Burma Government signs ceasefire with karen rebels

Gabriel BraconsÀlex Bruch

Josep GarcíaIgnasi Cuartero

Where is Burma?Naypyidaw

Independence from the UK in 1948.

How many people live there?

53,414,374 people living in Burma

Who is governing in Burma?

Currently Thein Sein

Burma situation

• What happened in Burma?

WarCeasefire

• Who are the Karen rebels?

PeopleMore autorityDemocracy

•Why have they signed a ceasefire? And previous ceasefires?

• They want the peace.• Firts time ever• 6 decades

Who are the two parts of this deal?

. The political authorities of Burma

. The Karen rebels

Who demands lifting the sanctions and why?

. The authorities of Burma

. Because the authorities fulfil a big part of the sanction imposed by the USA and EUWHAT DOES THIS MEAN???

Cosequences of its autoritary politics?

. Similar to other autoritary regimes (like Hitler and Mussolini).

. The rebels capture the military forces.

What conditions does the EU call for?

• Political sanctions try to oblige Burma’s government to respect human rights.

What in Burma’s current economical situation?

Burma has an economy based on:– Mining industry especially tungsten (8.1

PNB).– Agriculture especially rice (one of the most

important rice producers), opium to Laos and Cambodja and hardwoods (56.6 PNB).

– Tourism (more than 750,000 tourists enter the country annually) (12.2 PNB).

– Other activities (23.1PNB).

What is the situation of the people in Burma?

• Minority cultures and oppositors are hounded.

• People are poor because the government impedes international aid.