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=== Myanmar === During the [[8888 Uprising]], Burmese composer [[Naing Myanmar]] penned "Kabar Makyay Bu" (αααΉαα¬ααα»α±αα°αΈ), rendered in English as "We Won't Be Satisfied till the End of the World" as a protest song.<ref name="The Irrawaddy-2018">{{cite web|date=August 9, 2018|title=Songwriter Who Provided 'Theme Song' to 8888 Uprising Finally Honored|url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/songwriter-provided-theme-song-8888-uprising-finally-honored.html|access-date=February 4, 2021|website=The Irrawaddy|language=en-US}}</ref> Set to the tune of [[Kansas (band)|Kansas]]' "[[Dust in the Wind]]", the song quickly gained popularity across the country, as an emotional appeal for freedom.<ref>{{cite web|date=February 4, 2021|title='Driving evil out': Myanmar people kick up din to protest coup|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210204-driving-evil-out-myanmar-people-kick-up-din-to-protest-coup|access-date=February 4, 2021|website=France 24|language=en}}</ref> The song was recorded and distributed on [[cassette tape]]s, reaching millions of Burmese eventually becoming an anthem of the 8888 Uprising.<ref name="The Irrawaddy-2018" /> In the aftermath of the [[2021 Myanmar coup d'etat]], the country's nascent civil disobedience movement has revitalized this song, performing it during protests and acts of civil disobedience.<ref>{{cite web|date=February 4, 2021|title=Myanmar blocks Facebook as resistance grows to coup|url=https://apnews.com/article/myanmar-blocks-facebook-08ce7dd971655e839d6a81e7391d9e4f|access-date=February 4, 2021|website=AP NEWS}}</ref>
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