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Huge crowds are on the streets of the cities of Myanmar, Burma, where the largest protests

in more than a decade.

The people are out to try and reverse the military coup which took place on February 1st and

which arrested and detained many Myanmar Democrats including the country's most famous leader

Ang San Suu Chi.

In Myanmar the armed forces have seized power, troops are patrolling the streets and a nighttime

curfews in force along with a one year state of emergency.

What's next for Myanmar's pro-democracy movement?

You're listening to stories of our times by the times of the Sunday times, I'm David

Aronovich, today a coup, the resistance and a tarnished leader.

Just a warning, there are some descriptions of violence later in this episode.

The ruling military changed the country's name from Burma to Myanmar in 1989 and their

largest city Rangoon became Yangon.

The name change was widely recognized but some states including the UK also acknowledge

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