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Myanmar military chief reaffirms election plans and calls for opposition to join politics

Wtop 27 Mar 2025
Senior Gen ... The 80th anniversary of Armed Forces Day marks the day in 1945 when the army of Myanmar, then known as Burma, began its fight against occupying Japanese forces who had taken over after driving out the British ... Source .
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One people, two countries, and a fence

Deccan Herald 21 Mar 2025
It was fought between the British and the Konbaung dynasty of Burma, following which Burma (present day Myanmar) became part of the British empire ... were never a part of India or Burma (now Myanmar).
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Where is the bejewelled crown of the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar?

The Times of India 19 Mar 2025
Zafar, who had nominal control over the Mughal territories, was exiled to Burma (modern-day Myanmar) after the British forces quelled the rebellion ... these artifacts to the British royal family.
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Crocodile attacks and the animal predators of the second world war

The Spectator 16 Mar 2025
At the end of February, 1945 about 1,000 surviving Japanese soldiers based on Ramree Island off the coast of Arakan, a province in western Burma, fled the onslaught of the British Army commanded by Lt General William Slim.
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Forgotten heroes: How African soldiers fought in World War II

Beijing News 15 Mar 2025
 Wikipedia Fight for Burma. In December 1941, the Imperial Japanese Army invaded Burma (present-day Myanmar), which at the time was a British Colony ... British expectations that Africans would do well in the climate of Burma proved correct.
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Forgotten heroes: How African soldiers fought in the World War II

Beijing News 15 Mar 2025
 Wikipedia Fight for Burma. In December 1941, the Imperial Japanese Army invaded Burma (present-day Myanmar), which at the time was a British Colony ... British expectations that Africans would do well in the climate of Burma proved correct.
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INA veteran marks his 100th birthday by paying tributes at National War Memorial

International Business Times 13 Mar 2025
Lieutenant Rangaswamy Madhawan Pillai was born on March 13, 1926, in the Swryan Township of Rangoon District in Burma (now Myanmar) ... School in Burma, he served as a recruitment and fundraising officer.
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As RSS sparks fresh Bharat vs India row, why it has always been Bharat for Sangh Parivar

Financial Express 11 Mar 2025
He added, \u201cThe British gave many names. But subsequently, Ceylon became Sri Lanka and Burma became Myanmar ... The name \u2018India\u2019 given by the British was accepted.
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