A post from the archives
September 1949
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Foreign minister U E Maung’s Visit to India 1949
This photograph shows Burmese Minister of Foreign Affairs, U E Maung, arriving at Delhi airport in September 1949, together with the Burmese ambassador to India, Sir M.A. Maung Gyi, and other Burmese and Indian officials. U E Maung and Sir M.A. Maung Gyi are both smoking cheroots, something not common at VIP airport arrivals any more.
people U E Maung Sir M.A. Maung Gyi
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The aim of this website is to promote interest in Myanmar's amazing history.Our hope is to challenge the often two-dimensional and uncritical views of history taught in Myanmar by reexamining key periods in the country's past. We would like as well to reveal the rich multicultural nature of Myanmar's history and its deep and ongoing ties to global events and trends.Finally, this website will also delve into the history of neighbouring regions, such as Yunnan in China and the Northeast in India, in the hope of introducing these places to a Myanmar audience.We believe that meeting Myanmar's many challenges today will require fresh imaginative thinking. This is turn will only be possible with a clear and critical understanding of Myanmar and global history.