In 1988 there was a democratic movement which was brutally suppressed. An estimated 10,00 students, Buddhist monks and civilians were killed by the Burmese Army. After the world expressed its outrage, the ruling military dictatorship changed the name of the country from Burma to Myanmar, changed Rangoon to Yangon and Pagan to Bagan. Most opposition groups including Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (which won the 1988 elections but was prohibited from taking power) are opposed to the official use of the name Myanmar. Again in September 2007 there was an uprising, and again it was viciously suppressed. Once one of the richest countries in the world, Burma is now one of the poorest and has a wretched record on human rights. Amnesty International has described Burma as a 'prison without bars'....NEW: As of 14 May 2008 with as estimated 130,000 killed and missing by Cyclone Nargis and the subsequent tsunami, the dictatorship is allowing only a small amount relief aid into the country for the nearly 2.5 million people in need of water, food, shelter, and medical care. This is nothing short of a crime against humanity.....UPDATE: Some monasteries which are providing food and shelter to cyclone victims are being given deadlines to clear out the refugees. The government says that it does not want the people to become dependent on help from others.