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Burma '88: Buried History
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:16:51
Publish Date: 2021-03-04 23:09:01
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On August 8, 1988 — a date chosen for its numerological power — university students in Burma sparked an uprising against the military dictatorship. They’d been living under military rule their entires lives. And they had had enough. The uprising ultimately failed, but it planted the seeds of democracy. It was the moment Aung San Suu Kyi first appeared on the political scene, and became the icon of the democracy movement. Today on the podcast: we take you back to the summer of  1988, a moment in Burma when change seemed possible.

Music this week from Bang on a Can, Kyaw, Kyaw Naing, and Blue Dot Sessions.

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