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Events on Monday 8 August 1988 1
19888888 Uprising in BurmaNationwide pro-democracy protests challenge military ruleMass protests against the military government of Ne Win erupted across Burma on 8 August 1988, drawing in students, monks, and workers nationwide. The uprising was violently suppressed and thousands were killed. It brought Aung San Suu Kyi to national prominence and led to a new military junta taking power the following month.