Myanmar: A fragile democracy
The people of the Southeast Asian nation are no strangers to military rule. The country was controlled by the armed forces until they began to cede power a little more than 10 years ago. “The military has always operated in an opaque way,” said Al Jazeera’s Florence Looi, who has reported extensively from Myanmar. “It has in many ways considered itself above the law.” Here is a timeline: Aung San Suu Kyi, then two years old, with her father Aung San and mother and two elder brothers in 1947 [File: Kyodo News via AP Photo] 1947 Aung San, who fought against the Japanese and led the...
Source: aljazeera.com