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8888, also known as the Citizens ' Complaint Hotline and the President's Hotline, is a 24/7 national public service hotline operated by the government of the Philippines.It was introduced on August 1, 2016, by President Rodrigo Duterte to allow the public to report poor government front-line service delivery and corrupt practices in all government agencies, government-owned and controlled ...
CONPLAN 8888, also known as Counter-Zombie Dominance, is a U.S. Department of Defense Strategic Command CONOP document that describes a plan for the United States and its military to defend against zombies in a fictional military training scenario.
The group takes its name from the 8888 Uprising, a series of student-led protests in 1988 opposing the military rule of Ne Win. [1] In September 1987, Ne Win voided most denominations of the kyat without warning, causing many people to lose their savings overnight. [2] Students who saved money for tuition fees were particularly affected. [2]
8888 may refer to: 8888 (Philippines), a national public service hotline; 8888 Keystone Crossing, one of the tallest buildings in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. 8888 Uprising, a nationwide protest in Myanmar in August 1988; 88:88, a 2015 Canadian experimental docudrama film; BS 8888, a British Standard; CONOP 8888, a zombie defence training document
The CSX 8888 incident, also known as the Crazy Eights incident, was a runaway train event involving a CSX Transportation freight train in the U.S. state of Ohio on ...
The 8888 Uprising, [a] also known as the People Power Uprising [b] and the 1988 Uprising, [c] was a series of nationwide protests, [9] marches, and riots [10] in Burma (present-day Myanmar) that peaked in August 1988. Key events occurred on 8 August 1988 and therefore it is commonly known as the "8888 Uprising". [11]
However, after the 8888 Uprising in 1988, the Burmese military began utilizing "forced recruitment and deceptive tactics" to quietly enlist young men, including minors, into its forces.
After keeping a low profile, teaching Buddhism in Burma and the United States – U Nu visited Northern Illinois University in the US to lecture on Buddhism in 1987 – U Nu became once again politically active during the 8888 Uprising forming the first new political party, the League for Democracy and Peace (LDP). Echoing his assertion that he ...