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Myanmar
Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south. One-third of Burma's total perimeter of forms an uninterrupted coastline...
Timeline of Events
1824
3.5.1824
First Burmese War: The British officially declare war on Burma.
1945
3.21.1945
World War II: British troops liberate Mandalay, Burma.
1948
4.19.1948
Burma (now Myanmar) joins the United Nations.
1962
3.2.1962
In Burma, the army led by General Ne Win seizes power in a coup d'état.
1988
9.18.1988
End of pro-democracy uprisings in Myanmar after a bloody military coup by the State Law and Order Restoration Council. Thousands, mostly monks and civilians (primarily students) are killed by the Tatmadaw.
9.24.1988
National League for Democracy is formed by Aung San Suu Kyi and various others to help fight against dictatorship in Myanmar.
1989
7.20.1989
Burma's ruling junta puts opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest.
2004
10.19.2004
Myanmar prime minister Khin Nyunt is ousted and placed under house arrest by the State Peace and Development Council on charges of corruption.
2008
5.2.2008
Cyclone Nargis makes landfall in Myanmar killing over 130,000 people and leaving millions of people homeless.