1988 Uprising
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The 1988 Uprising was a nationwide pro-democracy movement in Myanmar (Burma) marked by massive protests and a brutal military crackdown that reshaped the country’s modern political history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1988 Uprising canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: 1988 Uprising Context triple: [Saffron Revolution, precededBy, 1988 Uprising]
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August General Uprising
August General Uprising is the alternative name for Vietnam’s August Revolution of 1945, a nationwide insurrection that led to the collapse of French and Japanese control and the establishment of an independent Vietnamese government under the Viet Minh.
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Gwangju Uprising
The Gwangju Uprising was a 1980 pro-democracy revolt in South Korea in which citizens of Gwangju rose up against military dictatorship, becoming a pivotal event in the country’s democratization.
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31 March Incident
The 31 March Incident was a 1909 counterrevolutionary uprising in the Ottoman Empire, led by conservative and religious factions in Istanbul against the Young Turk constitutional regime.
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D.
Uprising of the 20,000
The Uprising of the 20,000 was a massive 1909–1910 strike of mostly young immigrant women garment workers in New York City that became a landmark event in the American labor and women’s rights movements.
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E.
Hama massacre of 1982
The Hama massacre of 1982 was a brutal and large-scale military crackdown by the Syrian government on an Islamist uprising in the city of Hama, resulting in the deaths of thousands of civilians and widespread destruction.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: 1988 Uprising Target entity description: The 1988 Uprising was a nationwide pro-democracy movement in Myanmar (Burma) marked by massive protests and a brutal military crackdown that reshaped the country’s modern political history.
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A.
August General Uprising
August General Uprising is the alternative name for Vietnam’s August Revolution of 1945, a nationwide insurrection that led to the collapse of French and Japanese control and the establishment of an independent Vietnamese government under the Viet Minh.
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B.
Gwangju Uprising
The Gwangju Uprising was a 1980 pro-democracy revolt in South Korea in which citizens of Gwangju rose up against military dictatorship, becoming a pivotal event in the country’s democratization.
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C.
31 March Incident
The 31 March Incident was a 1909 counterrevolutionary uprising in the Ottoman Empire, led by conservative and religious factions in Istanbul against the Young Turk constitutional regime.
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D.
Uprising of the 20,000
The Uprising of the 20,000 was a massive 1909–1910 strike of mostly young immigrant women garment workers in New York City that became a landmark event in the American labor and women’s rights movements.
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E.
Hama massacre of 1982
The Hama massacre of 1982 was a brutal and large-scale military crackdown by the Syrian government on an Islamist uprising in the city of Hama, resulting in the deaths of thousands of civilians and widespread destruction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
political protest ⓘ pro-democracy movement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
8888 Uprising
ⓘ
People Power Revolution ⓘ
surface form:
People Power Uprising
|
| cause |
authoritarian one-party rule
ⓘ
demand for multi-party democracy ⓘ demonetization policies ⓘ economic mismanagement ⓘ inflation and economic hardship ⓘ |
| chronology |
precedes 1990 Myanmar general election
ⓘ
precedes Saffron Revolution ⓘ |
| consequence |
emergence of Aung San Suu Kyi as national political figure
ⓘ
formation of National League for Democracy ⓘ international condemnation of Myanmar military regime ⓘ long-term militarization of Myanmar politics ⓘ radicalization of student and ethnic activists ⓘ |
| country |
Myanmar
ⓘ
surface form:
Burma
Myanmar ⓘ |
| deathTollEstimate | thousands ⓘ |
| demand |
end of one-party rule
ⓘ
establishment of democracy ⓘ respect for human rights ⓘ |
| endTime | 1988-09-18 ⓘ |
| hasPart | 8888 nationwide demonstrations ⓘ |
| hasType | nationwide protest movement ⓘ |
| location |
Mandalay
ⓘ
Sittang River valley region ⓘ
surface form:
Naypyidaw region (then central Burma)
Yangon ⓘ
surface form:
Rangoon
Yangon ⓘ Myanmar public university system ⓘ
surface form:
universities of Myanmar
|
| opponent |
Burma Socialist Programme Party government
ⓘ
Tatmadaw ⓘ
surface form:
Burmese military
Tatmadaw (Myanmar Armed Forces) ⓘ
surface form:
Tatmadaw
|
| participant |
civil servants
ⓘ
general public ⓘ monks ⓘ students ⓘ workers ⓘ |
| partOf | democracy movements in Asia ⓘ |
| peakDate | 1988-08-08 ⓘ |
| result |
brutal military crackdown
ⓘ
establishment of State Law and Order Restoration Council ⓘ exile of many activists ⓘ mass arrests ⓘ military coup of 18 September 1988 ⓘ thousands of deaths ⓘ |
| significance | turning point in modern Myanmar political history ⓘ |
| significantEvent | 8888 nationwide demonstrations ⓘ |
| startTime | 1988-03 ⓘ |
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Subject: 1988 Uprising Description of subject: The 1988 Uprising was a nationwide pro-democracy movement in Myanmar (Burma) marked by massive protests and a brutal military crackdown that reshaped the country’s modern political history.
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