ORIGINAL SOURCE: BURMA LIBRARY

Ne Win’s Speech, on 8 October 1982 (Regarding 1982 Citizenship Law)

“Comrade Central Committee members: What I am going to speak today is about an important law, the Burmese Citizenship Law. If this law must be explained, what has happened in the past must necessarily be recalled. I have no desire to hurt anybody in recounting this recent history. However, the truth might perhaps hurt somebody sometimes. but I do not wish to hurt anyone and I will try not to do so.

I would like first to explain about conditions that prevailed in Burma as a subject nation. After a part of Burma had been annexed by foreigners in 1824, one war after another was fought and the whole of our country subsequently became a subject nation. After becoming a subject country, we officially regained independence on (more…)