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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]
1 day Formerly Resistance Day (against the English language occupation in 19s←). Myanmar New Year: Varies 4 or 5 days Thingyan Eve, Commencing Day to Prime Day, End of Thingyan, Myanmar New Year Day. Note: Date is based on the traditional Burmese calendar. Labour Day: 1 May 1 day Known as Worker's Day in some countries. Full Moon Day of Kason ...
Independence Day (Burmese: လွတ်လပ်ရေးနေ့) is a national holiday observed annually in Myanmar every 4 January. The date celebrates Myanmar's Declaration of Independence from British rule on 4 January 1948.
27 March – Armed Forces Day; 13 April – Myanmar New Year; 1 May – Labour Day; 22 May – Full Moon Day of Kason; 6 June – Eid al-Adha; 19 July – Martyrs' Day; 20 July – Full Moon Day of Waso; 16–18 October – Full Moon Day of Thadingyut; 14–15 November – Full moon day of Tazaungmon; 25 November – National Day; 25 December ...
On July 25, the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), a rebel force of the ethnic Chinese Kokang minority, announced it had “won a decisive victory” against the junta and declared ...
Mon National Day is celebrated by Mon communities throughout Myanmar, primarily in Mon and Kayin States, Yangon and Taninthayi Regions. [12] Mon National Day in Thailand was first held in Bangkok in 1982. [citation needed] Countries with significant Mon populations, including in Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, also observe the occasion. [12]
The Tatmadaw, Myanmar’s military, stages a coup to overthrow the civilian government—on the same day the parliament is set to swear in the winners of the 2020 election, in which Aung San Suu ...
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 ...