U.N. Mission To Nowhere-Ban Ki-moon can&#39;t fell the Burmese regime <b>...</b>

In Taiwan, democracy came after years of antigovernment street demonstrations throughout the 1980s. The final transition to democracy was comparatively smooth. But Taiwan is unique: It has to survive in the shadow of China, ... In October 2008, President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom lost the election and handed power to Mohammed Nasheed, a pro-democracy activist and former political prisoner. But even that transition came after violent protests in 2004 and 2005. ...

Source: http://democracyforburma.wordpress.com/2009/07/01/u-n-mission-to-nowhere-ban-ki-moon-cant-fell-the-burmese-regime-by-bertil-lintner/