Category: Myanmar

Categories: Asia | Bengal Presidency, India

Republic of the Union of Myanmar

Also Known as Burma

Burma, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, commonly shortened to Myanmar is a sovereign state in Southeast Asia bordered by Bangladesh, India, China, Laos and Thailand. One-third of Burma's total perimeter of 1,930 km (1,200 miles) forms an uninterrupted coastline along the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. Burma has a population of 51 million people. Burma is 676,578 square kilometres (261,227 sq mi) in size. Burma's capital city is Naypyidaw and its largest city is Yangon.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_Myanmar

According to the wikipedia article cited above, "Myanmar" has always been the formal name of the country in its main native language. "Burma" is a shortened, simplified version, originally developed by natives. It became the generally accepted name of the country among foreigners. While under British rule, Myanmar was included in the Bengal Presidency of British India. As a result some places in Myanmar have wikitree categories with "Bengal" included in their names.

Diary of Local Events of the Second World War

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Agnes Alden 1787 Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States - 1787

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Alfred Bayley 18 Feb 1856 Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Henry Bishop 1849 Marion, Alabama, United States

Hubert Burns 31 Aug 1922 - 18 Jul 2005

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Stephen Cearley 1859 Union, Georgia, United States - 1860

Silence Converse 18 Mar 1773 Stafford, Tolland, Connecticut - Apr 1773

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James Deaton 1759 Wake, North Carolina - 1849

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Ida Melinda Hoffpauir 1875 Ward One, Acadia, Louisiana, USA - 1915

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Adoniram Judson 09 Aug 1788 Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 12 Apr 1850

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Herbert MacPherson 22 Jan 1827 Ardersier, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom - 20 Oct 1886

Clifford McLeod 1875 Burma - 1951

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Ruth (Pearson) Tegenfeldt 05 Mar 1914 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - 20 Jun 1996

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Oswald Talbot 06 Oct 1909 Burma - 20 Sep 1976

Herman Tegenfeldt 18 Nov 1913 Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, United States - 21 Oct 1981

John Tegenfeldt 03 Apr 1947 Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, United States - 25 Feb 2019

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Leonard Wilson 02 Sep 1914 Kew, Victoria, Australia - 09 Nov 1943

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