When Myanmar won its independence from the U.K. in 1948, it was still known by this name
... Britain made 
Burma a province of India in 1886 with the capital at Rangoon and ushered in a 
new... [DOC] [TLE] EBO Myanmar - Burma's History [PAR] Burma* as we know it did not exist; the territory was home to various ... 1948 - 
Burma gains independence from Britain and becomes the Union of Burma with U 
... 1962 - General Ne Win leads the military coup 'to prevent the disintegration of 
the ... not accept this name because the it was changed by its military rulers 
without... [DOC] [TLE] Myanmar - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] The official name of the country in the Burmese language, Myanmar, did not 
change, .... On January 4, 1948, the nation became an independent republic, 
known as the ...