Título: Rohingya people
Seção: Rohingya political participation in Burma
Background: The Rohingya people ( are a stateless Indo-Aryan-speaking people who reside in Rakhine State, Myanmar. There were an estimated 1 million Rohingya living in Myanmar before the 2016-17 crisis. On 22 October 2017, the UN reported that an estimated 603,000 refugees from Rakhine, Myanmar had crossed the border into Bangladesh since August 25, 2017. This number increased to 624,000 by November 2, 2017, and over 625,000 by December 6, 2017.

Conteúdo: In the prelude to independence, two Arakanese Indians were elected to the Constituent Assembly of Burma in 1947, M. A. Gaffar and Sultan Ahmed. After Burma became independent in 1948, M. A. Gaffar presented a memorandum of appeal to the Government of the Union of Burma calling for the recognition of the term "Rohingya", based on local Indian names of Arakan (Rohan and Rohang), as the official ethnicity of Arakanese Indians. Sultan Ahmed, who served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Minorities, was a member of the Justice Sir Ba Oo Commission charged with exploring whether Arakan Division should be granted statehood. During the Burmese general election, 1951, five Rohingyas were elected to the Parliament of Burma, including one of the country's first two female MPs, Zura Begum. Six MPs were elected during the Burmese general election, 1956 and subsequent by-elections. Sultan Mahmud, a former politician in British India, became Minister of Health in the cabinet of Prime Minister of Burma U Nu. In 1960, Mahmud suggested that either Rohingya-majority northern Arakan remain under the central government or be made a separate province. However, during the Burmese general election, 1960, Prime Minister U Nu's pledges included making all of Arakan into one province. The 1962 Burmese coup d'etat ended the country's Westminster-style political system. The 1982 Burmese citizenship law stripped most of the Rohingyas of their stake in citizenship. Rohingya community leaders wer

user: When did Rohingya take interest in Burma?

assistant: During the Burmese general election, 1990, the Rohingya-led National Democratic Party for Human Rights won four seats

user: What did they stand for politically?

assistant: In the prelude to independence, two Arakanese Indians were elected to the Constituent Assembly of Burma in 1947,

user: How did they try to push for it?

assistant: During the Burmese general election, 1990, the Rohingya-led National Democratic Party for Human Rights won four seats

user: Were they successful?

assistant: The Burmese military junta banned the National Democratic Party for Human Rights in 1992. Its leaders were arrested, jailed and tortured.

user: What were some of their other goals and ideals?

assistant: calling for the recognition of the term "Rohingya", based on local Indian names of Arakan (Rohan and Rohang), as the official ethnicity of Arakanese

user: Is that how the majority of people felt?

assistant: during the Burmese general election, 1960, Prime Minister U Nu's pledges included making all of Arakan into one province.

user: Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?

assistant: Rohingya politicians have been jailed to disbar them from contesting elections.