Muslim Refugees Flee Persecution in Myanmar
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Religion, Ethics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs, Military History
- Subcategories: Race, Ethnicity, Racism, Islam, Muslims, Mosques, Human Rights, Violence, Asylum, Refugees
- Curriculum: Asian History
- Geographical Location: Southeast Asia, South Asia, Burma, Indochina, Bangladesh
- Date: December, 1991, through 1992
Article abstract: An estimated 250,000 to 280,000 Muslims fled to Bangladesh from the primarily Buddhist nation of Myanmar from the end of 1991 through the spring of 1992 after apparent oppression and denial of basic human rights by the Myanmar military.
Summary of Event
Myanmar, the nation formerly known as Burma, has strong historical connections to Buddhism and the overwhelming majority of its people are Buddhists. Close to 70 percent of the people in Myanmar are of the ethnicity known as Burman, and the dominant Burmans hold political power....
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