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After World War I, Yangon became the center of the Burmese independence movement, with leftist Rangoon University students leading the way. Three nationwide strikes against British rule in 1920, 1936, and 1938 all began in Yangon.
In 1943 the State of Burma was proclaimed in Rangoon, with the government run as a puppet state under Japanese control, led by head of state Ba Maw who escaped from prison in April 1942. Japan never succeeded in fully conquering all of the colony, however, and insurgent activity was pervasive, though not as much of an issue as it was in other ...
Rangoon (Yangon) became the capital of the province, after having been the capital of British Lower Burma. The initial impact of colonialism. The chain of events following the Third Anglo-Burmese War dealt a bitter blow to Myanmar.
Britain made Burma a province of India in 1886 with the capital at Rangoon. Traditional Burmese society was drastically altered by the demise of the monarchy and the separation of religion and state.
2 days ago · The English name of the city that served as the country’s capital from 1948 to 2006, Rangoon, also was dropped in 1989 in favor of the common Burmese name, Yangon.
Jan 24, 2018 · In 1852 came the Second Anglo-Burmese War when the remainder of the south fell to the British and they established their new capital of Rangoon. The Third Anglo-Burmese War of 1885 completed Britain’s conquest of Burma and the country became a province of British India.
May 11, 2018 · Rangoon Capital of Burma , a seaport on the Rangoon River. The site of a Buddhist shrine, it became capital in 1886, when the British annexed the country. It was the scene of heavy fighting between British and Japanese forces in World War II. It is the country's chief trade centre.
