1989: Burma (Myanmar)

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During its first year in power, General Saw Maung's government consolidated its hold on Central Myanmar while vigorously pursuing its war against the minorities. (Burma officially became Myanmar in June, when names in the Burmese language were substituted for names adopted during British colonial... ...