Myanmar's bloody revolution, one year on
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The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 2 February 2022
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
It's been a year since Myanmar's violent military junta overthrew the country's democratic experiment and seized power in a coup. With thousands of civilians imprisoned or killed, what has the past year in the country looked like?
WARNING: some listeners may find some of this episode's content disturbing
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Guests:
Dr. Sasa, spokesperson for Myanmar's deposed civilian government
Philip Sherwell, Asia correspondent, The Sunday Times
Host: Manveen Rana.
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| 0:21.2 | Picture this. |
| 0:22.4 | Static cars. |
| 0:24.0 | Idling engines. |
| 0:26.4 | Angry horns. |
| 0:28.8 | Now, picture you. |
| 0:31.4 | Zooming past it all. |
| 0:33.8 | Light and breezy. |
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| 0:49.8 | A year ago, Myanmar, the country formerly known as Burma, |
| 1:00.8 | was on the brink of a new dawn. |
| 1:03.8 | The National League for Democracy, |
| 1:05.8 | led by Aung Sang Suu Chi, |
| 1:07.8 | was preparing to take power |
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