Sri Lanka experienced a civil war between the Sinhalese and the Tamil after independence. These are the two largest ethnic groups in Sri Lanka, and their civil war lasted 26 years, from 1983 to 2009.
The Philippines elected Corazon Aquino as its president in 1986 after the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos. Aquino's husband had previously been assassinated upon arrival at the airport. One of Corazon Aquino's children became the President of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016.
Myanmar has been ruled by a military government called a junta from 1962 to 2011, though recent events such as the release of Suu Kyi have made it appear to others as a less oppressive country.