Rohingya are the ancient inhabitants
of Arakan, genealogically linked up with the people Veshali, Chandra and
Denavadi.
788
The advent of Islam to Arakan is dated
back to 788 with some traders, saints and warriors
950: MONGOLIAN INVASION
Chandra dynasty was ended after
Mongolian Invasion later on followed the arrival of Tibeto- Burman.
1431: MRAUK U DYNASTY
The old capital of Arakan which has
been ruled by Muslims Sultans and Buddhists Kings, Narameikhla minted his own
coins with Burmese characters on one side and Persian on the other.
1784: BURMESE INVASION OF
ARAKAN
Arakan fell into Burma, many Rohingya
fled to Chittagong and many of them integrated with the locals.
1824: BRITISH
COLONIZATION
British occupied the region and Arakan
became part of colonization.
1938: ANTI MUSLIM RIOTS
During British rule fanned by
nationalistic sentiments an anti-Muslim riot started.
1842: ROHINGYA MASSACRE
Ultra-nationalist leaders incited Mogh
community to commit an anti-Rohingya massacre that led to loss of 100000
Rohingya lives and forced 1000’s to flee.
1948: INDEPENDENCE OF
BURMA
On 4 January Burma became an
independent republic, named as the Union of Burma.
1954: ETHNIC DECLERATION
On 25th Sept the first prime minister
of Burma minister U Nu announced in a radio station at 8:00 PM that “The people
living in Buthidaung and Maungdaw townships are Rohingya, ethnics of Burma”.
1962: BEGINNING OF
GENOCIDE
Military took over Burma under Gen. Ne
Win. The cornerstone of Rohingya Systematic genocide was set.
1978: Exodus ‘78
An anti-Rohingya Military Operation
known as The Dragon let to the exodus of more than 200,000 Rohingya to
Bangladesh.
1982: CITIZENSHIP REVOKED
The Military government passes a new
Citizenship law that delisted Rohingya from Burma’s ethnicity and revoked
citizenship.
1991: EXODUS ’91
Security Forces have carried out anti-Rohingya
operation forced to flee more than 250, 000 Rohingya and seek refuge in
Bangladesh.
2012: EDGE OF GENOCIDE
3rd June from slow burning Genocide to
accelerated Genocide started 1000s are massacred, displaced, forced to flee and
internally displaced Properties were looted, homes, shops and mosques were burnt.
From stateless made homeless.
2016: GENOCIDE
ACCELERATED
By the name of clearance operation in
Arakan once again Rohingya were tortured, mass murdered, systematic rape,
arbitrary arrest and torching down of 100’s of villages and more than 300, 000
Rohingyas were forced to flee to Bangladesh.
2017: Pre-Planned Attack
A Government’s pre-planned and
systematic attacks in Northern Arakan left 1000s killed, torching down 400
villages forcing more than 800, 000 Rohingya to Bangladesh.
Rohingyas are lingering in dire
situation and Limbo, displaced internally and globally without hope.
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