The World - News from Aug. 18, 1988
Thousands of anti-government protesters again took to the streets of Burma’s two largest cities, demanding an end to 26 years of one-party rule and rigid socialism, diplomats and news reports said. About 5,000 protesters rallied outside Rangoon General Hospital, which Western diplomats said was the largest demonstration there since last week’s bloody riots toppled hard-line President Sein Lwin. Other news reports said a second protest involving nearly 10,000 people took place in Mandalay, Burma’s second-largest city.
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