Protests against Myanmar's military government broke out across the nation on Sunday , the anniversary of the bloody suppression of a 1988 uprising against a previous army junta.
The Feb 1 coup ended a brief, decade-long experiment in democracy in the Southeast Asian nation of 53 million, shattering hopes that it would emerge from more than half a century of military rule. "The old debt from 88, we must get it all in this 21," chanted protesters in Wundwin township in Mandalay region, recorded on Facebook videos.
Min Aung Hlaing on Sunday released a statement praising another anniversary - the founding of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations 54 years ago.
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