Myanmar+Government

  

Myanmar Government Myanmar gained independence from the British on January 31, 1949.

They had a democratic government for 14 years.

From 1958-1960, Ne Win was appointed to run a "care-taker" government.

He effectively restored the the divided and ineffective government.

Although he helped the government,he was notorious for not tolerating protests.

In 1962, Rangoon University students had a peaceful protest, and Ne Win immediately responded by sending troops in to put a stop to it. They fired on the students and killed dozens of them. The next morning, they dynamited the Rangoon University Student Union building.

This was a look at what was to come for the people of Myanmar throughout Ne Win's dictatorship.

He called his government socialism but in reality, it was a dictatorship.

Ne Win used an isolation strategy that really crippled the wealth of the country. Foreigners were only allowed to visit the country for 24 hours to 3 days.

The results of Ne Win's new governmental policies are the emergence of a black market and complete derailment of the economy.

In 1988, to try to get rid of the black market, Ne Win completely wipes out the highest denomination banknotes. This basically takes away 80% of everyones money without compensation overnight.

Also in 1988, the people start an uprising for democracy. Ne Win crushes the momentum by firing on the rebellion. Estimates of 3,000-10,000 people are killed.

In 1989, Ne Win forced the ethnic groups of tribal provinces into fenced in compounds where there were about 10,000 casualties per year.

To boost the all but dead economy, he forced hundreds of thousands of civillians into slave labour which they called the "people's contributions."

Ne Win was put under house arrest in March 2002 and died on december 5, 2002.

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