The World - News from Sept. 16, 1988
Tens of thousands of demonstrators, with hundreds of soldiers joining in, crowded the streets of Rangoon, capital of Burma, to demand democracy. Sources said the U.S. Embassy refused student leaders’ requests for weapons but offered moral support. Police shot at looters and killed two people, Radio Rangoon said. The government of President Maung Maung has said it will end one-party rule and hold the first multi-party elections since 1960, possibly as soon as October. The opposition rejected the proposal, saying it needs time to organize and does not trust the government to run fair elections.
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