Talk:Demographics of Myanmar
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I have moved the following information from the Demographics section of the Myanmar article here:
The existing government continues to honour both colonial laws and laws passed after independence regarding citizenship, granting it only to those who have lineage in Myanmar’s former entities prior to colonial rule. Overseas groups, particularly the Indians and Chinese, in order to obtain citizenship, have intermixed with the local populace, making the figures even less accurate. A person of dual ethnic background is known as kabya. "Citizenship" is generally of dubious value because of open discrimination. Large portions of the population have for years functioned without official citizenship.
After the Burmese Way to Socialism as an ideology and economic policy was enacted in the 1960s, large numbers of people left the country. Anti-Chinese riots took place during the 1960s and 1970s causing a large but temporary exodus of ethnic Chinese. However, many Chinese have entered the country in recent years. Wars with various ethnic groups in the border areas have also forced many more people out of the country. In addition, many Indians have returned to Pakistan and India because of similar discriminatory policies.[1]
The government is widely known for its persecution of minority groups throughout the country, because of civil unrest and calls for secession and autonomy. Throughout the mid-1990s, the government successfully negotiated ceasefires with the majority of ethnic insurgent groups to end warfare. The government continues to detain and relocate minority groups further from Bamar-dominant areas.
Buddhism has been patronised since independence by both civilian and military governments.[2] Large sums of state funds under both military governments and the government of U Nu in the 1950s have been provided for the creation of Buddhist monuments and the general support of Buddhism. The government continually persecutes Christians and Muslims.[3] Religious tolerance does exist in the 1974 and 1947 constitutions, which both mandate religious freedom and tolerance.[4] [2] Because of stigmas attached to certain religions, particularly Christianity and Islam, by association with foreign rule and colonialism and for certain customs and attempts at proselytisation, such tolerance is often undermined.
Someone who wishes to integrate this into the article can do so. Thanks. Hintha 20:45, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
