Union of Burma (1948–1962)
Union of Burma ပြည်ထောင်စုမြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော် (Burmese) Pranyhtaungcu Mranma Nuingngamtau | |||||||||
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| 1948–1962 | |||||||||
| Motto: သမဂ္ဂါနံ တပေါ သုခေါ (Pali) Sa.ma.ganam ta.pau: su.hkau: "Happiness through harmony" | |||||||||
| Anthem: ကမ္ဘာမကြေ (Burmese) Ka.bha ma. kye "Till the End of the World" | |||||||||
| Capital | Rangoon | ||||||||
| Official languages | Burmese | ||||||||
| Recognised languages | English | ||||||||
| Religion | Buddhism (majority; state religion from 1961) | ||||||||
| Demonym | Burmese | ||||||||
| Government | Unitary dominant-party parliamentary republic | ||||||||
| President | |||||||||
• 1948–1952 (first) | Sao Shwe Thaik | ||||||||
• 1957–1962 (last) | Win Maung | ||||||||
| Prime Minister | |||||||||
• 1948–1956 (first) | U Nu | ||||||||
• 1960–1962 (last) | U Nu | ||||||||
| Legislature | Union Parliament | ||||||||
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| Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||
| 10 December 1947 | |||||||||
• Established | 4 January 1948 | ||||||||
| 2 March 1962 | |||||||||
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| ISO 3166 code | BU | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Myanmar | ||||||||
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The first fourteen years of independent Burma were marred by several communist and ethnic insurgencies. Prominent insurgent groups during this period included the Communist Party of Burma (CPB, "white flags") led by Thakin Than Tun, the Communist Party (Burma) ("red flags") led by Thakin Soe, the People's Volunteer Organisation (Yèbaw Hpyu) led by Bo La Yaung (a member of the Thirty Comrades), the Revolutionary Burma Army (RBA) led by communist officers Bo Zeya, Bo Yan Aung and Bo Yè Htut (all three of them members of the Thirty Comrades), and the Karen National Union (KNU).