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Archaeological evidence shows that Homo erectus lived in the region now known as Myanmar as early as 400,000 years ago. | == History == | ||
Archaeological evidence shows that Homo erectus lived in the region now known as Myanmar as early as 400,000 years ago. | |||
The first evidence of Homo sapiens is dated to about 11,000 BC, in a Stone Age culture called the Anyathian with discoveries of stone tools in central Burma. Evidence of neolithic age domestication of plants and animals and the use of polished stone tools dating to sometime between 10,000 and 6,000 BC has been discovered. | The first evidence of Homo sapiens is dated to about 11,000 BC, in a Stone Age culture called the Anyathian with discoveries of stone tools in central Burma. Evidence of neolithic age domestication of plants and animals and the use of polished stone tools dating to sometime between 10,000 and 6,000 BC has been discovered. | ||
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During World War II, Burma was a key battleground; the 800-mile Burma Road was the Allies' vital supply line to China. The Japanese invaded the country in Dec. 1941, and by May 1942, had occupied most of it, cutting off the Burma Road. After one of the most difficult campaigns of the war, Allied forces liberated most of Burma prior to the Japanese surrender in Aug. 1945. | During World War II, Burma was a key battleground; the 800-mile Burma Road was the Allies' vital supply line to China. The Japanese invaded the country in Dec. 1941, and by May 1942, had occupied most of it, cutting off the Burma Road. After one of the most difficult campaigns of the war, Allied forces liberated most of Burma prior to the Japanese surrender in Aug. 1945. | ||
==Timeline== | |||
Burma became independent on Jan. 4, 1948. This is the timeline since that time: | Burma became independent on Jan. 4, 1948. This is the timeline since that time: | ||
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*Families In British India Society: [https://wiki.fibis.org/w/Burma Burma] | |||
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