Persecution of Muslims in Myanmar
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| - | There is a history of '''persecution of Muslims in Myanmar''' that continues to the present day. [[Myanmar]] is a [[Buddhism in Myanmar|Buddhist]] majority country, with a significant [[Islam in Myanmar|Muslim minority]]. While Muslims served in the government of Prime Minister [[U Nu]] (1948–63), the situation changed with the [[1962 Burmese coup d'état]]. While a few continued to serve, most Muslims were excluded from positions in the government and army.{{sfn|Selth|2003|page 8}} In 1982, the government introduced regulations that denied citizenship to anyone who could not prove Burmese ancestry from before 1823. This disenfranchised many Muslims in Myanmar, even though they had lived in Myanmar for several generations. | + | There is a history of '''persecution of Muslims in Myanmar''' that continues to the present day. [[Myanmar]] is a [[Buddhism in Myanmar|Buddhist]] majority country, with a significant [[Islam in Myanmar|Muslim minority]]. While Muslims served in the government of Prime Minister [[U Nu]] (1948–63), the situation changed with the [[1962 Burmese coup d'état]]. While a few continued to serve, most Muslims were excluded from positions in the government and army. In 1982, the government introduced regulations that denied citizenship to anyone who could not prove Burmese ancestry from before 1823. This disenfranchised many Muslims in Myanmar, even though they had lived in Myanmar for several generations. |
| The largest Muslim group in Myanmar are the [[Rohingya people]]; the Rohingyas have been the most persecuted group under Myanmar's military regime. | The largest Muslim group in Myanmar are the [[Rohingya people]]; the Rohingyas have been the most persecuted group under Myanmar's military regime. | ||
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There is a history of persecution of Muslims in Myanmar that continues to the present day. Myanmar is a Buddhist majority country, with a significant Muslim minority. While Muslims served in the government of Prime Minister U Nu (1948–63), the situation changed with the 1962 Burmese coup d'état. While a few continued to serve, most Muslims were excluded from positions in the government and army. In 1982, the government introduced regulations that denied citizenship to anyone who could not prove Burmese ancestry from before 1823. This disenfranchised many Muslims in Myanmar, even though they had lived in Myanmar for several generations.
The largest Muslim group in Myanmar are the Rohingya people; the Rohingyas have been the most persecuted group under Myanmar's military regime.
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