In 1990 the National League for Democracy swept to an emphatic and resounding victory in the general elections in Burma, but were never allowed to take power as the military regime refused to recognise the result. Over two decades of oppression followed that saw the jailing of hundreds of members of the NLD and democracy activists as the authorities clamped down on all forms of opposition to their rule.
Now, more than twenty years later, with a transfer of power to a proxy...
more »In 1990 the National League for Democracy swept to an emphatic and resounding victory in the general elections in Burma, but were never allowed to take power as the military regime refused to recognise the result. Over two decades of oppression followed that saw the jailing of hundreds of members of the NLD and democracy activists as the authorities clamped down on all forms of opposition to their rule.
Now, more than twenty years later, with a transfer of power to a proxy civilian government that has started to introduce a slow process of political change in the country, the National League for Democracy lead by Aung San Suu Kyi, have re-registered as a political party and are set to enter Burma's political arena once more. As cautious optimism and controlled change starts to unfold in the country, can Burma start to turn the corner towards genuine democracy or will the country's past forever haunt it and stem its future progress for good?
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