In the early 1970s, various insurgent groups controlled about one third of Burma. Economic strife and ethnic tensions throughout the 1970s and 80s led to antigovernment riots that began on August 8, 1988—08-08-88—and led to the resignation of President Ne Win. Succeeding governments failed to restore order, and the military seized control under the name of the State Law and Order Restoration Council. In 1989, the military government officially changed the name of the country from Burma to what? Discuss (http://forum.thefreedictionary.com/postst17962_8888-Popular-Uprising--1988-.aspx)
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