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While there were fewer conflict deaths between May and September, there were still many armed clashes and a spike in early June. [108] Two dozen local officials appointed by the military were assassinated throughout the month of June with hundreds of bombings at police stations, banks and government offices. [ 109 ]
Myanmar has been embroiled in armed conflict since 1948, when the country, then known as Burma, gained independence from the United Kingdom. [5] [6] The conflict has largely been ethnic-based, with ethnic armed organisations fighting Myanmar's armed forces, the Tatmadaw, for self-determination.
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The beginning of the ethnic armed conflict in Myanmar can be traced back to just before its independence from Britain in 1948, and has been labelled one of the most challenging issues the country has faced since then. [7] The conflict escalated when military rule began in Burma (now Myanmar) in 1958 under Prime Minister Ne Win. [8]
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