The Rohingya of BurmaBy Emily Dixon

Myanmar

• Population: 56,320,206 • Primarily Buddhist• “Unified States”• Previously known as Burma

Political Unrest (Past and Present)

• Military rule• Ne Win and the “Burmese Way to Socialism”• Student protests and Aung San Suu Kyi• Democratic reform

The Rakhine State

• Borders Bay of Bengal • Borders Bengaldesh• Predominantly Arakanese• Main population of the

Rohingya• Capital: Sittwe

The Rohingya

• Muslim minority• Believed to have come from Bangladesh• “Stateless” persons• 2nd class citizenship

The Problem

• Racial and religious tensions between the Rohingya and the Rakhine

• Resource scarcity and segregation• Power hungry Government interference

The Refugees

• Flee to Thailand, China, Malaysia, and Bangladesh• Border controls• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwKkessWTx4 1.26 to

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Solutions

• Political reform and consolidation• International interference • 1982 Burma Citizenship Law repeal and full citizenship

Questions For The Future?

• Are the Rohingya Burmese?• Where are you, Aung San Suu Kyi?

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