In 1989 the English name of the country was changed from Burma to Myanmar by the ruling State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC, now called the State Peace and Development Council ...

Track the progress of the Burma Campaign - from the rapid Japanese victories of 1941, to the desperate battles for the Indian towns of Kohima and Imphal. Then follow the course of the Allies as ...

But where exactly did the coup happen? Was it in Myanmar, as the country is officially called? Or was it in Burma, the name Washington continues to use? The answer is complicated. Because when ...