Under the leadership of Dr. Zarni, then a graduate student at University of Wisconsin-Madison, it galvanized principally American students, attracted much media attention, and helped persuade over forty multinational corporations to divest from Burma, including ARCO, PepsiCo, Texaco.
Under the leadership of Dr. Zarni, then a graduate student at University of Wisconsin-Madison, it quickly became the largest Burmese democracy group in the United States. The FBC galvanized principally American students, attracted much media attention, and helped force over forty multinational corporations to withdraw from Burma, including ARCO, PepsiCo, Texaco.