Good things are happening in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, as reported in the Wall Street Journal today.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/myanmars-new-president-pledges-to-change-constitution-1459323568
Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi is no longer under house arrest.
Her party won recent elections.
The new president of Myanmar, Htin Kyaw, was sworn in--the first civilian leader in more than fifty years.
He promised to amend the military-drafted constitution to meet "democratic standards."
The amendments could allow Suu Kyi to become president. She is currently barred because she had a British husband and her two sons are British.
Burma has had a rocky road since the rule by the British and then by Japan.
The assassination of Suu Kyi's father, Aung San, in 1947 was followed by civilian rule until a military coup in 1962.
See this timeline:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-12992883
May peaceful change continue.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/myanmars-new-president-pledges-to-change-constitution-1459323568
Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi is no longer under house arrest.
Her party won recent elections.
The new president of Myanmar, Htin Kyaw, was sworn in--the first civilian leader in more than fifty years.
He promised to amend the military-drafted constitution to meet "democratic standards."
The amendments could allow Suu Kyi to become president. She is currently barred because she had a British husband and her two sons are British.
Burma has had a rocky road since the rule by the British and then by Japan.
The assassination of Suu Kyi's father, Aung San, in 1947 was followed by civilian rule until a military coup in 1962.
See this timeline:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-12992883
May peaceful change continue.
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