The four election commissions between 1990 and 2020 have all had their own shortcomings.
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How Suu Kyi was Barred from Standing in Myanmar’s Election Three Decades Ago
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Democratic leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was denied a chance to run in the 1990 general election, although any victory would have been very short-lived.
Myanmar’s 1990 Election: Born of a Democratic Uprising, Ignored by the Military
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After the National League for Democracy won 90 percent of the vote in the first democratic election in 30 years, military leaders refused to hand over power in 1990.
A Poll, a Senior General and the Demise of His Promise of a New Democratic Era in Myanmar
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Snr-Gen Saw Maung’s vow that the army would return to the barracks after the 1990 vote never materialized; conspiracy theories about his sudden fall from grace abound.
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