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In Burmeses traditions, peafowl is regarded as a symbol of the descendence of the sun. [3] The dancing peacock, ka-daung (Burmese: ကဒေါင်း) was used as the symbol of the Burmese monarch. During the period of Konbaung Dynasty, the dancing peacock on a red sun is charged on the State seal and the national flag.
The National Flag of the Union of Burma was designed by Maung Win and adopted by the Constituent Assembly of the Union of Burma in August 1947. [6] It was hoisted for the first time at 4:25 AM on 4 January 1948 when Burma gained its independence from the United Kingdom. The flag consisted of a red field defaced with a blue canton.
The 1974 Constitution of the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma adopted a new State Seal [7] with Socialist symbols : a pinion (cogwheel) with 14 teeth, surrounding the map of Myanmar, surrounded by two paddy ears, the two artistic Burmese lions besides the branches: The left lion facing to the left and the right lion facing to the right ...
The National League for Democracy's proposed flag for Myanmar: A red field with a blue canton, in which there is a large white five-pointed star surrounded by a circle of 14 small white five-pointed stars Proposed in 2019: The Shan Nationalities League for Democracy's proposed flag for Myanmar
Myanmar resistance fighters on Monday burned the flag used by the military government and raised their own banner at a newly captured army base, as a senior rebel commander vowed they would hold ...
As of 2006, Myanmar government web pages in English used imperial and metric units inconsistently. For instance, the Ministry of Construction used miles to describe the length of roads [4] and square feet for the size of houses, [5] but square kilometres for the total land area of new town developments in Yangon City. [5]
Orders, decorations, and medals of Myanmar (1 C, 11 P) Pages in category "National symbols of Myanmar" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
Pages in category "Flags of Myanmar" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...