Myanmar 1948 January 4 Union Citizenship Act is enacted, under which Rohingya have equal access to citizenship and are issued National Registration Cards (NRCs). Prime Minister U Nu recognizes Rohingya as indigenous to Myanmar. 1978 February Operation Naga Min (Dragon King)— an exercise to identify and register residents in specific locations as either citizens or foreigners— devolves into violent attacks on Rohingya and the destruction of Rohingya villages, forcing more than 200,000 Rohingya into Bangladesh. 1990 May 27 Myanmar holds multiparty national elections, in which Rohingya participate. The Myanmar military fails to acknowledge the landslide victory Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) party and puts her under house arrest. 1962 March 2 General Ne Win overthrows U Nu, marking the beginning of 26 years of military rule in Myanmar. Mid-1970s Foreign Registration Cards are issued to some Rohingya under the Emergency Immigration Act, categorizing them as “resident foreigners” without full citizenship rights. 1982 October 15 Myanmar passes a new Citizenship Law that effectively denies Rohingya full citizenship. Rohingya are not issued citizenship cards under the new law. Ne Win says the law was intended to “clarify the position of guests and mixed bloods” and that “only pureblooded nationals will be called citizens.” 1991 The Myanmar military launches Operation Pyi Thaya (Clean and Beautiful Nation) in Rakhine State, killing and raping Rohingya and razing Rohingya villages and mosques, forcing tens of thousands of Rohingya to Bangladesh. 1995 Myanmar begins issuing Temporary Registration Cards (TRCs), also known as “White Cards,” to Rohingya and other minorities. The cards confer no citizenship rights but later enable Rohingya to participate in the 2010 nationwide elections.