8888 Uprising (1988)

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf protest
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:People_Power_Uprising
gptkbp:cause authoritarian rule
economic mismanagement
demand for democracy
gptkbp:country gptkb:Myanmar
gptkbp:date 1988
gptkbp:endDate 1988-09-18
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 8888 Uprising (1988)
gptkbp:legacy inspiration for later protests
increased international awareness of Myanmar
rise of National League for Democracy (NLD)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Rangoon
other cities in Myanmar
gptkbp:mediaCoverage international attention
gptkbp:notableParticipant gptkb:Aung_San_Suu_Kyi
students
monks
workers
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Burmese_military
gptkbp:precededBy Ne Win's resignation
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Saffron_Revolution
gptkb:Burmese_democracy_movement
gptkbp:result revolutionary
thousands killed
Aung San Suu Kyi emerged as opposition leader
formation of State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC)
gptkbp:startDate 1988-08-08
gptkbp:suppressedBy military crackdown
gptkbp:victim estimated thousands
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Burma_(Myanmar)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6