right Karen National
Liberation Army members
give thanks to God before
lunch at their camp near
the Thai border
above A Kachin woman
prays at a Christian church
in Laiza. The Kachin are
one of the several Christian
minorities
top A Rohingya child outside
one of the many tents in the
refugee camps in Sittwe
“Nobody expected the democratisation
process of Myanmar to be without
hurdles. A year in power is still too
short to judge whether Suu Kyi is a
good leader”
Tort Reign, activistIMAGES © MIGUEL CANDELA
2007
Protests turn violent again
in the Saffron Revolution
led by Buddhist monks.
The constitution is changed
one year later1990
Aung San Suu Kyi’s NLD wins
elections by a landslide.
The military refuses to
acknowledge the result and
remains in power2005
The military junta moves
the capital city from Yangon
to Naypyidaw1989
Burma becomes Myanmar.
Aung San’s daughter, Aung
San Suu Kyi, is placed under
house arrest for the first timekey events