8888 uprising- 4 main protests
1-7 August
News of the protest reached rural areas and four days of the national protest, students across the country were denouncing Sein Lwin's regime. In the first few days of the Rangoon protests, activists contacted lawyers and monks in Mandalay to encourage them to take part in the protests. Demonstrators burned and buried effigies of Ne Win and Sein Lwin in Yangon.
During this period, official policy- opposing newspapers were published, marches were held and rally speakers were protected. The protesters waved the fighting-peacock flag, which is flag of the National League for Democracy.
During this period, official policy- opposing newspapers were published, marches were held and rally speakers were protected. The protesters waved the fighting-peacock flag, which is flag of the National League for Democracy.
8-12 august
A general strike, as planned, began on 8 August 1988. Demonstrations were held across Myanmar as Buddhists, Muslims, students, workers and the young and old. Farmers who were particularly angry with the government's economic policies joined the protests in Yangon. Protesters kissed the shoes of soldiers, in order to persuade them to join the civilian protest, while some of them encircled military officers to protect them from the crowd and earlier violence. Later, the soldiers opened fire on the protesters. Protesters responded by throwing Molotov, knives, rocks, all they had at the military.
One million people in Yangon, 500000 people at Shwedagon Pagoda, and 500000 people at Downtown of Yangon protested. As a result, about 10000 people died by military force and some protesters fled to Thailand and joined insurgent groups, who were later crushed by the army. The people who died during the revolution were shot by the soldiers.
On 10 August, soldiers fired into Yangon General hospital, killing nurses and doctors who were curing the wounded people.
On 10 August, soldiers fired into Yangon General hospital, killing nurses and doctors who were curing the wounded people.
13-31 august
Sein Lwin suddenly resigned unexplained, and left the protesters confused. Nationwide demonstrations resumed on 22 August 1988. In Mandalay, 100,000 people protested, including Buddhist monks and 50,000 demonstrated in Sittwe. On 26 August, Aung San Suu Kyi, who had watched the demonstrations from her mother's bedside, entered the political arena by addressing half a million people at Shwedagon Pagoda. Aung San Suu Kyi, who was daughter of Aung San, who led the independence movement, urged people not to turn on army but find peace through nonviolent means.
september
During the September congress, 90% voted for a multi- party system of government. Stephen Solarz, who had experienced the recent democracy protests in the Philippines and South Korea arrived in Burma in September encouraging the regime to reform, which echoed the policy of the United States government towards Burma.