house arrest.
2020, Elections in Myanmar 1st of February
2021 Plan: Democratically elected politicians and non-democratically elected military spokespersons meet in Naypyidaw to form a new government that will lead the country for the upcoming 5 years. What actually happened:
1. Democratically elected politicians who were supposed to meet up, got kidnapped, by the military.
2. Citizens and public figures such as singers and writer got kidnapped for using their right of free speech to speak in favour of democracy.
3. Phone signals got cut off around 3 am in Naypyidaw.
4. The rest of the country followed.
5. Tv, radio and some internet providers got cut off.
6. Road to the airport got blocked.
7. ATM’s and all banks are closed.
8. MWD announced that Myint Swe is the new President
9. The coup is official, and the country is in an emergency rule and the military will have full control over the country for at least one year. We are worried about where they took our heroes such as our president and our grandma Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and all the other politicians and public figures. At the same time, we fully support what they stand for and we are praying for them and also taking notes on how to become a great leader without fear. We would like to encourage especially students to step up and scream for those who can’t speak for such a time as this. We do not know when they will cut off the internet in all part of the country and close the borders, but we still believe that together we can work towards a more sustainable future for Myanmar and see Myanmar become democratic. Let’s all help in any way we can.