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Burma’s Road to Independence By The Irrawaddy Burma fought three 19th century wars with colonial Britain and struggled to escape British and Japanese hegemony in 1942-45 before achieving independence on January 4, 1948. It was a long and often bloody journey, costing many lives and much wearisome political wrangling—and the original aim, a free and prosperous country, is today as far removed as it was in the darkest days of the fight for independence. |
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