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Myanmar’s democracy is dying a slow death in the wake of the executions of four pro-democracy activists and political prisoners by the military JUNTA. Aung Sang Suu Kyi’s democratic failure is proved by these incidents which were a beacon of hope for the Burmese public. The JUNTA has further announced the extension of the ‘emergency rule’ till 2023. 1948 Post Colonial Scenario The military has always been in power in Myanmar since its independence from Britain in 1948. Myanmar had parliamentary democracy but there was influenced heavily by the military. There were widespread infringement of dissent, peaceful protest, fundamental rights. There was a military coup led by General Ne Win in 1962. He imposed a harsh authoritarian rule in Myanmar by suspending the constitution. Suu Kyi led d...

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No Democracy: Myanmar Military Aims Solely At Ethnic Cleansing

Monomita NagFebruary 28, 20220

The military coup in February 2021 shattered the hopes for democracy and again brought Myanmar under military rule. Throughout its prolonged independence, the country never had any type of democratic reform. On the contrary, the country had to face military rule, civil war and acute poverty. Good governance could not be the priority of whoever ruled the country. In the wake of military's proxy party suffering a huge blow in the 2020 election it staged a coup in Feb 2021. The military took into custody the civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi. This resulted in widespread protests. People took to the street. People from all walks of life started staging massive protests peacefully, demanding the release of their elected leader and allowing her to come to power. But brutal military crackdown f...

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After Myanmar And Afghan, Now It’s Sudan Under Coup!!

SinshaOctober 26, 20210

During this pandemic, once again a military power has overthrown another democratic regime. After Myanmar and Afghanistan, it's Sudan. The military government overthrew the democratic government in Sudan and seized the power. The military had not only dissolved the country's power-sharing government but also declared a state of emergency on Monday. Two people were killed and at least 80 were injured as a result of gunfire during the demonstrations. The prime minister, Abdallah Hamdok, and his cabinet have been arrested along with this. Prime minister of Sudan Abdalla Hamdok Since Sudan gained independence from the British, it has seen seven coups till 2019. From this, it is clear that Sudan has failed to find a stable functional political system. The military often did not contr...