Andre Malerba

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Myanmar Election: Al Jazeera

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Location: Bangkok, Thailand

Nationality: American

Biography: Andre is a fully accredited photographer based in Bangkok, Thailand, since 2016. From 2013-2016 he lived and worked in Myanmar exclusively, as the country struggled through the early days of democracy, and was awarded Magnum Photos 30 Under 30... MORE

USDP (Union Solidarity and Deve...nthada, Myanmar, November 2015.

USDP (Union Solidarity and Development Party) supporters wave flags during a rally near Hinthada, Myanmar, November 2015.

NLD (National League for Democr...thaday, Myanmar, November 2015.

NLD (National League for Democracy) supporters at a rally near Hinthaday, Myanmar, November 2015.

NLD (National League for Democr...angon, Myanmar, 2015.

NLD (National League for Democracy) supporters try to get phone images of Aung San Suu Kyi as she arrives to cast her vote in Yangon, Myanmar, 2015.

Aung San Suu Kyi arrives to cas... vote in Yangon, Myanmar, 2015.

Aung San Suu Kyi arrives to cast her vote in Yangon, Myanmar, 2015.

USDP (Union Solidarity and Deve...lage in Myanmar, November 2015.

USDP (Union Solidarity and Development Party) supporters at a rally in a rural village in Myanmar, November 2015.

An elderly woman dips her finge...life for this moment.

An elderly woman dips her finger into purple ink, signifying that she had cast her vote in Yangon, Myanmar, November 2015. She, like many others, had waited her entire life for this moment.

NLD (National League for Democr...creen in Yangon, Myanmar, 2015.

NLD (National League for Democracy) supporters watch the vote count on a screen in Yangon, Myanmar, 2015.

Election workers count votes in Yangon, Myanmar, 2015.

NLD (National League for Democr...favor in Yangon, Myanmar, 2015.

NLD (National League for Democracy) supporters cheer as votes are counted in their favor in Yangon, Myanmar, 2015.

Streets are filled with cars an...ction in Yangon, Myanmar, 2015.

Streets are filled with cars and people as the NLD (National League for Democracy) was announced the winner of the election in Yangon, Myanmar, 2015.

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Myanmar Election: Al Jazeera

Copyright Andre Malerba 2024

Updated Oct 2018

Topics Celebrations, Documentary, Editorial, Elections, Joy, Photojournalism, Politics

In 2015, after more than half a century of military rule, Myanmar transitioned to a democratic government in what was called the first free and fair election in the country's history. Young voters cast their ballots for the first time, and the elderly shed tears as the moment they had waited a lifetime for came to pass. Tens of thousands took to the streets to witness the historic moment as vote tallies were publicized on huge monitors across Yangon.

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