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Burma's Reclusive Military Regime
12/2007
Burma is governed by a military junta with the current head of state being Senior General Than Shwe, who holds the posts of "Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council" and "Commander in Chief of the Defense Services" as well as the Minister of Defense.
During countrywide elections held in 1990, the first in 30 years, the National League for Democracy, led by Aung San Suu Kyi, won over 60% of the vote and over 80% of parliamentary seats. The military-backed National Unity Party won less than 2% of the seats. The election results were annulled by Senior General Saw Maung's government and Aung San Suu Kyi placed under house arrest.
Aung San Suu Kyi has earned international recognition as an activist for the return of democratic rule in Burma, winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991.