The Order of the Union of Myanmar ( my, ပြည်ထောင်စုစည်သူသင်္ဂဟ ) is the highest civilian

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bestowed by the government of

Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...

(also known as Burma). The order was founded on 2 September 1948 as a replacement for the British

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. The original order had been founded by Royal Warrant on 10 May 1940. The

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''Pyidaungsu Sithu Thingaha'' may be used by the awardee.

Award classes

The Order of the Union of Burma is awarded in two divisions (military and civil) and each of these is split into five classes: #အဂ္ဂမဟာသရေစည်သူ Agga Maha Thray Sithu - Grand Commander #သတိုးမဟာသရေစည်သူ Thado Maha Thray Sithu - Grand Officer #မဟာသရေစည်သူ

Maha Thray Sithu Maha Tharay Sithu () is one of the five honors of the Order of the Union of Burma and is a third class honor. On 4 January1948, after the establishment of a sovereign and independent Union of Burma, the President of the Union Government has int ...

- Commander #သရေစည်သူ Thray Sithu - Officer #စည်သူ Sithu - Member The first class consists of a gold braided salwe worn across the breast with the badge of the order suspended. It is decorated with a large gold and enamelled breast star surrounded by five small stars. 2nd class honors have a single breast star that is smaller than the first class version. 3rd class honors have a badge, worn from a ribbon around the neck.

Award classes

Recipients

Agga Maha Thray Sithu

Thadoe Maha Thray Sithu

Maha Thray Sithu

Thray Sithu

Sithu

See also

References