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National Day (Burmese: အမျိုးသားနေ့) is a public holiday in Myanmar, marking the anniversary of the first university student strike at Rangoon University in 1920. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The date is based on the traditional Burmese calendar , occurring on the 10th day following the full moon of Tazaungmon . [ 2 ]
New Year's Day: 1 January 1 day - Independence Day: 4 January 1 day Marks independence from British Empire in 1948. Chinese New Year : 29 January 1 day Union Day: 12 February 1 day Anniversary of the Panglong Agreement in 1947. Peasants' Day: 2 March 1 day Commemorates the contribution of agriculture and farming to Myanmar. Full Moon Day of ...
4 April – The National Unity Government of Myanmar launches an air attack involving 29 drones on junta targets in the capital Naypyidaw. [17] 6 April – Operation 1111: The Karen National Union captures the town of Myawaddy in Kayin State, on the border with Thailand, as hundreds of junta troops surrender and hand over their weapons to rebel ...
I was working as a journalist in Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest city, when the military seized power. That was on February 1, 2021, and everything changed overnight.
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Myanmar’s military government on Thursday pardoned nearly 10,000 prisoners to mark the 76th anniversary of gaining independence from Britain, but they apparently included just a small proportion ...
When an alliance led by three rebel armies seized swathes of territory near Myanmar's border with China from the military junta last October, Beijing looked the other way. A year on, rebel forces ...
Part of a series on the Culture of Myanmar History Prehistory Pyu city-states Thaton Kingdom Pagan Kingdom Myinsaing Kingdom Pinya Kingdom Sagaing Kingdom Kingdom of Ava Prome Kingdom Hanthawaddy Kingdom Kingdom of Mrauk U Toungoo dynasty First Toungoo Empire Restored Hanthawaddy Kingdom Konbaung dynasty Shan States Karenni States British rule Japanese occupation Union of Burma Socialist ...