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Myanmar!

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March 11th 2007
Myanmar, or Burma as the United States refers to it, is a very interesting country. For those who do not know, the country is a military dictatorship. The elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been under house arrest for the majority of the years since her election in 1990. The United States and the EU (I believe) have implemented full economic sanctions against Myanmar pending the release of the ... read more

Asia » Burma » Yangon Region » Yangon

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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