Page 2: Burma Time Line Chronological Timetable of Events - Worldatlas.com
2000s
- (2000) Aung San Suu Kyi began secret talks with ruling council
- (2001) Shan rebels clashed with Burmese army on Thaiborder
- (2001) President of China, Jiang Zemin visited, urged economic reform
- (2002) Aung San Suu Kyi released after 20 months of house arrest, taken into protective custody after clashes between her supporters and the government's
- (2003) Khin Nyunt became prime minister, proposed drafting new constitution
- (2004) Constitutional convention began, Aung San Suu Kyi's NLD party boycotted
- (2004) Khin Nyunt replaced as prime minister, placed under house arrest
- (2005) Seat of government moved to new site near Pyinmana
- (2007) Burma and North Korea restored diplomatic ties after 24 years
- (2007) Aung San Suu Kyi's house arrest extended for another year
- (2007) Fuel price hikes caused public dissent, dozens arrested
- (2007) National Convention closed after 14 years of constitutional talks
- (2007) Aung San Suu Kyi allowed to leave house to greet Buddhist monks protesting in Rangoon against government
- (2008) Series of bomb blasts hit the country
- (2008) New constitution allocated one quarter of seats in parliament to military, banned Aung San Suu Kyi from holding office
- (2008) 134,000 died after Cyclone Nargis hit Irrawaddy delta
- (2008) Aung San Suu Kyi's house arrested renewed
- (2008) Despite protests, government signed consortium to pipe natural gas into China
- (2009) Thailand expelled hundreds of members of Burma's Muslim Rohingya
- (2009) NLD offered to participate in planned elections if government freed all political prisoners, changed the constitution and allowed international observers
- (2009) Aung San Suu Kyi convicted of breaching terms of house arrest, sentenced to additional 18 months house arrest
- (2009) Aung San Suu Kyi began talks with military leaders, allowed to meet with Western diplomats
- (2010) Government changed country's flag, national anthem and official name
- (2010) Military-backed party, Union Solidarity and Development Party won in first election held in 20 years
- (2010) Aung San Suu Kyi released from house arrest
- (2011) Thein Sein sworn in as president
- (2011) President Thein Sein suspended construction of controversial hydroelectric dam
2000s continued
- (2011) Some political prisoners freed
- (2011) New laws allowing labor unions passed
- (2011) Aung San Suu Kyi announced she would stand in election to parliament
- (2011) President Thein Sein signed law allowing peaceful demonstrations
- (2011) NLD re-registered as a political party in advance of 2012 elections
- (2012) Aung San Suu Kyi elected to parliament
- (2012) In series of prisoner amnesties, most important dissidents were released
- (2012) NLD boycotted parliament due to oath of office for MPs, UN's Secretary General urged President Thein Sein and Aung San Suu Kyi to work as partners on path to change
- (2012) Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, signed 12 agreements to strengthen trade and diplomatic ties, provided for border area development, establishment ofIndian credit line
- (2012) Pre-publication censorship abolished
- (2012) European Commission offered more than $100 million in development aid
- (2013) Burmese army launched attack on Kachin rebels near Chinese border, breaking ceasefire
- (2013) 12 people were killed in riots between Muslims and Buddhists south of Mandalay, several mosques were burned down
- (2013) President Thein Sein announced that all political prisoners would be released by the end of the year
- (2014) Protesters in Yangon called for abolition of repressive laws, end to political arrests
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