19 90 The Myanmar military launches Operation Pyi Thaya (Clean and Beautiful Nation) in Rakhine State, committing killings and rape and razing villages and mosques, forcing tens of thousands of Rohingya to Bangladesh. 19 91 19 92 19 95 The military holds a widely criticized national referendum on a military-drafted constitution, leading the military to establish a formal role in the political life of the nation. Myanmar holds multiparty national elections, in which the Rohingya vote, contributing to the victory of the National League for Democracy (NLD). The Myanmar military fails to acknowledge the results and puts NLD-leader Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest. Beginning in September, the governments of Myanmar and Bangladesh as well as the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) force more than 150,000 Rohingya refugees back to Myanmar. The Government of 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. 20 08 20 10 Aung San Suu Kyi is released from a final stint under house arrest.