Burma: Anti-government protests (pub. Oct. 1, 2007)
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The State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), the military government of Burma (officially named Myanmar), on Sept. 26 sent troops to Rangoon (the former capital) to suppress mass anti-government protests, led by Buddhist monks, which had been held for 10 days. On Sept. 27 it was widely reported that at least nine people had been killed: eight protesters and a Japanese journalist.
