Which Is It: Burma or Myanmar?
What's Happening in Myanmar? http://testu.be/1J2EoXT Inside the Drug War in Southeast Asia http://testu.be/1NklJyI Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml The country's name changed from Burma...
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Nearly three decades ago, a coup d'etat in Burma replaced the government with a military dictatorship, who changed the country’s name to “Myanmar." Although Myanmar has undergone a significant social and political transformation in the last few years, confusion remains over the country’s name. The U.S. State Department only recognizes “Burma,” but Obama recently has opted for “Myanmar.” Meanwhile others, like Hillary Clinton, prefer safer terms, like “this great nation”. So which is it? Burma or Myanmar? Well to start, it should be noted that the confusion is over the English name for Myanmar. Burmese citizens speaking their native language refer to the country by “Bama” in speech and “Myanma” in writing. Both names literally...
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Nearly three decades ago, a coup d'etat in Burma replaced the government with a military dictatorship, who changed the country’s name to “Myanmar." Although Myanmar has undergone a significant social and political transformation in the last few years, confusion remains over the country’s name. The U.S. State Department only recognizes “Burma,” but Obama recently has opted for “Myanmar.” Meanwhile others, like Hillary Clinton, prefer safer terms, like “this great nation”. So which is it? Burma or Myanmar? Well to start, it should be noted that the confusion is over the English name for Myanmar. Burmese citizens speaking their native language refer to the country by “Bama” in speech and “Myanma” in writing. Both names literally...
