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)
Ne Win — For other people named Ne Win, see Ne Win (disambiguation). Ne Win နေဝင်း General Ne Win shaking David Ben Gurion s hand on visit to Israel, 1959 4th President … Wikipedia
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
Peopling of Thailand — The peopling of Thailand refers to the process by which the ethnic groups that comprise the population of present day Thailand came to inhabit the region. Aside from ethnic groups representing recent expatriate migrations, and the earliest… … Wikipedia
Bo Ne Win — Ne Win Ne Win est un nom birman ; les principes des noms et prénoms ne s appliquent pas ; U et Daw sont des titres de respect. Bo Ne Win, né Shu Maung le 24 mai 1911 ou le 10 juillet 1910 et mort le… … Wikipédia en Français
Ne Win — est un nom birman ; les principes des noms et prénoms ne s appliquent pas ; U et Daw sont des titres de respect. Ne Win, à droite, rencontrant David Ben Gourion lors d une visite en Israël, en 1959. Bo Ne Win, né Shu Maung le 24 … Wikipédia en Français
Shu Maung — Ne Win Ne Win est un nom birman ; les principes des noms et prénoms ne s appliquent pas ; U et Daw sont des titres de respect. Bo Ne Win, né Shu Maung le 24 mai 1911 ou le 10 juillet 1910 et mort le… … Wikipédia en Français
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)
Tatmadaw, History of — Although the dynastic states of precolonial Burma and British colonial Burma had their own armed forces, the present Burmese armed forces, the Tatmadaw, date their history to the establishment of the Burma Independence Army (BIA) in December… … Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)
