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From 1988 up until 2010, the burmese military ruled over the country with an iron fist; an action which led DC into placing sanctions. In 2011, the regime began making reforms and in 2015, Aung San Suu Kyi became the country's first president. Because of these reforms, President Barack Obama is making plans to lift all sanctions on the country. This will hopefully increase American investment in one of the poorest countries in the world but with one of the highest GDP growth rates in the world. However, some human rights groups advocate that removing all sanctions will limit the ability of the US to push for less corruption in the country.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/16/world/asia/myanmar-sanctions-economy-us.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/16/world/asia/myanmar-sanctions-economy-us.html