A post from the archives
24 October 1945
room United States
Myanmar's long history of service at the UN
U Thant served at the United Nations from 1957 to 1971, first as Burma's Permanent Representative (1957-61), then as Secretary-General (1961-71). Some of the many other Burmese who have served at the UN over the years pictured here:
(1) U So Nyun, ICS, Burma's first representative in 1949 (photo 1);
(2 & 3) James Barrington, Permanent Secretary at the Burma Foreign Office and Permanent Representative to the UN in the 1950s
(4) Justice U Myint Thein, who represented Burma at...
Explore Myanmar History through a Timeline
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.