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  2. Myanmar - Wikipedia

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    Myanmar, [f] officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar[g] and also rendered Burma (the official English form until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has a population of about 55 million. [18]

  3. Names of Myanmar - Wikipedia

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    Burmese names. In the Burmese language, Burma is known as Myanmar Pyi (Burmese: မြန်မာပြည်). Myanmar Pyi is the written, literary name of the country, while Bama is the spoken name of the country. [1] Burmese, like Javanese and other languages of Southeast Asia, has different levels of register, with sharp differences ...

  4. Politics of Myanmar - Wikipedia

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    The history of Myanmar as a unified entity, formerly called Burma, ... There are reportedly 600,000 of these internally displaced peoples living in Burma today.

  5. Myanmar civil war (2021–present) - Wikipedia

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    The Myanmar Civil War (Burmese: မြန်မာပြည်တွင်းစစ်), [n] also known as the Burmese Civil War, Burmese Spring Revolution, or People's Defensive War, is an ongoing civil war since 2021. It began following Myanmar's long-running insurgencies, which escalated significantly in response to the 2021 military coup d ...

  6. History of Myanmar - Wikipedia

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    In 1535, King Tabinshwehti reunified Burma and founded the second Burmese Empire (Taungû dynasty, 1535–1752). This empire is almost constantly at war with the kingdom of Ayutthaya, in present-day Thailand. Faced with revolts and Portuguese incursions, the Taungû dynasty retreated to central Burma.

  7. Myanmar conflict - Wikipedia

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    Insurgencies have been ongoing in Myanmar since 1948, when the country, then known as Burma, gained independence from the United Kingdom. [6][7] It has largely been an ethnic conflict, with ethnic armed groups fighting Myanmar's armed forces, the Tatmadaw, for self-determination. Despite numerous ceasefires and the creation of autonomous self ...

  8. Portal:Myanmar - Wikipedia

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    The Burma Railway, also known as the Siam–Burma Railway, Thai–Burma Railway and similar names, or as the Death Railway, is a 415 km (258 mi) railway between Ban Pong, Thailand, and Thanbyuzayat, Burma (now called Myanmar).

  9. Naypyidaw - Wikipedia

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    Naypyidaw, officially romanized as Nay Pyi Taw (NPT), [a][b] is the capital and third-largest city of Myanmar. The city is located at the centre of the Naypyidaw Union Territory. [1] It is unusual among Myanmar's cities in that it is an entirely planned city outside of any state or region.