these places a new low for smashing all the records to. step into a gold adventure. treasure map whole lot of globe trotters to discover some of the record breaking sites. to know also in book form. and 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 son suchi under house arrest for 15 years. became an icon of the struggle for freedom the nobel peace laureate began fighting for democracy in myanmar 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 all song suchi was barred from standing in the forthcoming elections and 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 white civilian apparel. a former long serving general was made president. he was ordered to usher in a cautious transition open society. where i learned a lot of a lot of the room no matter who was who i would never have dreamt that i would become president. 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 from there you know men you know other people 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 i don't own cars or your generation. 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. before 2010 the country was under the control of a military dictatorship the result was widespread poverty because the state was bankrupt and the west imposed sanctions upon us. and there were many other problem and. but no one really ever had the intention of good hearing to democratic principles rather despite a few reforms they wanted to stick with military rulers it will damn near behold.

the reforms had the sole aim of improving relations with the west and says how you could call know man. 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 that then opposition leader aung san suu kyi with just a few seats to fill in parliament it was decided that aung song suchi 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 foot in the door. pro-democracy leader aung san suu kyi has taken her place in me and miles called events ushering in a new political here around 50 years of military dictatorship and it do tell the story it turned out that even the elected members of her casita 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 of the a lot of media whether. i told them a rebel is a commie rebels or calming. 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 we are rebels and we had struggled along so many years nearly 3 decades yet their status as insurgents changed overnight and i am regarded os as above ground insurgents if they did not underground. on sense you could see into a party only hold 8 percent or 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. this disciplined democracy wouldn't play fair our objective was to continue our struggle. based on our political principles and to get a truly democratic state. has for a tremendous complicity in the free citizen in any way involved in the assistance of my fleece to be switching to the for you would like to either reduce their presence or not have them in the parliament we would like to call parliament to be in line with international values it's not because we want to move and but this. due to her iron will and her charisma the military eyed aung sang suu kyi with suspicion. back of confidence. as you have to point point one 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 a sense the system 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. it was designed to curb su cheese political ambitions she had studied in the u.k. and the us like her late husband her 2 sons are british citizens plenty more she got. to go do it she's now judy 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 in the fisa court yet. the military generals were confident that the much revered and beloved song suchi would never be able to become manned mars 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 it because they're still hot and the sense to live because of the constitution they're the managed 1st minute she could that established. long term in a true true and i 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 quit used to thinking at they were the only ones keep of cake in 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 part. and terry it is. with the military occupying one quarter of the seats song suchi is 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 11 he divided his power between president tain same admin on the plank whose destiny was written in the stars. line. mean on hi i was appointed commander in chief by tom shrank on the advice of astrologers. he

called the jump because the stars were favorable not due to any military prowess or is. this guy's an. at the top. monks and astrologers are deemed the nation's guardians and have long played an important role in myanmar. you. 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 realized they could face a crushing defeat but article 59 f.

guaranteed that their opponent couldn't become president. despite her popularity. the elections were allowed to go ahead on a suitably auspicious date. they chose the election date november the 8th 2051 of the top astrologers advised them so if the elections are on sweet 8th of november 20th 15th you won't win a landslide 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. than to the polls according to when tame predicted that the opposition would win handsomely. the same seat the people of myanmar have waited for 25 years and the enemy the national league system of the same thing as one. can see this point say. the military's white clad appointees in parliament accepted the decision and made way for the l.t. and the song suchi. from now on she negotiated directly with the commander in chief. the man who would seize back our in the february.

the victory brought new faces and new colors in the parliament song song suit cheese the national league for democracy party now held 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 call 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 times between the various ethnic and political groups. that was no easy task as the country is not only geographically diverse with by a 1000 meter high peaks plateaus swamps and tropical rainforests it also has more than 130 different ethnic groups with varying religious affiliations including bamma for change and change. moni xan corinne carine arkan a say and. general on song favorite a socialist state having rejected capitalism after the experiences with colonial rule own son conducted the negotiations for burma's independence from britain it

was at an earlier especially chosen by the emmys. astrologers that randall love them is still assumption of independence days of the union jack benny is national flag was hoisted with all jewish settlement 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 aung sun today the national heroes legacy the burma independence army the forerunner of today's military band his daughter long sought to cheat. she always mentioned that she was brought up in the hands of the and ceo's around her father. she had affection for the army. but they still did not accept the rule of on south sudan she is wasn't a grudge. last you know. since independence when her

father was assassinated it was a known fact that he was the architect of our independence. the founder of the ami. kong song suchi initially saw herself as having no choice but to reach an accommodation with the generals. she wanted reform and democracy from man mark to remove the military from power and the long term and to take over the presidency clearly there was a long hard road ahead. for last. the constitutional from becoming the president but today she threw down the book to be a mom of the. constitution says nothing. changes

is there. too she said it presents an impossible. general don with a navy not mistaken despite resistance from the military and the post of state councilor was created with a majority of votes dumping on. the board to the military stood up in a sign of protest but the law was passed. that. according to the late tony. he was an expert in constitutional literature. so he leaf through all the articles and he found one loop that the president can create a position for anybody of any status. it is a bit but the most important and urgent matter would be

a change in the constitution through the way of it. 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. was was a nice try. them are 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 anywhere sontag going on international airports were $29.00 young grandchild. by many and. many here. government. yet. the murder is also seen as a warning one toward you our 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 advisors 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 one when 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 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 live there before the chain 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 rakhine would soon be free of bengalis i. noted it already had trouble it's not just down to teach to up hold laura noida but also to retain the identity of our country so we

have to clearly state that the rich do not belong in our country. the muslims in rakhine state of bengali immigrants no matter how much they are going to do that it . was a time bomb that was taking as you know this rising. nationalist feeling. and where these 2 communities muslim 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 saw and 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 noun mission to protect her home to muslims. rohinton

attacks on police stations had devastating consequences. they gave the military a welcome pretext to go in hard. to finish response was to close the area and the army began what it called clear separation civilians as well as a political support chocolate a military has its own agenda without without our knowledge will consulting us they will try to do anything that light. up. the un says almost 850000 both indians have fled the predominately put this country

into neighboring foundation in the last 12 days since the neutrino peroration began the current situation cannot yet be fully assessed but the situation remains or seem to see a textbook 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 rule 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 she 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 noble peace prize laureate and some sushi who is now burma's de facto president is facing mounting criticism for the art and link of the. fish to that piece my own things suit she has linked terrorists for what she termed quote a huge i suppose that is all let it take place at international observers accused aung san suu kyi of having become a political opportunist. she was stripped of numerous awards and honorary doctorates. shang now who's main one chang knows the problem and he's enjoying this hugely. many people in

myanmar welcome the government's stance toward the renter and defended on san suu kyi. then she finally broke her silence about what had happened and called for a peaceful solution. after intense pressure months on sujit finally addressed the residents here refugee crisis this televised address to the diplomats who misuses chance to state their case to the world. it is not camping up in the muck it up already plays or to have any pages on them which we condemn for human rights and a moment by the un to make it to the restoration of the defeated.

law throughout the. area that it considered to her to live and. i'm aware. that there were tension is this a situation in your construct. but you would. i think the tree as a whole not just. to my way go up the international community wanted her to say i support the range of. 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. also a suit she has made her choice the relationship with the military on the stability of government comes before the injured and what's left of her international reputation.

more than 700000 will hinge refugees fled into neighboring bangladesh and 2017. in man march 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 or in the short run the generals were apparently unable to accept term 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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