8888 Uprising

When

Mar 1988 – Sep 1988

Kind

Riot

Coordinates

22.00° N, 96.00° E

Description

series of nationwide protests, marches and civil unrest in Burma (Myanmar) that peaked in August 1988

Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.

1988 protests in Burma (Myanmar)

The 8888 Uprising, also known as the 1988 Uprising, was a series of nationwide protests, marches, and riots in Burma that peaked in August 1988. Key events occurred on 8 August 1988 and therefore it is commonly known as the "8888 Uprising". The protests began as a student movement and were organised largely by university students at the Rangoon Arts and Sciences University and the Rangoon Institute of Technology.

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• Wikidata: riots, protests, strikes and revoltsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “8888 Uprising: Thousands of protesters in Burma, now known as Myanmar, are killed during anti-government demonstrations”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In Birma kommt es bei dem von Studenten initiierten 8888 Uprising zur Forderung nach Demokratie”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Birmanie : une dispute entre étudiants de l’université de Rangoun et des proches d’officiels du régime socialiste provoque une manifestation”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Восстание 8888 в Бирме: были убиты тысячи протестующих во время антиправительственной демонстрации”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “緬甸民主運動展開。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “ビルマで8888民主化運動が発生。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page