However , in September , a new military junta took power .
On 26 August 1988 , she addressed half a million people at a mass rally in front of the Shwedagon Pagoda in the capital , calling for a democratic government .
In September , a new military junta took power .
On 26 August 1988 , she addressed half a million people at a mass rally in front of the Shwedagon Pagoda in the capital , calling for a democratic government .