the world more than 300000000 people are seeking refuge. we ask god because no one should have to flee. make up your own mind to. d.w. . the minds. of a. man mars democratic hopes have been shattered on february 1st the armed forces staged a coup seizing back power after a decade of cautious change for 50 years generals have ruled the multi-ethnic state with an iron fist in practical isolation from the outside world then 10 years ago under pressure from international sanctions the military allowed elections and the introduction of what it called disciplined democracy. the military held

a long song suchi under house arrest for 15 years suchi became an icon of the struggle for freedom the nobel peace laureate began fighting for democracy and man march in the 1990 s. . as the military came under more and more pressure from sanctions and economic boycotts they decided to release their arch enemy from house arrest and 2010 a sign of goodwill toward the west but on song suchi was barred from standing in the forthcoming elections at her national league for democracy boycotted. virtually unopposed the military gained almost all of the seats. in any case the constitution guarantees the armed forces 25 percent of seats and key ministries. the civil service and police remain under the general's control. the commander in chief

directly appointed the ministers for defense border affairs and the interior. some members of the military exchange their green uniforms for whites a 1000000000 apparel. a former long serving general was made president. he was ordered to usher in a cautious transition open society. you know where i learned a lot of a lot of the who know my resume i would never have dreamt that i would become president. what after i became president and head of government takes the cabinet. almost all of the ministers i chose came from the previous military junta they were well educated and experienced found no man you know of the region but none of us had any idea how we should engineer the transition to democracy we had lived with democracy for more than 50 years. i don't want to move reasoning again corner on your own cause or you are going to be shooting. long before being appointed the 1st

civilian president of man after the dictatorship general tain sane had been involved in overseeing the creation of a new constitution. but how does he actually write about why john mitchell before 2010 the country was under the control of a military dictatorship and the result was widespread poverty because the state was bankrupt and the west imposed sanctions upon us. and there were many other problem and. you got an idea. but no one really ever had the intention of it hearing to democratic principles rather despite a few reforms they wanted to stick with military rule as it will got near my home.

the reforms had the sole aim of improving relations with the west and on the ground it says are you to call on where. the top priority was the lifting of sanctions. but it would have been difficult for the new government to win over the international community without involving the then opposition leader aung san suu kyi with just a few seats to fill in parliament it was decided that aung sang suu chief should be allowed to stand in the 2012 by elections it was more a symbolic gesture the risk was small. only 80 percent of the seats were being contested. but it gave the opposition of put in the door. pro-democracy leader aung san suu kyi has taken her place in me in miles parliaments ushering in a new politically around 50 years since the military dictatorship and it will tell the story it turned out that even the elected members of the team pledged to safeguard the constitution it's going to change for

a woman who's been incarcerated most of the last 20 years one of her closest associates was fellow party member when tame so when i arrived at the door the a lot of media were there. i told them he rebels a commie rebels are coming. the 79 year old was detained after the february military coup and remains in custody he was a political prisoner from 1989 to 2010 actually way a rebels we had struggled along so many years nearly 3 decades yet their status as insurgents changed overnight and i'm now in regarded on sask above ground insurgency i did not underground. on sense you can tell party only hold 8 percent of seats in parliament so at 1st glance they don't seem to have much in the fridge the military had hardly left them any room to

maneuver but on song suchi and her supporters were determined to make the most of it they knew that the architects of this disciplined democracy wouldn't play fair our objective was to continue our struggle. this based on our political principles and to get a truly democratic state. for tremendous conclusively the free citizen is in any way involved in the assistance of my fees to be such an incident for you would like to either reduce their presence or not have them in the parliament we would like an all parliament to be in line with genuine authentic values it's not because we want to move and but this. due to her iron will and her charisma the military i don song suchi with suspicion. back of contracts. as you have to point point one though the greatest weakness that's a lack of trust and confidence the nobody trusts anybody. has this this is the

result of years and years of dictatorship authoritarian rule you all have have to be careful you don't know who is informing on whom and this lack of trust has seeped into our very bones in the sense that this discussion helped to bring about reconciliation. the new civilian representatives might have been full of good intentions but the generals still have the upper hand. the military had created a constitution that cemented its own standing leaving the civilian government with little real power. the constitution guaranteed the military 25 percent of seats and beat 0 rights meaning the constitution couldn't be changed without its approval. the new constitution also had an article $59.00 that was made specifically to keep song suchi out of the running it barred anyone becoming president or vice president if

their spouse or children were not citizens of man. it was designed to curb su cheese political ambitions she had studied in the u.k. and the u.s. like her late husband her 2 sons are british citizens 24 if you go. you go here he's our g.g. to protect the constitution adequately according to the me and constitution the most important task of the military is to ensure that the country's fundamental laws are respected. but the judge told you. the military generals were confident that the much revered and beloved song suit she would never be able to become man hours president.

i think one has to accept that there are some elements of the minute military who would generally think that they are the only ones capable of competing to come together now this is not surprising because they feel they were in power for more than 50 and they have to because there still are and the sense to that part because of the constitution there managed 1st minute she could that established. long term in a trooper in burma took place in 1962 so if you caught it from then it's over 15 years after 15 years at the helm and it's not very surprising that they got used to thinking it they were the only ones keep of kicking the country together. widely known as mother says this advocate for a peaceful transition to democracy has long been regarded almost as a deity and man. but her popularity was only of limited advantage.

important changes to the constitution had to be approved by more than 75 percent of parliamentarians. with the military occupying one quarter of the seats pong song. cheez hands were tied. one powerful man was still pulling the strings general thomas way ruled man maher with an iron fist until 2011 he had ordered the disbandment of the military junta and the shift towards disciplined democracy his aim the lifting of international sanctions before leaving office in march 20th he divided his power between president tain say admin on class whose destiny was written in the stars. last. min on hi i was appointed commander in chief by tom shrank on the advice of astrologers. he

called the jump because the stunts with favorable. to any military prowess is. disguise and. at the top. monks and astrologers are deemed the nation's guardians and have long played an important role in myanmar. general tonge way was most fearful of the woman who had defied him ever since the 1990 s. . even when on song suchi was under house arrest he had consulted for astrologists to ward off any potential danger that she might pose. the entire country was waiting for the 2nd general election to be announced. tonge way and his backers realised they could face

a crushing defeat but article 59 guaranteed that their opponent couldn't become president despite her popularity the elections were allowed to go ahead on a suitably auspicious state. they chose the election date november the 8th 2051 of the top astrologers advised them so if the elections are as you 8th of november 20th 15 you will win a unsigned victory. more than 30000000 people were eligible to vote. the electorate had big expectations to killer of sheep opposition leader aung sang suu kyi and her national league for democracy. she had been on the election trail for weeks ahead of the polls tens of thousands turned out to see her. many hoped for change on multiple

levels more freedom economic growth less corruption and less poverty. that is that the polls according to when tame predicted that the opposition would win hands some lame. say see the people of myanmar 125 years the end of the the national league for democracy. as one. can see this point says a. the military is white clad appointees in harlem and accepted the decision and made way for the n l d and long song suchi. that from now on she negotiated directly with the commander in chief in class. the man who would seize back our in

the february coup. the victory brought new faces and new colors in the parliament aung sang suu cheese national league for democracy party now help the majority. but despite this decisive electoral result the n l d s founder and leader could not become president and a quarter of parliamentary seats and key ministries remained reserved for the men in uniform. the icon for democracy seemed prepared to come to an arrangement with the military for political expediency. the routes that bind on song suchi and the military proceeded that. they are embedded in her family history. in the 1940 s. a general fought against british colonial rule and was instrumental in engineering

independence for as myanmar was formally called he is still regarded as a national hero today his name is general aung san the father of aung san suu kyi. to create unity in the country and to help ward off external attacks he regarded it as vital to strengthen the tonics between the various ethnic and political groups. that was no easy task as the country is not only geographically diverse with 5000 meter high peaks plateaus swamps and tropical rainforests it also has more than 130 different ethnic groups with varying religious affiliations. including bamma to change and change again mona xan careen carine barca naysay and. general aung sun favored a socialist state having rejected capitalism after the experiences with colonial rule son conducted the negotiations for burma's independence from britain it was at

an earlier specially chosen by vermes astrologers that ran to love them as full assumption of independence and face of the union jack that means national flag was hoisted with all due a sentiment it was a moment however that aung san did not live to see he was murdered by political opponents some months earlier posters for the national league of democracy still bear the image of bong song today the national heroes legacy the burma independence army the forerunner of today's military and his daughter long sought suchi. has. she always mentioned that she was broad top in the hands of the end ceo's around her father. if she had affection for the army. but they still did not accept the rule of suit she is wasn't a grudge. last you know this is since independence when her

father was assassinated. it was a known fact that he was the architect of our independence. the founder of the. long song suchi initially saw herself as having no choice but to reach an accommodation with the generals. she wanted reform and democracy from man march to remove the military from power and the long term and to take over the presidency clearly there was a long hard road ahead. last. the constitution from becoming the president but today she threw down the good to be a mom of the. 2 since it. is

their. tradition she said would present an impossible task to. general don with the navy not taken despite resistance from the military that host of state councilor was created with a majority of votes down to. the border to the military stood up in a sign of protest but the law was passed. that. according to the late. he was an expert in constitutional literature. so he leaf through all the articles and he found one lou park that the president can create a position for anybody of any status. if he is a woman but the most important and urgent matter would be

a change in the constitution with the labor. so in her newly created position of state council her son suchi placed herself above the president the defacto head of government. but even this role did not concentrate all the power in aung san suu cheese heads over the years she had become familiar with most of the country's political rules but the military is also a law unto itself resorting to violence to solve some of its problems. was. i. was listening. to them are the reported that one of the government legal advisors to link san suu kyi was shot and killed basal gunmen police have

a suspect in custody. tagging an international airport twice a night. by many and. we got to meet many here. government of. the murder and also seen as a warning once a week you the power of the military. boss on suchi was notably absent from connie's funeral she remained silent and withdrew from the public gaze. is. she was shaken she can guess the main reason. if she says something it will get was. there is another aspect to this brutal killing connie was not just a lawyer and one of aung san suu cheese advisers he was also a muslim. relations between man mars buddhist majority and the country's muslim

minority are difficult. the conflict is in part and historical 11 burma's people fought against british colonial rule after the 2nd world war one ethnic group remained largely on the side of the british the muslim robin gibb people. the buddhist majority regarded them as traitors nowadays the buddhist population mostly refer to them as the bengalis meaning muslim immigrants from bangladesh for decades the ringette have been denied citizenship the law stipulates that only ethnic groups who lived there before between 24 before the beginning of british rule can hold citizenship many buddhists are convinced that the road later the last loudspeakers promised that the whole of would soon be free bengalis. who did it over here to tell it's not just down to up hold laura noida but also to

retain the identity of our country so we have to clearly state that the regime do not belong in our country it is the muslims in rakhine state of bengali immigrants no matter how bad it has a good education. was a time bomb that was taking as you know this rising. nationalist feeling. and where these 2 communities were slim and buddhist also began to see each other not just began but increasingly saw each other as their main enemies as well. and then you had i think not surprisingly the emergence. in 2016 on the muslim side a new insurgency and a very militant insurgency the group is poorly equipped it has guns small homemade bombs and what it describes as a narrow mission to protect for him to muslims. attacks

on police stations had devastating consequences. they gave the military a welcome pretext to go in hard. to miss response was to close the area and yummy began what is clear separation civilians as well as political support. a military has its own agenda without without our knowledge will consulting us they will try to do anything they like. the un says almost 850000 but indians have fled the trade don't let me put this

country into neighboring bonded the issue in the last 12 days since the neutrino peroration began the current situation cannot yet be fully assessed but the situation remains for seniors. to export the textbook example of ethnic cleansing. the international community expected a clear reaction from san suu kyi and an end to the expulsions and the military operation but she remained silent. manned mars political system as a hybrid of civilian and military role to get into government this iconic figure had clearly made big concessions to the military. there are hence a crisis through these compromises and to start really. the ministry of the interior the home ministry defense and border areas are controlled by the army so when the rakhine thing happened then international

community blamed us they said she was protecting the army. the reason was that cheney didn't want to make any hostile remark to the army for the long run . she was blamed for that. that's why we call it a military trap nobel peace prize laureate and some sushi who is now burma's de facto president is facing mounting criticism for the car and link of the. fish to eat them piece my own thing suit she has been a terrorist from what she termed quote a huge ice but the police let it take place in international observers accused aung san suu kyi of having become a political opportunist. she was stripped of numerous awards and honorary doctorates. main one shang knows the problem and he's enjoying this hugely. many people in

myanmar welcomed the government's stance toward the renter and defended on san suu kyi. and. then she finally broke her silence about what had happened and called for a peaceful solution. after intense pressure puns on sujit finally addressed the radio refugee crisis this televised address diplomats business sushi's chance to state their case to the world. it is not camping up in the muck it up or i think really all you have to gauge upon that what we condemn or the right and unlawful part we are committed to the restoration of the defeated. law throughout the.

area that it considers to hurt the kid it was little and because. i'm aware. that there were tension is focused on the situation in the construct. but it would. i think a country as a whole not just. to my way got off the internet tional community wanted her to say my support there inject your but i don't think she can say something like that if she wants to work with the military on a long term basis or she did it. all sounds too cheap has made her choice for the relationship with the military on the stability of government comes before the ranger and what's left of her international reputation.

more than 700000 mohinder refugees fled into neighboring bangladesh in 2017. in manaus they continue to face severe repression and persecution. human rights groups have spoken of genocide and ethnic cleansing. the international criminal court in the hague is investigating. song suchi silence only helped her in the short run the generals were apparently unable to accept her landslide victory at the polls in november 2020. the military coup in myanmar in february represents a return to the dark ages.

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