Burma, Ghanda, and Civil Rights

When reading the case study of Burma 1988, I learned that it shared many qualitites of other nonviolent movements. In the efforts to change the democracy/dictatorship situation that they were in, I found it interesting just how much impact Ghandi had on this movement. After visiting Burma three seperate times, Ghandi recommended nonviolent noncooperation as a strategy, much like the approach he himself displayed. There is also the similarity of self dependence, wearing the pinni, or handmade cloth, as was done in India.
This movement not only showed aspects of Ghandi, but it also put me in mind of the civil rights movement. The spark of this movement was the assault of three students, which the police refused to prosecute. This resulted in actions such as student protests and the growth of public demonstrations, widely used in the civil rights movement.
On paper, these actions resulted in success, but when it came down to it, there was still a sense of corruption in their government. This seems to be a trend in not only nonviolent movements, but movements in general; complete planned success is difficult to accomplish and in turn, is not always the outcome.