Rohingya crisis by Aaryan Rashid

8th to 15th century

28aaryan1 — 2023-11-13 09:31:40 UTC

Rohingya muslims settled in the Arakan kingdom, interacting with Bengali, Arab and Persian traders.

18th century

28aaryan1 — 2025-02-12 14:28:20 UTC

Burmese king Bodawpaya annexes Arakan which lead to early persecution of the Rohingya's.

1824-1948

28aaryan1 — 2025-02-12 14:29:55 UTC

British colonization encouraged travel within the Indian subcontinent which heightened tensions between ethnic groups.

World War 2 1942

28aaryan1 — 2025-02-12 14:31:41 UTC

Violence erupts between Rohingya muslims and Rakhine buddhists leading to displacements and massacres. Burma was still part of the British Raj so technically these displaced people would be classified as IDPs instead of refugees.

1948

28aaryan1 — 2025-02-12 14:32:32 UTC

Burma gains independence but the new government prevents Rohingyas from obtaining citizenship, classifying them as illegal immigrants.

1982

28aaryan1 — 2025-02-12 14:33:56 UTC

Myanmar passes a citizenship law, officially making the Rohingya stateless by denying them citizenship

2012

28aaryan1 — 2025-02-12 14:34:56 UTC

Riots between Buddhists and Rohingyas kill hundreds and internally displace 140k people on both sides.

August 2017

28aaryan1 — 2025-02-12 14:36:34 UTC

The Burmese military carries out ethnic cleansing by burning Rohingya villages and committing mass murder, forcing over 700,000 refugees to cross the border onto Bangladesh.

2019

28aaryan1 — 2025-02-12 14:38:57 UTC

The Gambia files a case against Burma accusing them of genocide causing the ICJ and ICC to begin investigation.

2023

28aaryan1 — 2025-02-12 14:40:20 UTC

Cyclone Mocha attacks refugee camps in Bangladesh, worsening the situation for Rohingyas.

2024

28aaryan1 — 2025-02-12 14:41:16 UTC

Armed Rohingya militias try to reclaim their rights in Myanmar whereas Bangladesh and the world fail to give the Rohingyas long term solutions.