The History Hour - The Burma protests of 1988
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In August 1988, people took to the streets of Burma, or Myanmar, to protest against the country's military government. The bloody uprising would lead to the rise of Aung San Suu Kyi as the country's pro-democracy leader. Also, the epidemic of drug use among US troops in Vietnam in the 1970s, the first Eurostar train service and the launch of the spectacular Moscow State Circus in 1971
PHOTO: Protestors in Rangoon in 1988 (Getty Images)
Published on Saturday, 6th February 2021.
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