This event was partly in response to the government withdrawing all banknotes except those worth 45 or90, which deleted several students' tuition money, and one group that participated in this event adopted apeacock as its symbol.
This event was partly in response to the government withdrawing all banknotes except those worth 45 or90, which deleted several students' tuition money, and one group that participated in this event adopted apeacock as its symbol. A group named for this event was instrumental in the later Saffron Revolution. Afterthis event, a group led by Saw Mung took power. This event led to the emergence of a figure who gave aspeech called "Freedom From Fear" and founded the National League for Democracy; that figure is AungSan Suu Kyi. For 10 points, name this event in which protestors overthrew the government of General NeWin but led to the emergence of SLORC, an uprising in Burma named for the date it took place.
This event was partly in response to the government withdrawing all banknotes except those worth 45 or90, which deleted several students' tuition money, and one group that participated in this event adopted apeacock as its symbol.
8888 Uprising [or 8888 Nationwide Popular Pro-Democracy Protests; or People Power Uprising]