2007 in Myanmar

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Events from the year 2007 in Myanmar:

Incumbents

Events

January
  • January 10 - The United States has presents a draft resolution to the United Nations Security Council, calling on Myanmar to ease repression and free opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
  • January 11 - Five prominent dissidents jailed last September are released from jail. Forty political detainees were also released last week, as part of a mass release to mark the 59th anniversary of Myanmar's independence from Britain.

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September
  • September 22: Several hundred Buddhist monks marched through Burma's second largest city Mandalay as activists urged people to join the protests against the ruling military junta.
  • September 29: Shortly after his scheduled arrival at Yangon, it was reported that Ibrahim Gambari, the UN Secretary-General's special adviser on Burma, had arrived in Naypyidaw to talk with the junta leaders.[1]

October
  • October 8: 2007 Burmese anti-government protests: Burma's junta announces that Buddhist monasteries have accepted US$8000 as well as food and medicine from its soldiers to signify the armed forces have not left the faith.[2]
  • October 14: Burma restores some Internet access but continues to deny access to foreign news services such as the BBC and CNN, blogs and dissident sites.
  • October 31: Buddhist monks return to the streets of Burma for the first time since a crackdown on protests last month.[3]

November

December

Deaths

References
  1. "Search increases for cameras and mobiles in Rangoon". Mizzima News. Archived from the original on 2008-02-23. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
  2. "Junta gives food, cash, to Buddhist monks". Melbourne Herald Sun. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
  3. "Monks return to streets of Burma". BBC. 2007-10-31. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
  4. "UN envoy visits Burma prisoners". BBC. 2007-11-15. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
  5. "Asean rules out suspending Burma". BBC. 2007-11-18. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
  6. "EU ratchets up Burmese sanctions". BBC. 2007-11-19. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
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