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Burma part 1

March 24th 2006
Burma Introduction Travelling to Burma (or Myanmar official name) is rather controversial these days. The country is run by a military regime (the Slorc or junta) which took power over 40 years ago after ethnic struggles had caused chaos in the post independence years. After years of mismanagement and corruption the economic situation got really bad in the late 80's. 8-8-88 is one of the milesto ... read more
Asia » Burma » Mandalay Region » Bagan

Burmese Flag Britain conquered Burma over a period of 62 years (1824-1886) and incorporated it into its Indian Empire. Burma was administered as a province of India until 1937 when it became a separate, self-governing colony; independence from the Commonwealth wa... ... read more
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