Of course, the Cyclone Nargis and the rigged referendum are the most important happenings, so far, in Burma in the year 2008.

The Cyclone  Nargic killed more than 100,000 people, but it also seems to have killed off efforts by the United Nations to force Burmese Generals towards sincere democratic reforms. To be able to send aid-workers into Burma, Ban Ki-Moon had to agree to put humanitarian missions above democratization. Now, Ban Ki-Moon's envoy Gambari is even acting like an agent of the junta in pressuring Burma's National League for Democracy to take part in the coming 2010 general elections, despite huge amounts of clear evidence that junta has rigged May 2008 constitutional referendum and will do exactly the same in the coming elections in 2010.

The events in 2008, including Cyclone Nargis, its chaotic aftermath, Than Shwe's rigged referendum, its resulting junta-glorifying constitution, and Gambari's over-zealous attempts to kowtow to military Generals, are all pushing Burma's politics towards inevitable changes_ for better or for worse_ most obsevers will say its for worse.

Who played the most significant role for all the changes in Burma in 2008?

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