timeline BBC versus IRIN BBC 1948 Burma gains

Анализ Конфликтов: метод Хронологии (timeline). BBC versus IRIN BBC • 1948: Burma gains independence from British rule. Anti-Fascist People’s Freedom League (AFPFL) leader U Nu becomes the first prime minister. • 1958 -60: A military-led caretaker government is formed with General Ne Win as head. • 1962: A government lead by U Nu, who won elections two years previously, is ousted in a military coup lead by General Ne Win. A single-party state with the Socialist Programme Party is established. • • 1974: A new constitution that transfers power from the military to a People’s Assembly, led by Ne Win and other former military leaders, is drawn up. 1982: The Burmese Citizenship Law is adopted, stating that anyone who arrived after 1823 is not considered a citizen. This law isolates ethnic groups such as the Kachin, Karen, Chin and Rohyinga as “associate citizens” denied the rights/relief offered to full citizens, including the right to serve in public office. 1988: Around 3, 000 people are killed in anti-government protests. The State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) is formed with the “mission to eliminate all forms of internal dissent or rebellion” 1988: Border trade between China and Myanmar officially opened. • 1948 - Burma becomes independent with U Nu as prime minister. • Mid-1950 s - U Nu, together with Indian Prime Minister Nehru, Indonesian President Sukarno, Yugoslav President Tito and Egyptian President Nasser co-found the Movement of Non-Aligned States. • 1958 -60 - Caretaker government, led by army Chief of Staff General Ne Win, formed following a split in the ruling AFPFL party. • 1960 - U Nu's party faction wins decisive victory in elections, but his promotion of Buddhism as the state religion and his tolerance of separatism angers the military. • 1962 - U Nu's faction ousted in military coup led by Gen Ne Win, who abolishes the federal system and inaugurates "the Burmese Way to Socialism" - nationalising the economy, forming a single-party state with the Socialist Programme Party as the sole political party, and banning independent newspapers. • 1974 - New constitution comes into effect, transferring power from the armed forces to a People's Assembly headed by Ne Win and other former military leaders; body of former United Nations secretarygeneral U Thant returned to Burma for burial. • 1975 - Opposition National Democratic Front formed by regionallybased minority groups, who mounted guerrilla insurgencies.