Monday 7 January 2008

Myanmar then and now .........


At independence...

One of the richest countries in South-East Asia with highly educated population

World's largest rice exporter, regarded as "rice basket of Asia"

Largest teak exporter, producing about 75 per cent of world's teak

...and 60 years on
One of Asia's poorest nations, with rising poverty levels and sky-rocketing inflation

One-third of all children are malnourished, with 132,000 children under five dying every year because of avoidable diseases according to Save the Children

Major heroin trafficker and world's second-largest opium producer

Designated "least developed country" status by UN since 1987

Ranked world's most corrupt country in 2007 Transparency International index

ShweDaGon Pagoda, RGN

Myanmar timeline


1948 – gains independence from Britain with nationalist leader U Nu as prime minister

1962 – Coup led by General Ne Win overthrows democratically elected government, establishes "Burmese Way to Socialism"

1974 – New constitution transfers military power to People's Assembly led by Ne Win

1988 – Military crushes pro-democracy student demonstration, thousands reportedly killed and hundreds jailed.

1989 – State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) declares martial law, arrests pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, changes country name to Myanmar

1990 – Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy records landslide victory in national elections, but military refuses to recognise results

1992 – Reclusive General Tan Shwe takes over as head of military government

1995 – Aung San Suu Kyi released from house arrest after six years. She is repeatedly placed under house arrest later

1997 – Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) admits Myanmar into regional grouping

2003 – PM Khin Nyunt proposes new constitution as part of "road map" to democracy

2004 – Government and major ethnic rebel movement Karen National Union call a truce

2006 – Nation's capital moved from Yangon to remote town of Naypyidaw

2007 – Sudden massive hike in fuel prices triggers biggest show of public dissent since 1988. After weeks of protests military launches violent crackdown against demonstrators, sparking world outrage.

Source: Al Jazeera and agencies

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