Today in History
2 May 1945
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The Allied capture of Rangoon
On 2 May 1945 United Nations forces recaptured Rangoon. Dubbed "Operation Dracula". Though the United Nations Charter would not be ratified for five more months, the "Declaration of the United Nations" had been agreed by 26 nations in January 1942, including the US, UK, and USSR. Allied forces were from then often referred to as "United Nations forces" for the rest of the war.
A million-man overland invasion from both India and China had already taken Myitkyina (August 1944), Meiktila...
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About this project
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.