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2023 In Myanmar
This is the list of important events happened in Myanmar in 2023. Incumbents Events January * 7 January - One person is killed and 60 others are injured in a prison riot in Pathein. February * 1 February - On the second anniversary of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, 2021 military coup d'état, the military extends the country's state of emergency for another six months, postponing the Next Myanmar general election, general election initially scheduled for August 1. The opposition marks the occasion with a silent strike. March * 29 March - Myanmar's ruling State Administration Council, military junta dissolves the National League for Democracy, the List of political parties in Myanmar, political party of former State Counsellor of Myanmar, State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi. * 30 March - Eight people are killed by a bombing in a village in Chin State. April * 11 April - At least 100 people are killed in an airstrike by the State Administration Council, Burmese junta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myanmar
Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has a population of about 55 million. It is bordered by India and Bangladesh to its northwest, China to its northeast, Laos and Thailand to its east and southeast, and the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal to its south and southwest. The country's capital city is Naypyidaw, and its largest city is Yangon (formerly Rangoon). Early civilisations in the area included the Tibeto-Burman-speaking Pyu city-states in Upper Myanmar and the Mon kingdoms in Lower Myanmar. In the 9th century, the Bamar people entered the upper Irrawaddy River, Irrawaddy valley, and following the establishment of the Pagan Kingdom in the 1050s, the Burmese language and Culture of Myanmar, culture and Buddhism in Myanmar, Theravada Buddhism slowly became dominant in the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
