Saffron Revolution

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The Saffron Revolution was a 2007 series of pro-democracy protests in Myanmar, led largely by Buddhist monks, against the country’s military junta and rising economic hardships.

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instanceOf event in Myanmar history
political protest
pro-democracy protest movement
alsoKnownAs 2007 Burmese anti-government protests
Saffron Revolution
surface form: 2007 Myanmar protests
cause economic hardship
lack of democracy
long-standing military rule
removal of fuel subsidies
rising fuel prices
country Myanmar
endDate 2007-10
governmentResponse imposition of curfews
internet shutdowns
raids on monasteries
use of live ammunition
hasColorSymbolism saffron robes of Buddhist monks
hasMotive democratic reform
improvement of living conditions
political liberalization
inspired later pro-democracy activism in Myanmar
ledBy Buddhist monks
location Mandalay
Naypyidaw
Sittwe
mainLocation Yangon
mediaCoverage international news organizations
notableFor large-scale participation of Buddhist clergy
non-violent protests
use of religious authority in political dissent
opposedBy State Peace and Development Council
surface form: Myanmar military junta

State Peace and Development Council
participant ordinary citizens
pro-democracy activists
students
partOf history of Myanmar under military rule
precededBy 1988 Uprising
relatedTo Aung San Suu Kyi
Saffron Revolution self-linksurface differs
surface form: Myanmar pro-democracy movement
religiousContext Theravada
surface form: Theravada Buddhism
result arrests of activists
arrests of monks
increased global attention to Myanmar democracy movement
international condemnation of Myanmar junta
violent crackdown by security forces
startDate 2007-08
timePeriod early 21st century

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Min Ko Naing participantIn Saffron Revolution
Min Ko Naing participantIn Saffron Revolution
this entity surface form: 2007 Burmese anti-government protests
Saffron Revolution alsoKnownAs Saffron Revolution
this entity surface form: 2007 Myanmar protests
Saffron Revolution relatedTo Saffron Revolution self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Myanmar pro-democracy movement
Sittwe wasFocalPointOf Saffron Revolution
this entity surface form: Saffron Revolution protests
Sittwe eventOccurred Saffron Revolution
this entity surface form: 2007 Saffron Revolution demonstrations
Myanmar pro-democracy movement hasKeyEvent Saffron Revolution