Myanmar - Yangon

Mysterious Myanmar

---

November 29th 2006
As our trip comes to a close, we try and squeeze in one final country - the wonderful, the mysterious Myanmar. Now Myanmar, or Burma to many Westerners, has been in the clutches of a military regime since the late 80s when the first democratically elected leader came to power for only a brief split-second before the army came crashing in and has held her under house arrest for the last 18 years o ... read more

Asia » Burma » Yangon Region » Yangon

---

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