1988 in Burma

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The following lists events that happened during 1988 in the Union of Burma.

## Incumbents

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* President:
* until 27 July: San Yu
* 27 July–12 August: Sein Lwin
* 12 August–18 August: Aye Ko (interim)
* 19 August–18 September: Maung Maung
* starting 18 September: Saw Maung
* Prime Minister:
* until July 26: Maung Maung Kha
* July 26-September 18: Tun Tin
* starting September 18: Saw Maung

## Events

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### August

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* August 6 - The 1988 Myanmar–India earthquake, an M7.3 earthquake struck near the border with India, killing five.[1]
* August 8 - 8888 Uprising
* Thousands of protestors are killed during anti-government demonstrations.

### September

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* September 22 - Saw Maung becomes new general of the military junta in Burma and the streets remain quiet.[2]

### November

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* November 6 - The M7.7 and M7.2 1988 Lancang–Gengma earthquakes strikes near the Myanmar–China border, killing at least 938.[3]

## References

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1. ^ "M 7.3 - Myanmar". earthquake.usgs.gov. USGS. 6 August 1988. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
2. ^ "Burma Crackdown: Army in Charge". 23 September 1988. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
3. ^ Kristof, Nicholas D. (Nov 9, 1988). "Toll Reported in China Earthquake Reaches 938". The New York Times.

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*   * Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic
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* Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic
* Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
* Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic
* Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic
* Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
* Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic
* Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic
*   *   * Northern Cyprus
* Palestine
*   * Taiwan
* Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic
*   * Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic
* Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic

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and other territories

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*   *   * Christmas Island
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