but yet. the industry is controlling your thoughts the great books of the 20th century. the present day hoaxes. manufacturing ignorance starts may 3rd d. w. . me 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 in 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 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 i know the reason i would never have dreamt that i would become president. but 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 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 know who's been in a group or another on. 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. john mitchell 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 so i got a. good idea. 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 got near my home.

the reforms have the sole aim of improving relations with the west. 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 that then opposition leader aung sang suu kyi with just a few seats to fill in parliament it was decided that aung sang suu kyi 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 a foot in the door. pro-democracy leader aung san suu jean has taken her place in me and mas parliaments ushering in a new political arena around 50 years of military dictatorship and that nobel peace laureate turned out that even the elected members of fatah see the pledge to safeguard the constitution it's hard 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 dawn of a lot of media whether. i told them he rebels or 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 we are rebels that we had struggled along so many years nearly 3 decades to get their status as insurgents changed overnight and i am regarded as sas above ground insurgency i did not underground. on sense you she and her 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 for this based on our political principles and to get a truly democratic state. i have tremendous conservatism in the free citizen and in any way involved in the assistance of my fleece to be switching to the 4 you would like through either reduce their presence or not have them in the parliament we would like all parliament to be in line with genuine passion values it's not because we want to move and buy this. due to her iron will and her charisma the military i don song suchi 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 as 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 how 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 all rights meaning the constitution couldn't be changed without its approval. the new constitution also had an article 59 that was made specifically to keep on song suchi out. out of the running it barred anyone becoming president or vice president

if their spouse or children were not citizens of man mark. it was designed to curb suchi is political ambitions she had studied in the u.k. and the u.s. like her late husband her 2 sons are british citizens plenty more she got. to go here he's our g.t. 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 on. the fisa court yet be up to. 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 to because they're still caught and the set still did paul because of the constitution their managed 1st energy 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 and they were the only ones keep of kicking in that country together. widely known as mother sue 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 to bed. tige.

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 suit she's hands were tied. one powerful man was still pulling the strings general tonge 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 say and men on the plank whose destiny was written in the stars. last. min on hi i was appointed commander in chief by tang shrank on the advice of astrologers. he

called the jump because the stars were favorable not due to any military prowess is . disguise and. the dog. 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 realize. 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 date. they chose the election date november the 8th 2051 of the top astrologists advised them so if the elections are on sweet 8th of november 20th 15th you will 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. going to the polls according to when tain predicted that the opposition would win handsomely. assigned seats the people of myanmar have waited 25 years the n.o.c. the national anthem the same thing as one. gets to this point say. the military is white clad appointees in parliament accepted the decision and made way for the l.t. and song suchi. from now on she negotiated directly with the commander in chief. the man who would seize. back hours in the february.

the victory brought new faces and new colors in the parliament aung sang suu cheese 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 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 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 bomb on a chain. chain. moni xan karim carine arkan a say and. general aung sun favored a socialist state having rejected capitalism after the experiences with colonial rule son conduct. the negotiations for burma's independence from britain it was at

an earlier specially chosen by the emmys astrologers that ran to love them until assumption of independence and the base of the union jack that means national bank was hoisted with all due a 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 and his daughter long sought to cheat. as. she always mentioned that she was brought up in the hands of the and ceo's around her father. yet she had affection for the army. but they still did not accept the rule of on south sudan. 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 for 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. constitution says nothing. like

. this has been there. too she said present an impossible task. emerald out with a navy not mistaken despite resistance from the military and the host of state council it was created with a majority of votes dumping on. the board to do 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. if he is a woman but the most important and urgent matter would be

a change in the constitution through 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 trying to use them words on the reported that one of the government the advisors to incense to see was shot and killed basal gun police have

a suspect in custody anywhere sontag going on international airports generally 29 young grandchild's. by many. many many here. government. yet. the murder is also seen as a warning one to read 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 wives. 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 or hinge of 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 between 24 before the beginning of british rule can hold citizenship many buddhists are convinced that the road hensher king later the last loudspeakers promised that the whole of would soon be free of bengalis. who did it over to go to trial 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 rich do not belong in our country if the muslims in rakhine state a bengali immigrants no matter how much i intend 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. 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 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 the heart. of any response was to close the area and the army began what did clear some gracious civilians as well as i let you know so it wasn't a military has its own agenda without without our knowledge or consulting us they will try to do anything that night. but. the un says almost 850000 but 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 assess the situation remains for seniors a textbook a good 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 hints of 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 the international community blamed us they

said she was protecting the army. the reason was that she didn't want to make any hostile remarks to the army for the long run. but 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 far and little of the. initiative that the peace corps i think suit she has being terrorists for what she termed quote a huge ice 1st of all let it take place that international observers accused aung san suu kyi of having become a political opportunist. she was stripped of numerous awards and honorary doctorates to. men one shang knows the problem and he's enjoying this hugely. many people in

myanmar welcome the government's stance toward the revenger and defended aung 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 address the radio refugee crisis this televised address to the diplomats the business suit she's chance to state their case to the world. it is not camping up in the muck it up or hinkley are definitely on the move we've been very forthcoming right now and i'm low profile we are committed to the restoration of the village and law throughout the.

area that it considers. her for the good of the saloon and. i'm aware. that there were tension is fullness of the situation in your kind city. but you would. i think the tree as a whole not just. little to good dads by way go into national community wanted her to say i support the ranger that you know how you are 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. on sound suit she has made her choice the relationship with the military on the stability of government comes before the recognition and what's left of her international reputation.

more than 700000 mohinder refugees fled into neighboring bangladesh and 2017. in myanmar 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. cheese 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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