| Over 30,000 people were killed as a military junta which seized power in 1976 unleashed terror against all opposition. |
| They agreed to support the democratization and nation-building process in the country now ruled by a military junta. |
| A brutal military junta rules Burma, while repressive Communist regimes control Laos and Vietnam. |
| The cabinet would also resign, and a junta led by an unnamed general would dissolve the congress. |
| Late last year the junta released nearly 20,000 prisoners following a purge which ousted the prime minister. |
| Myanmar's ruling junta passed a degree in September 1999 declaring forced labor illegal. |
