1988 pro-democracy uprising

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
protest
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:8888_Uprising
gptkbp:cause economic mismanagement
demand for democracy
opposition to one-party rule
gptkbp:endDate 1988-09-18
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1988 pro-democracy uprising
gptkbp:location gptkb:Myanmar
Burma
gptkbp:notableParticipant gptkb:Aung_San_Suu_Kyi
students
monks
workers
gptkbp:precededBy Ne Win's rule
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:2021_Myanmar_protests
gptkb:Saffron_Revolution
gptkbp:result revolutionary
formation of State Law and Order Restoration Council
gptkbp:significance inspired later protests in Myanmar
led to rise of Aung San Suu Kyi
gptkbp:startDate 1988-08-08
gptkbp:victim thousands (estimated)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Myanmar_Army
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6