The strike was called for by the activist group Gen Z and the Civil Disobedience Movement, urging people to come together for a "spring revolution” on the “Five Twos,” a reference to the digits in Monday’s date, 22/2/2021, and a nod to the 8888 pro-democracy uprising in Myanmar on August 8, 1988.
In Pictures: Nationwide General Strike against Military Coup in Myanmar
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A demonstrator flashes the three-finger salute during a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, Feb. 22, 2021.
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Anti-coup protesters flash the three-fingered salute during a rally near the Mandalay Railway Station in Mandalay, Myanmar, Feb. 22, 2021.
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Riot police are deployed outside the American Center in Yangon, Myanmar, Feb. 22, 2021. (Credit: VOA Burmese Service)
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Demonstrators protest against military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, Feb. 22, 2021.
