National Reconciliation, Shwe-Gone-Daing Declaration& 1990/2010

In 1988, Burmese students led the mass uprising and eventually managed to topple the one party rule led by General Ne Win. Thestudents and the public sacrificed their lives for the freedom of the wholecountry--50 millions Burmese people; Kachin, Kayar, Karan, Chin, Mon,Bamar, Arakan & Shan. Another military came to power after gunned down more than 3000peaceful demonstrators. Due to the increase domestic and internationalpressure, junta promised to hold the election in May 1990.National League for Democracy (NLD) led by Aung San Suu Kyi,

daughter of the Burma’s independence architect Gen. Aung San

- won alandslide victory.Graphic designed by KoMyoe

The ruling junta refused to hand over power and instead put Aung SanSuu Kyi under house arrest and imprisoned thousands of democracy activists.

Aung San Suu Kyi officially once said that “That the results of

the 1990 General Elections must be implemented is aresolution already taken by the United Nations. We alreadyknow that the General Assembly of the United Nations hasaccepted the notion that the will of the people has beenexpressed in the 1990 General Elections. This is something wecannot abandon. It will be to the detriment of our country if after an election has been held the results are not honoured

and we do not resist attempts to trivialise it”.

During their reign of terror, people of Burma are suffering tremendously.Junta never hesitate to use brutal force to quell anyone who opposestheir illegitimate rule.In 1993, junta held their so-called National Convention attended by theirhand-picked delegations. Junta draft the sham constitution whichlegitimise military rule in Burma for 14 years long.In 1996 students' demonstrations were broke out demanding for thechange. Junta harshly crack down by beating, torturing and imprisoningstudent leaders.The Burmese students

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Aung San Suu Kyi reaffirmed again the importance of implementing 1990 election result and the necessary practical action taken by international community by saying"Since 1992, the United Nations General Assembly has been passing resolutions on the human rights situation in Burma. But resolutions are not enough. Resolutions should beimplemented. We think it is time that the international community took a greater interest in getting the terms of theresolutions implemented".

In 2003, junta ambushed the Aung San Suu Kyi’s motorcade attempting

to assassinate Aung San Suu Kyi in Depaeyin, upper Burma resulting inhundreds of her supporters were cruelly beaten to death.

Until today, the state sponsor culprits who murdered Aung San Suu Kyi’s

supporters are still at large. Junta took no action against them andinstead put Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest again.In 2007 Buddhist monks led the tens of thousands of people on thestreet demanding for change in Burma.