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The Aggression of the Military Government
12015-10-28T06:10:05-07:00Xinwei Zhang748470782c039ff427b2806bd3bb61ec933e219166849gallery2015-10-31T23:46:17-07:00Xinwei Zhang748470782c039ff427b2806bd3bb61ec933e2191 "Myanmar, also known as Burma, was long considered a pariah state while under the rule of an oppressive military junta from 1962 to 2011." —β BBC News
Since Burma’s independence in 1948, various ethnic minority groups have pursued a higher level of autonomy. To fight against the aggression of the military government, ethnic insurgent groups adopted guerrilla-style tactics. In response to this, in the 1960s, the government started counter-insurgency strategy called Four Cuts that was designed to cut four main sources between insurgents, their families and local villagers, including food, funds, intelligence, and recruits.
A nominally civilian government led by President Thein Sein - who served as a general and then prime minister under the junta - was installed in March 2011. However, a new constitution brought in by the junta in 2008 entrenched the primacy of the military. A quarter of seats in both parliamentary chambers are reserved for the military, and three key ministerial posts - interior, defence and border affairs - must be held by serving generals.
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12015-10-28T05:20:09-07:00Inside Burma: Land of Fear3Democracy Uprising in 1988 in Myanmar (formerly Burma)plain2015-10-28T05:29:22-07:00YouTube2012-01-12T18:30:10.000Z7sERETR1BPgHealBurma
12015-10-30T05:08:39-07:00Burma: A Military Dictatorship1Burma is a country that desperately needs our help. This video is about the human rights violations of the Burmese government/military dictatorship.plain2015-10-30T05:08:39-07:00YouTube2009-11-24T15:57:54.000ZeHHG6zBhUckbenji78900