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	The history of the Union of Myanmar (Burma) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The retrospective history of the Union of Myanmar (Burma)
		The working-class history of the Union of Myanmar (Burma)
		The culture history of the Union of Myanmar (Burma)
	www.hartford-hwp.com /archives/54/index-b.html (119 words)

	Burma background (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Burma is a Southeast Asian country of approximately 45 million people in 8 major ethnic nationalities: ethnic Burmans account for roughly 60% of the population, with the Shan, the Karen, the Kachin, and the Karenni being the next most numerous.
		Burma is rich in natural resources, such as precious stones, tropical hardwoods, and onshore and offshore energy reserves.
		General Aung San, architect of Burma's independence and broadly revered as the leader of the independence struggle, was able to win the trust of the ethnic nationalities at the Panglong Conference in February 1947 and unified them with the Burmans.
	www.burmabureaugermany.com /index.php?id=29 (583 words)

	Southeast Asian History-Burma and Siam
		Burma could be ignored in the 17th and early 18th centuries, but things changed suddenly when an aggressive new dynasty came to power.
		Ten thousand captives were led away to Burma, everything flammable was put to the torch, and the Burmese did not let their piety stop them from hacking gold plate off images of the Buddha.
		Because Burma was still a threat, the capital was moved across the Menam River to Bangkok, on the east bank.
	www.guidetothailand.com /thailand-history/burma_siam.htm (1094 words)

	Burma Issues - History of Burma
		Burma, under the British rule was annexed to India.
		Burma was one of the richest countries in South East Asia.
		Maung declared Burma to be in a state of emergency which resulted in the military-law.
	www.burmaissues.org /En/facts.html (1387 words)

	Burma History
		Britain and France vied for Burma, and in the early 1800s, France was in the ascendancy.
		In 1948, the Union of Burma was born.
		In 1991, international attention was focused on Burma as the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Aung San Suu Kyl; she was released from house arrest in 1995.
	www.nationbynation.com /Burma/History1.html (171 words)

	Vol.5.4 & 5.5 August - Burma's Secret Plague (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Burma is at the heart of the "golden triangle" of poppy farming.
		Burma has a population of about 44m, so these figures would not seem to be too alarming.
		Burma’s military junta is sadly a government of concealment.
	www.irrawaddy.org /database/1997/vol5.4.5/secretplague.html (435 words)

	Burma (09/06)
		Burma is a resource-rich country with a strong agricultural base.
		Burma remains a primarily agricultural economy with 55% of GDP derived from agriculture, livestock and fisheries, and forestry.
		The Burma Freedom and Democracy Act (BFDA), passed by Congress and signed by the President in 2003, includes a ban on all imports from Burma, a ban on the export of financial services to Burma, a freeze on the assets of certain Burmese financial institutions, and extended visa restrictions on Burmese officials.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/35910.htm (4504 words)

	History of Burma (Myanmar)
		Burma was unified by Burman dynasties three times during the past millennium.
		It is during this period that Theravada Buddhism first made its appearance in Burma, and the Pagan kings built a massive city with thousands of pagodas and monasteries along the Irrawaddy River.
		During the weak constitutional period from 1948 to 1962 Burma suffered widespread conflict and internal struggle.
	www.historyofnations.net /asia/burma.html (957 words)

	History of Burma
		Although Burma was at times divided into independent states, a series of monarchs attempted to establish their absolute rule, with varying degrees of success.
		After three Anglo-Burmese wars over a period of 60 years, the British completed their colonization of the country in 1886, Burma was immediately annexed as a province of British India, and the British began to permeate the ancient Burmese culture with foreign elements.
		Hailed as the architect of Burma's new-found independence by the majority of Burmese, Aung San was able to negotiate an agreement in January 1947 with the British, under which Burma would be granted total independence from Britain.
	www.cfob.org /HistoryofBurma/historyOfBurma.shtml (1360 words)

	Pepsi Burma boycott history
		The recent decision by PepsiCo to cut all ties to Burma by May 31, 1997, is a significant achievement for Burma's democracy movement.
		On February 20,1992, the Burma Rights Movement for Action (now known as Burma Issues) produced an English-language flyer in support of the boycott, and it wrote to various supporters of Burmese democracy in Asia and the West about the importance of the boycott.
		Although shareholder resolutions on Burma were not as successful as they might have been, they did serve to raise awareness of the issue in the business community, generating much wider press coverage.
	www.thirdworldtraveler.com /Boycotts/Hx_PepsiBurmaBoy.html (2079 words)

	BLSO - Burma Labour Solidatory Organization - Intro
		Burma has experienced two major uprisings in its history: the"1300 anti-colonial uprising" and the student-led "8888" pro-democracy demonstrations.
		Many workers were gunned down inside the factories and on the streets; others were arrested and sentenced to long-term imprisonment, fired from their jobs, transferred to other town and cities, or forced into early retirement.
		Thus, the salary increase was counter-effective in alleviating the plight and economic hardships of the workers.
	www.burmasolidarity.org (627 words)

	Burma: Brief History
		Burma (now known as Mynamar) is a diamond shaped country bordering China, Thailand, and India on the Bay of Bengal.
		Burma was an independent Buddhist kingdom from the 11th to the 13th centuries, when the country fell to Mongol invaders.
		It is during this period that Theravada Buddhism first made its appearance in Burma, and the Pagan kings built a massive city with thousands of pagodas and monasteries along the Irrawaddy River (now the ruins at Bagan/Pagan).
	home.comcast.net /~jay.paul/burmahist.htm (587 words)

	License Plate History of Burma, or Myanmar
		In 1989 Burma changed its country name to Myanmar on its stamps and much was made of this fact but I’ve noticed that whenever my correspondents refer to their country it is always referred to as Burma.
		From 1941 to 1944 Burma was occupied by the Japanese.
		It is important to remember that in Burma there are two types of license plates, registration plates and general number plates.
	www.whidbey.net /licenseplate/Burma.html (1064 words)

	A short history of Burma (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In 1937 Burma becomes a separate British colony, but the strive after independence is very strong.
		Japan invades and occupies Burma in 1942 and establishes from 1943 until 1945 the puppet state Republic of Burma, lead by Burmese nationalists.
		The country is renamed Union of Burma in 1988 and free elections are promised.
	www.electionworld.org /history/burma.htm (552 words)

	The Burma Campaign UK: About Burma - Brief History
		Burma, a country of around 50 million people is ruled by fear.
		Colonial administration continued with limited local self-government until the Union of Burma achieved independence in 1948.The new state came into being as a parliamentary democracy and, although beset by ethnic strife as minority peoples demanded autonomy from the Burman majority, survived as a representative government until an army coup in 1962.
		However, during a recent tour of northern Burma, Aung San Suu Kyi and her supporters were attacked by a government sponsored mob.
	www.burmacampaign.org.uk /aboutburma/briefhistory.html (1081 words)

	Burma, 1942
		Burma, a country slightly smaller in area than the state of Texas, lies imbedded in the underbelly of the Asian landmass between India and China.
		Burma, however, was still very much a permanent possession in the eyes of Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who clearly had no intention of presiding over the dissolution of the British Empire.
		The Americans saw Burma as the lifeline that could provide China the means to throw off the shackles of Japanese occupation and become a viable member of the international community.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/brochures/burma42/burma42.htm (6014 words)

	Feeling nostalgic? Now you'll rave! Here's the story of Burma Shave. by Martin Waterman Issue 37
		Burma Shave, a brushless shaving cream, was concocted by the Odell family.
		By having the rhymes build suspense until the fifth sign, Burma Shave forced those reading the signs to focus their attention on reading the full series of signs so that the message could be understood and savored like a good joke.
		Tubes of Burma Shave were handed out to fans entering the game, but when the umpire made a call unfavorable to the Dodgers, he was pelted with the tubes.
	www.backwoodshome.com /articles/waterman37.html (1676 words)

	Burma History Page Two
		It declared the election was not for a parliament, but for some members of a constituent assembly to consider a new constitution.
		The NCGUB and the Democratic Alliance of Burma (DAB), comprised of several ethnic groups and others who have been fighting against the military regime, have jointly produced a draft democratic constitution.
		Burma's struggle for democracy, sadly, is far from over.
	journalism.berkeley.edu /projects/burma/history2.html (558 words)

	The History of Burma's Jade Mines
		The history of Burma's jade mines in the West is a brief one.
		Burma is practically the only source of the supply, and there seems no reason to think that the supply is likely to fall short of the demand.
		Even before the British annexation of Upper Burma he had begun to show some impatience at the yearly visits of the Burmese Mines official to his country; and he had ceased to escort that officer from Mogaung and to provide him with entertainment during his stay in the hills.
	www.ruby-sapphire.com /burma-jade-mines.htm (13118 words)

	History of Myanmar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Burma accepted foreign assistance in rebuilding the country in these early years, but continued American support for the Chinese Nationalist military presence in Burma finally resulted in the country rejecting most foreign aid,refusing to join the South-East Asia Treaty Organisation (SEATO) and supporting the Bandung Conference of 1955.
		Burma generally strove to be impartial in world affairs and was one of the first countries in the world to recognize Israel and the People's Republic of China.
		Burma came under increasing international pressure to convene the elected assembly, particularly after Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991, and also faced economic sanctions.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Myanmar (6209 words)

	Brief history of Burma
		Burma is an ethnically diverse Southeast Asian country of 48 million people, bordered by Thailand, China, Bangladesh and India.
		This apparent move towards change was destroyed on June 30th 2003, when Suu Kyi's party was involved in a conflict with SPDC troops in Northern Burma and she was arrested yet again.
		Burma is currently in a state of crisis on the levels of economics, health, education, environment and human rights.
	www.vcn.bc.ca /vbrt/burma.php (553 words)

	Burma Ruby: A History of Mogok's Rubies
		The author, who was born in Burma, has used his wealth of personal experience in compiling this book.
		In Burma Ruby, Dr. Samuels looks at the Mogok mines from the local perspective, in contrast to the occidental histories put together by the “noble enterprise” of colonialism.
		The second chapter is a concise natural history of the geography, climate, topography, and geology of Myanmar, as well as the ethnic and linguistic groups that make up the complicated land of the ruby.
	www.palagems.com /burma_ruby_book_review.htm (878 words)

	Burma Travels Information
		Burma was thirdly unified in 1752 by King Alaungpaya, the founder of the last dynasty of Burma.
		This event is a milestone in the history of Burma.
		Myanmar, known as Burma until 1989, comprising seven states and seven divisions, is one of the most attractive places in Southeast Asia.
	www.burma-travels.com /information.htm (486 words)

	Perspective: History and romance in Burma
		And Ghosh's tale of the marketplace boy who grows up to command Burma's teak trade and the faithful lady-in-waiting who accompanies Burma's royal family into exile in India is a story easily worth this book's hundreds of pages.
		The story of Thebaw, Burma's last king, his ruthless and implacable queen and their three daughters is a subject for a great fabulist like Joseph Conrad or Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
		It is a filmmaker's tale, rich in visual drama: the haughty queen, pregnant with her third child, angrily confronting looters in her palace; the food stall proprietor trying to clasp her hands over her head in a reverential "shiko" while tugging with the queen for a precious candle stand.
	www.sptimes.com /News/022501/Perspective/History_and_romance_i.shtml (642 words)

	Burma History
		raditional kingships and other local governments that evolved among Burma's peoples over many centuries were largely stripped of their authority after Britain's 19th century conquest of Burma.
		The new state came into being as a parliamentary democracy and, although beset by ethnic strife as minority peoples demanded autonomy from the Burman majority, survived as a representative government until an army coup in 1962.
		The police slaying of a student sparked demonstrations by university students that were soon joined by monks, civil servants, workers, and even policemen and soldiers in cities and towns all over Burma.
	journalism.berkeley.edu /projects/burma/history.html (416 words)

	globalEDGE (TM) \| country insights - History of Burma (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The first such unification came with the rise of the Pagan (Bagan) Dynasty in 1044 AD, which is considered the "Golden Age" in Burmese history.
		During the constitutional period from 1948 to 1962 Burma suffered widespread conflict and internal struggle.
		The military regime has a contentious relationship with Burma’s ethnic groups, many of which have fought for greater autonomy or secession for their regions since the country's independence.
	globaledge.msu.edu /ibrd/countryhistory.asp?CountryID=207 (1188 words)

	Myanmar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Subsequent name changes were on 4 January 1974, to the “Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma”; 23 September 1988, to the “Union of Burma” and, since 18 June 1989, the “Union of Myanmar”.
		Burma became a province of British India by late November 1885, and was given as a New Year present to Queen Victoria on 1 January 1886.
		In 1961, U Thant, then Burma's Permanent Representative to the United Nations and former Secretary to the Prime Minister, was elected Secretary-General of the United Nations; he was the first non-Westerner to head any international organization and would serve as UN Secretary-General for ten years.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Myanmar (5516 words)

	ITV - John Pilger - History of Burma
		Burma has been home to many different ethnic groups for over four thousand years.
		The first war with the British, in 1824, concluded with the surrender of the provinces on the Indian frontier; after a second war in 1852, the whole of Lower Burma was lost.
		Despite winning the Burmese election and the Nobel Peace prize in 1991 she was placed under house arrest by the Burmese army.
	pilger.carlton.com /page.asp?partid=92 (391 words)

	Democratic Voice of Burma
		The 1988 uprising is a great national movement in the history of Burma that displayed the biggest expression of the true desire of the public as a whole by all the individual citizens.
		During the 26 years of the past history (under the Burma Socialist Programme Party from 1962 to 1988), due to the dictatorial system’s unilateral use of force to solve problems, both the rulers and all the ruled citizens became its victims.
		The political difficulties, social and economic difficulties and important matters of Burma which we are currently facing, must be treated as the national problems.
	english.dvb.no /news.php?id=7629 (425 words)

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