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👑 Founding of the Tagaung Kingdom
Tagaung Kingdom is founded by Abhiyaza of the Sakya clan of the Buddha in 850 BCE, present-day northern Burma at the upper banks of the Irrawaddy river.⟶

KingdomBurmaPolitical FormationEarly Dynasties
🇰🇷 South Korea's June Democratic Struggle Leads to Reforms
June 10 – 29: The June Democratic Struggle, a nationwide pro-democracy movement in South Korea, leads to democratic reforms and an end to authoritarian rule.⟶

DemocracyProtestAuthoritarianismPolitical ReformHuman RightsCold WarSocial Movements

🏠 Aung San Suu Kyi Placed Under House Arrest by Myanmar Military
September 6: Myanmar Armed Forces place Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest.⟶

BurmaMilitary DictatorshipHouse ArrestPolitical RepressionHuman RightsDemocracy Movement
📢 Myanmar Junta Suppresses Anti-Government Protests
August 15: Anti-government protests in Myanmar suppressed by ruling junta.⟶
ProtestsAuthoritarianismPolitical RepressionHuman Rights
🕊️ Aung San Suu Kyi Released from House Arrest
Burmese political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi is released from house arrest.⟶

Human RightsDemocracyActivismAuthoritarianismPolitical Reform
🔥 UNHCR Declares Myanmar Military Operation Ethnic Cleansing of Rohingya
A military operation targeting Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar is declared ethnic cleansing by the UNHCR.⟶

Ethnic CleansingHuman RightsRefugeesGenocideMilitary Intervention