Karen National Union — (KNU) At the beginning of the 21st century, the oldest and strongest ethnic minority organization opposing the Burman (Bamar) dominated central government. It was established on February 5, 1947, as a successor to the Karen National… … Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)
Karen people — ethnic group group=Karen caption=A Karen girl wearing thanaka poptime=7,400,000 region1=flag|Burma pop1=7,000,000 region2= flag|Thailand pop2=400,000 rels=Buddhism, Christianity, Animism langs=KarenThe Karen (MYname|MY=ကရင်လူမျိုး|MLCTS=kayin lu… … Wikipedia
Panglong Conference — The Panglong Conference ( my. ပင္လုံစာခ္ယInုပ္), held in February 1947, was an historic meeting that took place at Panglong in the Shan States in Burma between the Shan, Kachin and Chin ethnic minority leaders and Aung San, head of the interim… … Wikipedia
Introduction — When Burma (Myanmar) achieved independence from British colonial rule in 1948, many observers viewed it with its high standards of education and abundant natural resources as one of the Asian countries most likely to achieve economic… … Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)
Crombie Po, San — (? 1946) Karen (Kayin) leader, best known for his 1928 Burma and the Karens. After a medical education in the United States, he returned to Burma in 1894 and worked as a civil servant until 1902. Appointed a member of Burma s Legislative… … Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)
Aung San-Attlee Agreement — (January 27, 1947) On December 20, 1946, Britain s Labour prime minister, Clement Attlee, invited Burma s Executive Council to send a delegation to London to discuss the process through which the country would achieve independence. Aung San … Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)
Fabian Núñez — Infobox State Representative name =Fabian Núñez state assembly =California speaker =66th term start2 =February 9 2004 term end2 =May 13 2008 predecessor2 =Herb Wesson successor2 =Karen Bass state assembly3 =California district3 =46th term start3 … Wikipedia
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List of United Nations-related topics — This is a list of topics related to United Nations.United Nations* United Nations * United Nations System * United Nations Compensation Commission * 1996 shelling of Qana * 2005 World Summit * 2006 United Nations Security Council election * 2010… … Wikipedia
List of Corner Gas episodes — This is a list of Corner Gas episodes. All seasons, 1 to 6, are available on DVD. The Season 1 5 DVD s came out in the fall after the next season had began airing, but Season 6 was released on June 9, 2009, only two months after the series finale … Wikipedia
