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Background: Britain conquered Burma over a period of 62 years (1824-1886) and incorporated it into its Indian Empire. Burma was administered as a province of India until 1937 when it became a separate, self-governing colony; independence from the Commonwealth was attained in 1948. Gen. NE WIN dominated the government from 1962 to 1988, first as military ruler, then as self-appointed president, and later as political kingpin. Despite multiparty legislative elections in 1990 that resulted in the main opposition party - the National League for Democracy (NLD) - winning a landslide victory, the ruling junta refused to hand over power. NLD leader and Nobel Peace Prize recipient AUNG SAN SUU KYI, who was under house arrest from 1989 to 1995 and 2000 to 2002, was imprisoned in May 2003 and is currently under house arrest. In December 2004, the junta announced it was extending her detention for at least an additional year. Her supporters, as well as all those who promote democracy and improved human rights, are routinely harassed or jailed.



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Land of the Brave
22 days ago: Yves en Anne published a blog
Land of the Brave
September 6th 2008  Asia » Burma » Bagan
Het tweede deel van onze rondreis door Myanmar bracht ons naar Bagan. De wereldberoemde oude stad met haar duizenden tempels en stupa's die onverstoord richting hemel wijzen had in ons hoofd ondertuss ... 26 photos [full story]


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Temple
On the top of Mt Popa
Shwedagon Paya in Yangon
Land of Temples 9
Old lady smoking a cigar
Burmese Woman
In the Shades
Sunrise
Baloon
Deserted temples under a red sky
Burmese Girl
Bagan
Me
Sunrise
Swezigon Paya
Moments of Glory

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