First Generation
The role of the generations unfolds in the civic spaces and is elucidated by the political events that shape the storyline and are identified as important places by the speakers. These significant political events are for the second generation are:
1947 Pinlon Agreement
The lost political heritage, the Pinlon Agreement
One milestone is the Pinlon Agreement of 1947, and it is the embodiment of the momentum in the history of Myanmar to consolidate democratic structures and peace in the multi-ethnic country of Myanmar. The Agreement is a constant reminder of the outstanding achievements of the political legacy. This day was celebrated on 12th February as “Union Day”.
After World War II, General Aung San, a former student at the Rangoon University and Student union leader, led the Burma delegation to London to negotiate the country’s Independence from Britain. The resulting Agreement was signed on 27th January 1947. This document shows the will of a peaceful and pluralistic state for the first time and last time and appeals to give each cultural group their sovereignty within a federal state. There is considerable mythology surrounding the Pinlon Agreement and its importance to never forget about this Agreement, which is law binding but neglected by the Military.
1948 Independence
On 4 January 1948 at 4.20 am, the nation became an independent republic, named the Union of Burma with Sao Shwe Thaik as its first president.
Numerological constallation will become throughout Myanmar historic events important remarks.
Burma Independent Army.
Eight years before the Independence, in 1940, General Aung San established the “Burma Indepedent Army” which in the development of hisotry would turn its back against the people of Myanmar. Unfortunaelty the spirit of freedom that drove the “Burma Independent Army” would be poised by tyranny in the following years of the Military coup in 1962 and decades of military dicatorship. In the years before the Independence former student leader and founder of the army would be the diplomat to negotiate with the Colonizers about a the independence.
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Second Generation
Following the 1962 coup d'état, General Ne Win suppressed student activism by destroying RUSU and closing universities. This sparked underground resistance culminating in 1988 protests.
Third Generation
The 1974 U Thant Crisis erupted when Ne Win refused proper burial for the former UN Secretary-General, sparking student protests that led to a memorial built in 1975.
Fourth Generation
The 8888 Uprising saw massive protests against General Ne Win's 26-year military rule in Myanmar, marking Aung San Suu Kyi's emergence as a democratic leader.
Fifth Generation
The 2007 Saffron Revolution saw Myanmar monks protesting rising prices, facing military blockades at key pagodas.
Sixth Generation
The 2021 Golden Spring revolution followed Myanmar's military coup against NLD's electoral win. Civil disobedience evolved into armed resistance as streets became protest spaces.
