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8th elections anniversary
- Subject: 8th elections anniversary
- From: aung@xxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 26 May 1998 20:48:00
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Today (27-5-98) is the 8th anniversary of Burma's 1990 free and fair =
elections. The elections were held by then Law and Order Restoration =
Council (SLORC - presently known as SPDC). =20
Before the elections, the SLORC repeatedly promised to transfer power to =
democratically elected representatives of the people. When the election =
results were known, they were supposed to allow the elected =
representatives to gather and form People's Assembly to which the three =
branches of power would subsequently be transferred. However, when the =
SLORC failed to get the desired result from the elections, they =
blatantly broke their promise and ignored the election rules. Yet =
according to the SLORC's own declaration No. 1/90, the duty of the =
elected representatives was to draw up the constitution. If that really =
was the case, only they should have been allowed to frame the =
constitution as a Constitutional Convention (Constituent Assembly). =20
Soon after 1988 military coup and formation of the SLORC, Chairman =
General Saw Maung announced on September 23: "All the Armed Forces =
personnel, my colleagues and I would like to solemnly promise not to =
hold on to power for a long time. We will not break this promise for =
any reason. Moreover, we additionally promise that the Armed Forces, =
after transferring power to democratically elected civilian government =
which will emerge from a free and fair election, shall only perform its =
principal tasks of defence, security of the states and maintaining law =
and order and etc..."
Where is the "solemn promise" of the military dictators today? How =
shameful they are!=20
They should know that the people's democratic movement is unstopable and =
should take lessons from Thailand, South Korea, The Philippines and =
Indonesia before it is too late.
Now is the time for oppressed Burmese people to patiently wait so that =
they can see the destruction of brutal generals soon by pro-democracy =
tatmadaw soldiers who will stand on the side of the people. =20
"Unity is Strength". Shall all the Burmese people (inside and outside =
the country) be united.
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000>Today (27-5-98) is the 8th anniversary of =
Burma's 1990=20
free and fair elections. The elections were held by then Law and =
Order=20
Restoration Council (SLORC - presently known as =
SPDC). </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000>Before the elections, the SLORC repeatedly =
promised to=20
transfer power to democratically elected representatives of the =
people. =20
When the election results were known, they were supposed to allow the =
elected=20
representatives to gather and form People's Assembly to which the three =
branches=20
of power would subsequently be transferred. However, when =
the SLORC=20
failed to get the desired result from the elections, they blatantly =
broke their=20
promise and ignored the election rules. Yet according to the =
SLORC's=20
own declaration No. 1/90, the duty of the elected representatives was to =
draw up=20
the constitution. If that really was the case, only they should =
have been=20
allowed to frame the constitution as a Constitutional Convention =
(Constituent=20
Assembly). </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000>Soon after 1988 military coup and formation =
of the=20
SLORC, Chairman General Saw Maung announced on September 23: =
"All the=20
Armed Forces personnel, my colleagues and I would like to solemnly =
promise not=20
to hold on to power for a long time. We will not break this =
promise for=20
any reason. Moreover, we additionally promise that the Armed =
Forces, after=20
transferring power to democratically elected civilian government which =
will=20
emerge from a free and fair election, shall only perform its principal =
tasks of=20
defence, security of the states and maintaining law and order and=20
etc..."</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000>Where is the "solemn promise" of =
the military=20
dictators today? How shameful they are! </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000>They should know that the people's democratic =
movement=20
is unstopable and should take lessons from Thailand, South Korea, The=20
Philippines and Indonesia before it is too late.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000>Now is the time for oppressed Burmese people =
to=20
patiently wait so that they can see the destruction of brutal generals =
soon by=20
pro-democracy <FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial =
size=3D3><EM>tatmadaw</EM></FONT>=20
soldiers who will stand on the side of the people. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000>"Unity is Strength". Shall =
all the=20
Burmese people (inside and outside the country) be=20
united.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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