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| 1988 |
| | | A protest against the new Burmese currency escalates after the military kill a student activist, Maung Phone Maw, on the campus of Rangoon university | |
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| 1988 |
| | | Students demonstrating in Rangoon are joined by civilians and monks in what becomes known as the 8888 Uprising (from the date, 8/8/88) | |
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| 1988 |
| | | Aung San Suu Kyi returns to Burma from England, to look after her dying mother | |
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| 1988 |
| | | General Saw Maung seizes power in Burma and crushes the 8888 Uprising, by now nation-wide, with probably about 3000 deaths | |
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| 1988 |
| | | Saw Maung calls his new regime the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) but promises to hold a free election in 1990 | |
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| 1988 |
| | | A new party, the National League for Democracy, is formed in Burma with Aung San Suu Kyi soon becoming its leader | |
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| 1989 |
| | | Before the coming election the military junta in Burma places democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest | |
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| 1990 |
| | | Aung San Suu Kyi's party wins an overwhelming victory in Burma's general election but the military refuse to hand over power | |
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| 1990 |
| | | Aung San Ssu Kyi remains under house arrest, and is not released till 1995 | |
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| 1991 |
| | | Aung San Suu Kyi wins the Nobel Peace Prize for her courageous fight for democracy in Burma | |
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