The Statement on the 20th Anniversary Commemoration of 8888
Pro-democracy Struggle of Burma
Date: 1st August, 2008
There are rare moments in history where a country needs a rupture with the past and the
people rise up and demand for a change. We have seen those rare moments in Burma,
especially that large moment in August 1988, when people of Burma rose up against brutal
military regime for democracy. Today, twenty years have passed and the moment to bring a
change was missed. Since then, we have seen a vicious circle of military rule in Burma.
Although we saw moments after moments to bring about change since 1988, the military
regime cloaked in the so-called State Peace and development Council (SPDC) continues to
brutalize the country under military rule. Until today, Burma remains the poorest and least
developed country in the world. Still, the military rulers show no signs of interest but its grips
on brutal power. To highlight a few: there were evidence of assassination attempt by the
SPDC groups toward Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and U Tin Oo (leaders of the National League
for Democracy) in 2003; brutal crackdown on peaceful Buddhist monks’ demonstration in
September 2007; and recent imprisonments on Minn Ko Naing and other 88 generation
students leaders and pro-democracy activists.
In an attempt to legitimize their grips on power, the SPDC held the national convention with
their hand-picked representatives and threatened and forced people to vote on recent
referendum against their will, despite more than 100,000 were killed and million left
homeless without foods and shelters by Nargis cyclone.
However, the military regime will not be able to hold their grips on brutal power for long.
We are living in the world of constant change and there will be another moment for that
change in Burma. For this, the people of Burma need the supports of citizens of the world
and governments around the world and international organizations until that change arrive in
Burma.
TOWARDS NEW DEMOCRATIC BURMA
Burmese democratic forces from Australia
Contact persons: Ko Thu 0421 418 449
Soe Soe Oo 0416 207 825
Zaw Naing 0414 311 647
Pro-democracy Struggle of Burma
Date: 1st August, 2008
There are rare moments in history where a country needs a rupture with the past and the
people rise up and demand for a change. We have seen those rare moments in Burma,
especially that large moment in August 1988, when people of Burma rose up against brutal
military regime for democracy. Today, twenty years have passed and the moment to bring a
change was missed. Since then, we have seen a vicious circle of military rule in Burma.
Although we saw moments after moments to bring about change since 1988, the military
regime cloaked in the so-called State Peace and development Council (SPDC) continues to
brutalize the country under military rule. Until today, Burma remains the poorest and least
developed country in the world. Still, the military rulers show no signs of interest but its grips
on brutal power. To highlight a few: there were evidence of assassination attempt by the
SPDC groups toward Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and U Tin Oo (leaders of the National League
for Democracy) in 2003; brutal crackdown on peaceful Buddhist monks’ demonstration in
September 2007; and recent imprisonments on Minn Ko Naing and other 88 generation
students leaders and pro-democracy activists.
In an attempt to legitimize their grips on power, the SPDC held the national convention with
their hand-picked representatives and threatened and forced people to vote on recent
referendum against their will, despite more than 100,000 were killed and million left
homeless without foods and shelters by Nargis cyclone.
However, the military regime will not be able to hold their grips on brutal power for long.
We are living in the world of constant change and there will be another moment for that
change in Burma. For this, the people of Burma need the supports of citizens of the world
and governments around the world and international organizations until that change arrive in
Burma.
TOWARDS NEW DEMOCRATIC BURMA
Burmese democratic forces from Australia
Contact persons: Ko Thu 0421 418 449
Soe Soe Oo 0416 207 825
Zaw Naing 0414 311 647
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