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)
Clement Attlee — Attlee redirects here. For other people named Attlee, see Atlee (name). For other uses, see Atlee. The Right Honourable The Earl Attlee KG OM CH FRS PC … Wikipedia
Munich Agreement — For the annual global security meeting held in Munich, see Munich Conference on Security Policy. v · … Wikipedia
Potsdam Agreement — The Potsdam Agreement was an agreement on policy for the occupation and reconstruction of Germany and other nations after fighting in the European Theatre of World War II had ended with the German surrender of May 8, 1945. It was drafted and… … 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)
History of Burma — Prehistory 11,000–200 BCE Pyu city states 200 BCE–835 CE Mon kingdoms 825?–1057 Arakanese kingdoms 788?–1406 … Wikipedia
Chronology — Prehistory and Early History to 1000 CE ♦ ca. 10,000 BCE 6,000 BCE Neolithic wall paintings appear in Padhalin Cave, Shan State. ♦ 563 BCE 483 BCE Gotama Buddha s lifetime, which according to Burmese legend witnessed construction of Shwe Dagon … Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)
Stevenson, Henry Noel Cochrane — British colonial official who advocated establishment of a political/administrative unit consisting of the peoples of the Frontier Areas separate from an independent Burma. At the beginning of World War II, Stevenson was superintendent of the… … Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)
Shooting an Elephant — ist eine autobiographisch beeinflusste Kurzgeschichte von George Orwell. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Kontext 2 Inhaltsangabe 3 Deutsche Übersetzung 4 Weblinks … Deutsch Wikipedia
Aung San, Bogyoke — (1915 1947) Modern Burma s most important political figure, who played the principal role in winning independence from Britain after World War II. Burmese people often refer to him as bogyoke (commander in chief) because he is credited with … Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)
