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Democratic movement in Myanmar :

(1) Myanmwar was previously known as Burma. It gained independence from the

British colonial rule in 1948 and became a democracy.

(2) But the democratic rule in the country came to an end in 1962 with a military coup.

(3) In 1990, free and fair elections were held for the first time after almost three decades.

(4) The National League for Democracy won the election. It was the political party

led by Aung San Suu Kyi, a great freedom fighter.

(5) But the military leaders of Myanmar refused to step down. They did not recognize

the election results. Instead, they put Suu Kyi and other pro-democracy leaders under

house arrest. Myanmar still has no democratic government.

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