When Myanmar won its independence from the U.K. in 1948, it was still known by this name
MOST OF THE TERRITORY OF THE... [DOC] [TLE] Myanmar awaits freedom 65 years after independence | Asia | DW ... [PAR] Jan 3, 2013 ... "Since its independence in 1948, the country has been in a never-ending civil 
war that is still going today," independent Myanmar expert Hans-Bernd Zllner 
told DW.