Aug. 8, 2025

Burma’s Pro-Democracy Uprising

Burma’s Pro-Democracy Uprising
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August 8, 1988. a wave of nationwide student-led protests against Myanmar’s socialist dictator leads to a ruthless military crackdown. This episode originally aired in 2023.


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