After the restoration of British rule, the only Burmese delegation led by Aung San achieved independence in lengthy negotiations (January 1947 Aung San-Attlee Agreement, October 1947 Nu-Attlee Agreement). Due to his high personal integrity, Aung[…]
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Myanmar History Part I
Burmese empires According to paradisdachat, the Pyu and Mon peoples can be identified as the first civilizations in the area of today’s Myanmar, traces of which date back to the 1st millennium BC. Go back[…]
Myanmar Military Dictatorship
Military dictatorship and state socialism The military overthrew the government on March 2, 1962 and took over as a revolutionary council under Ne Win on the grounds of maintaining the union’s unity, which was threatened[…]
Myanmar Democratization and Culture
Despite a devastating cyclone in which, according to official figures, around 100,000 people died in May 2008, the military junta put a new constitution to the vote. According to official figures, 92.4% of voters voted[…]
Myanmar Arts and Culture
In the artistic culture of Indochina, Buddhism was decisive especially in the formation of the Khmer and Burmese civilizations in the aftermath of the collapse of the ancient Fu-nan civilization in the mid-century. According to[…]
Myanmar 1998
In 1998, Myanmar was an independent nation located in Southeast Asia with a population of around 45 million people. The economy was largely based on its agriculture and mining industry, with some manufacturing and other[…]