1988 pro-democracy protests

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1988_pro-democracy_protests
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf protest
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:8888_Uprising
gptkbp:casualties thousands killed
gptkbp:cause authoritarian rule
economic mismanagement
demand for democracy
gptkbp:endDate 18 September 1988
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1988 pro-democracy protests
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:1990_Myanmar_general_election
gptkbp:location gptkb:Myanmar
Burma
gptkbp:mediaCoverage international attention
gptkbp:notableParticipant gptkb:Aung_San_Suu_Kyi
students
monks
workers
gptkbp:precededBy Ne Win's resignation
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Aung_San_Suu_Kyi
gptkb:Ne_Win
gptkb:State_Law_and_Order_Restoration_Council
gptkb:Burmese_democracy_movement
gptkbp:result gptkb:State_Law_and_Order_Restoration_Council_(SLORC)_takeover
revolutionary
gptkbp:significantEvent military crackdown
mass demonstrations
gptkbp:startDate 8 August 1988
gptkbp:suppressedBy gptkb:State_Law_and_Order_Restoration_Council
Tatmadaw (Myanmar military)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Inya_Lake
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7