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BURMA ACTION CALENDAR



       BURMA INTERNATIONAL ACTION CALENDAR -- draft June 97
 
 
(Variable or one-off events are in lower case)
 
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JAPANESE, ANY MISSING NATIONAL DAYS ETC.ETC.
 
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DATE            EVENT
 
1997
 
JUNE
 
2-6       UNICEF Executive Board, NY
 
2-11      UN Working Group on Contemporary Forms of Slavery    
          (Geneva)
 
2-13      (UN) Committee on the peaceful uses of outer space,  
          40th session, Vienna (draft resolution regarding     
          certain generals)
 
3-19      ILO General Conference (Geneva)
 
14        KAW THOO LEI  DAY
 
14        Asean Economic Minister's Retreat, Jakarta
 
19        DAW  AUNG SAN SUU KYI'S BIRTHDAY.  BURMA WOMEN'S DAY
 
21        KARENNI NATIONAL DAY
 
23-27     General Assembly Special Session on Agenda 21, NY
 
 
JULY
 
5         KAREN NATIONAL LIBERATION ARMY DAY
 
7         COMMEMORATION OF THE BOMBING OF THE STUDENT UNION   
          AND SHOOTING OF STUDENTS IN 1926 BY SECURITY FORCES  
          IN RANGOON
 
8- 10     Asean-EU Business Conference, Jakarta.
 
19        MARTYRS DAY (official)
 
21-27     ASEAN Summit in KL.
               (21-22: Asean Snr Officers Mtg, 
               24-25:  Ministerial Meeting, 
               27:     Asean Regional Forum). 
 
28-1 Aug  UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations (Geneva)
 
 
AUGUST
 
4-29      UN Subcommission on Prevention of Discrimination and
          Protection of Minorities, 49th session (Geneva)
 
8         ANNIVERSARY OF 8.8.88 AND ASEAN BANGKOK DECLARATION
          DECLARATION (1967).
 
9         KARENNI RESISTANCE DAY
 
10        KAREN MARTYRS DAY
 
17        KARENNI ARMY DAY
 
18 - 21   Meeting of the Asean Senior Officials on Drug        
          Matters(ASOD), Bandar Seri Begawan.
 
 
SEPTEMBER
 
3 -5      Mtg of Asean Senior Officials on Environment,        
          Davao, Philippines.(tentative)
 
8         KARENNI MARTYRS DAY
 
9-12      UNICEF Executive Board, NY
 
9 - 10    ASEAN Ministers Meeting on Environment, Manado,      
          Indonesia (tentative.)  
 
16        General Assembly begins -- to mid December -- NY
 
18        ANNIVERSARY OF SLORC COUP, 1988
 
24        NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR DEMOCRACY FORMED 1988
 
 
OCTOBER
 
          UNHCR Executive Committee (Geneva)
 
16 - 18   Asean Economic Ministers Meeting, Petaling           
          Jaya.(Malaysia)
 
          Mtg of Asean Task Force on AIDS (tentative).
 
22        SHAN NEW YEAR
 
 
NOVEMBER
 
6-20      ILO Governing Body (Geneva)
 
          APEC Meeting, Vancouver.  
 
Mid Nov.  (ANTI) VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, INTERNATIONAL DAY     
 
           
DECEMBER
 
1         WORLD AIDS DAY.  Slorc brutality, corruption         
          and involvement in drug and flesh trade makes        
          situation worse.
 
8         ANNIVERSARY OF THE FORMATION OF THE NATIONAL         
          COALITION GOVERNMENT OF THE UNION OF BURMA, IN 1990  
          IN MANERPLAW
 
10        WORLD HUMAN RIGHTS DAY
 
14-16     Informal ASEAN summit in KL and celebration of       
          Asean's 30th Anniversary 
 
31        KAREN REVOLUTION DAY
 
 
1998
 
 
JANUARY
 
4         INDEPENDENCE DAY IN BURMA (OFFICIAL).
 
12        KAREN NEW YEAR
 
 
FEBRUARY
 
5         KAREN NATIONAL UNION DAY
 
7         SHAN NATIONAL DAY
 
11        KAREN NATIONAL DAY
 
12        NATIONAL UNION DAY IN BURMA (OFFICIAL) FOCUS ON      
          INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF BURMA
 
15        MON NATIONAL DAY
 
 
MARCH
 
2         ANNIVERSARY OF 1962 COUP AND FARMERS DAY
 
8         INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
 
13        BURMA HUMAN RIGHTS DAY (UNOFFICIAL)
 
18        "BLOODY FRIDAY" (1988)
 
27        RESISTANCE DAY IN BURMA
 
March-
April     Commission on Human Rights, 54th session (Geneva)
 
 
APRIL
 
5         KAREN WOMEN'S ORGANISATION DAY
 
17        UNITED WA STATE PARTY REVOLUTION DAY
 
 
MAY
 
23        KAREN YOUTH ORGANISATION DAY
 
24        U NE WIN'S BIRTHDAY (1911)
 
27        ANNIVERSARY OF 1990 ELECTIONS