Burma 12/18/07
This photo gallery contains pictures of Burma taken on a visit in December 2007. My visit to Burma was both exciting and sad at the same time. Burma, a country of around 50 million people is ruled by fear. A military machine of 500,000 soldiers denies a whole nation its most basic rights. Aung San Suu Kyi, pro-democracy leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner, symbolizes the struggle of Burma's people to be free.
Aung San Suu Kyi's Party, the National League for Democracy (NLD) won 82% of the seats in elections held in 1990. The people of Burma overwhelmingly rejected military rule yet the military continues to refuse to transfer power to Burma's democratically elected leaders.
"Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it"
Aung San Suu Kyi
Date: 12/18/2007
Size: 17 items
(399 items total)
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Burma’s Reclusive Military Regime
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Date: 04/12/2008
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Shwedagon Pagoda - Rangoon, Burma
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Date: 12/28/2007
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A Visit to Mt. Popa Burma
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Date: 12/27/2007
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Date: 12/26/2007
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Shwezigon Pagoda - Nyaung Oo, Burma
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Date: 12/26/2007
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Lacquerware Factory - Bagan, Burma
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Date: 12/26/2007
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Nyaung Oo Market - Bagan, Burma
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Date: 12/26/2007
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The Hotel at Tharabar Gate Bagan, Burma
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Date: 12/25/2007
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The U Min Thone Sae pagoda- Sagaing Hill - Sagaing, Burma
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Date: 12/24/2007
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Silversmith Workshop - Sagaing, Burma
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Date: 12/24/2007
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Great Golden Royal Palace Mandalay, Burma
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Date: 12/23/2007
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Date: 12/23/2007
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Mahagandayon Monastery - Amarapura, Burma
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Date: 12/23/2007
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Amarapura, Mandalay, Burma
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Date: 12/23/2007
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Kyaiktiyo Pagoda - Mon State, Burma
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Date: 12/22/2007
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Kandawgyi Palace Hotel Rangoon, Burma
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Date: 12/21/2007
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Narita International Airport Japan
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Date: 12/20/2007
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