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1975<br />
1982 1989<br />
207 209 2010<br />
192–97<br />
197 197<br />
1950<br />
1963 1974<br />
1958–60 1962<br />
Ledbyarmedgroups<br />
knownasMujahids,<br />
elementswithinthe<br />
Rohingyatrytoresist<br />
thenewBurmese<br />
government.The<br />
insurgencyslowly<br />
colapses.<br />
colapses.<br />
RohingyaIndependence<br />
Force(RIF)iscreatedafter<br />
NeWin’sgovernmentbans<br />
theRohingyaStudents’<br />
UnionandtheRohingya<br />
YouthLeague.<br />
OppositionNationalDemocratic<br />
Frontisformedbyregionbased<br />
minoritygroups,whomount<br />
guerilainsurgencies.About<br />
15,000Rohingyaeeinto<br />
Bangladeshtoescape<br />
persecution.<br />
Newcitizenshiplaw excludesthe<br />
Rohingyafromalistof135official<br />
ethnicitieslivinginMyanmar.This<br />
effectivelyrenderstheRohingyaas<br />
astatelespeople.Citizens,as<br />
denedbythe1947constitution,<br />
arepersonswhobelongtoan<br />
arepersonswhobelongtoan<br />
“indigenousrace”,orhavelivedin<br />
BritishBurmapriorto1942.<br />
NationalLeagueforDemocracy(NLD)<br />
leaderAungSanSuuKyisputunder<br />
housearestasMyanmarprepares<br />
forgeneralelections.<br />
Around230,000Rohingyareturned<br />
toArakan,nowknownasRakhine,<br />
underrepatriationagreement.<br />
Thailandexpelshundredsof<br />
membersoftheMuslimRohingya<br />
minoritywhoappearedoffitscoast.<br />
Myanmardeniestheminority’s<br />
existence.SeveralhundredRohingya<br />
existence.SeveralhundredRohingya<br />
aresubsequentlyrescuedfromboats<br />
offthecoastofIndonesia.<br />
Military-backedUnionSolidarityand<br />
DevelopmentParty(USDP)claims<br />
victoryintherstelectionin20years.<br />
Aweekaftertheelection,SuuKyi—<br />
whohadbeenpreventedfromtaking<br />
part—isreleasedfromhousearest.<br />
ChinaandRusiavetoadraftUS<br />
resolutionattheUNSecurityCouncil<br />
urgingMyanmartostoppersecuting<br />
minorityandoppositiongroups.<br />
ThejuntabeginsOperationNagaminor<br />
DragonKing,whichtheysayisaimedat<br />
screeningthepopulationforforeigners.<br />
Morethan200,000Rohingyaeeto<br />
Bangladesh,amidalegationsofarmy<br />
abuses.<br />
Amasivemilitaryoperationforces<br />
another200,000Rohingyatoee<br />
intoBangladesh.Thisoperation<br />
includestheforcedrelocationof<br />
Muslimvilagersandresultsin<br />
widespreadlooting,rape,arson<br />
andthedesecrationofmosques.<br />
andthedesecrationofmosques.<br />
BangladeshstrikesaUNbrokered<br />
dealwithBurmafortherepatriation<br />
ofrefugees,underwhichmost<br />
RohingyareturntoArakanState.<br />
Caretakergovernment<br />
ledbyarmychiefof<br />
staff,GeneralNeWin,<br />
takespoweraftera<br />
splitintheruling<br />
AFPFLparty.<br />
ArguingthatBurma’ssquabblingpoliticianscannotholdthe<br />
countrytogetheranylonger,themilitary,ledbyGeneralNe<br />
Win,seizespowerinacoupinMarch.Heabolishesthefederal<br />
systemandenforces“theBurmesewaytosocialism”by<br />
nationalisingtheeconomy,introducingone-partyrule,and<br />
banningindependentnewsmedia.Themilitaryjuntatakesa<br />
hardlinestanceagainsttheRohingya.<br />
Thenewconstitutioncomesintoeffect,transferingpower<br />
fromthearmedforcestoaPeople’sAsemblyheadedbyNe<br />
Winandotherformermilitaryleaders.TheRohingya<br />
PatrioticFront(RPF),alaterversionoftheRIF,iscreated.It<br />
seeksthecreationofanindependentMuslimstatenear<br />
Bangladeshandchampionsthecauseofthedisadvantaged<br />
MuslimsinArakan,butlatersplitsintoseveralfactions.
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