Witness History: Archive 2013 - Burma's 1988 Protests

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In August 1988 huge protests demanding an end to military rule in Burma were met with violence.

Thousands of people were killed.

Photo: Burmese soldiers order crowds of protesters to disperse (Tommaso Villani/AFP/Getty Images)

Published on Thursday, 8th August 2013.

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