Excerpt
(Excerpted From International Debates, September 2007)
Myanmar, also known as Burma, is located in a part of Asia that
is rich in natural resources and economic potential. For more than five
decades, however, the country has suffered from a political and
economic crisis that has alienated it from the international community
and turned it into one of the world’s poorest nations.
The British granted Burma independence in 1947, but in 1962,
communist General Ne Win staged a coup, banned political opposition,
suspended the constitution, and introduced “the Burmese way of
socialism.” Since then, the …
In This Issue
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Foreword
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Security Council Resolution
UN Consideration of the Political Situation in Burma
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Burma/Myanmar Timeline
Key Events - 1937 to 2007
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"Toward a Free and Democratic Burma"
Remarks by the U.S. Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs
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Burma Profile
History and Current Political and Economic Conditions
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Pro & Con
Should the UN Security Council Pass a Resolution Condemning Myanmar for Human Rights Violations and Urging Democratic Reforms?
