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1. www.voanews.com › a › three-years-after-coup-myanmarThree Years After Coup, Myanmar's Junta Losing Ground but ...

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   Jan 30, 2024 · February 1 will mark three years since Myanmar's military toppled the country's democratically elected government, setting off a bloody civil war that continues to tear apart the country of...

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2. www.cfr.org › backgrounder › myanmar-history-coupMyanmar’s Troubled History: Coups, Military Rule, and Ethnic ...

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   Jan 31, 2022 · In 1989, the new military regime changed the country’s name from the Union of Burma to the Union of Myanmar, and the capital, Rangoon, was renamed Yangon.

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3. www.bbc.com › news › world-asia-67435786Myanmar junta's war against rebels displaces millions: UN - BBC

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   Myanmar junta's war against rebels displaces millions: UN. The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed his deep concern over the escalating conflict in Myanmar.

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Timeline_of_YangonTimeline of Yangon - Wikipedia

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   1460 - Palace built by Mon Queen Shin Sawbu. [5] 1484 - Great Bell of Dhammazedi presented. 1583 - Italian merchant, Gasparo Balbi visits. [6] 1755 - Dagon captured by Burman King Alaungpaya and renamed "Yangon." [7] 1756 - Between 1756 and 1759 Alaungpaya appointed Mon Governor of Yangon, Smim Noradecha (Ma Pu) joins Mon rebellion (approximate ...

5. www.cnn.com › 2023/11/28 › asiaOpponents vow ‘beginning of the end’ for Myanmar’s junta as ...

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   Nov 28, 2023 · An offensive named Operation 1027, launched in late October by an alliance of three powerful ethnic rebel armies in the country’s northeast, has since catalyzed into a nationwide push to take...

6. www.bbc.com › news › world-asia-55967959Myanmar coup: Tens of thousands join largest protests since 2007

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   Feb 7, 2021 · Sunday's protests in Yangon were the biggest since the so-called Saffron Revolution in 2007, when thousands of the country's monks rose up against the military regime. Crowds marched towards the...

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   When was Myanmar renamed Yangon?

   • In 1989, the new military regime changed the country’s name from the Union of Burma to the Union of Myanmar, and the capital, Rangoon, was renamed Yangon. In 2005, the military government moved the administrative capital to Nay Pyi Taw, a city it built in central Myanmar.

   Myanmar’s Troubled History: Coups, Military Rule, and Ethnic Conflict

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   What happened in Yangon on Sunday?

   • Sunday's protests in Yangon were the biggest since the so-called Saffron Revolution in 2007, when thousands of the country's monks rose up against the military regime. Crowds marched towards the Sule Pagoda in the city centre while police vehicles and officers in riot gear were stationed near Yangon University.

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   When did Yangon Ma Pu join a Mon rebellion?

   • Roy points out that the Burmese-appointed governor of yangon Ma Pu joined a Mon rebellion in the 1750s. Since he was appointed by the Burmese, it could be between 1755-59. ^ a b James 2004. ^ Morse 1823. ^ Britannica 1910. ^ a b c d Spate 1942. ^ Oung, Kin (2007). A Twentieth Century Burmese Matriarch.

   Timeline of Yangon - Wikipedia

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   What happened in Yangon in 2009?

   • 2009 - Yangon United Football Club formed. Population: 4,348,000. Hla Myint becomes mayor. February: Shwedagon Pagoda Festival resumes. January: Marathon held. April: School fire. December: Some events of 27th Southeast Asian Games take place. 2014 - Population: 4,575,155 ( 2014 census ); 5,211,431 (urban agglomeration).

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   What happened to Myanmar after the 2021 coup?

   • The 2021 coup returned Myanmar to military rule and shattered hopes for democratic progress in a Southeast Asian country beset by decades of conflict and repressive regimes.

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   Why did the NLD protest in yangon'respect our vote'?

   • The internet shutdown imposed by the military failed to curb the protesters. "Respect our vote," read one banner, in reference to the NLD's landslide win in November. Sunday's protests in Yangon were the biggest since the so-called Saffron Revolution in 2007, when thousands of the country's monks rose up against the military regime.

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8. www.globalissues.org › news › 2024/02/12YangonA Junta-Ruled Bubble in a Fragmenting Myanmar

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   Feb 12, 2024 · The city, now called Yangon, with well over five million inhabitants, is bursting with life—part hedonistic and part dystopian—and both fuelled and choked by the grip of the junta that seized power three years ago.