41. An Introduction To Myanmar In 1600, a Portuguese cabinboy named Philip de Brito y Nicote came to Myanmar,beginning one of the most legendary tales in burma's history. http://www.geographia.com/myanmar/

Myanmar Adventure in Myanmar Asia Homepage The World Myanmar, or Burma as it is still more familiarly known in the West, is a country where magnificent and ancient Buddhist temples gaze out serenely over a nation restless for change. Myanmar has plenty of wonders for the eye sinuous, life-giving rivers, lush mountain forests, and intricately-drawn citiesbut it can also trouble the soul. For the last 30 years, its people have been ruled by a notoriously repressive military government, the tatmadaw. Travel to Myanmar is as a result a rather vexed moral question, as the bulk of tourist revenue falls into the government's coffers. Against this coldly financial argument, however, is the notion that interaction with Myanmar's people and culture helps to encourage change. Both perspectives have their defenders; we at Interknowledge leave the decision to you. Location, Geography, Climate The vast majority of Myanmar's people live in the lowland regions of this river valley, in the Irrawaddy basin. This fertile expanse, which sits within the tropical monsoon belt, is one of the world's great rice-growing regions. Myanmar's population includes dozens of different racial and ethnic groups, including the Mon, Burmans, Kachins, Chins, Shans, Rakhine, and Karens, each of which have historically dominated a particular area of the country. Although Burmese is the major and official language, more than a hundred local and regional dialects are spoken throughout Myanmar.

42. Asia Observer - Burma: Country In Crisis - History BRIEF history Traditional kingships and other local governments that evolved amongBurma's peoples over many centuries were largely stripped of their authority http://www.asiaobserver.com/Burma/Burma-background-history.htm

A start page for observers of Asian affairs NEWS Asia Southeast Asia Other news pages ... Vietnam RESOURCES Book reviews Economy Site of the week Web reviews FIND INFO Web directory Metasearch Asia-Links Worth Reading ... CLICK HERE to recommend Asia Observer to a friend Burma: Country in Crisis BRIEF HISTORY Traditional kingships and other local governments that evolved among Burma's peoples over many centuries were largely stripped of their authority after Britain's 19th century conquest of Burma. Colonial administration continued with limited local self-government until the Union of Burma achieved independence in 1948. The new state came into being as a parliamentary democracy and, although beset by ethnic strife as minority peoples demanded autonomy from the Burman majority, survived as a representative government until an army coup in 1962. A military-dominated regime led by the Burma Socialist Programme Party (BSPP) held power for the next 26 years. There were no free elections, and freedom of expression and association were almost entirely denied. Resistance to the regime occasionally flared, and student and worker demonstrations in the 1960s and 1970s were brutally crushed. Torture, political imprisonment, and other human rights abuses were common. Throughout this period, costly guerrilla wars with ethnic opposition groups along the country's frontiers continued.

43. Legend Of The Birman:Sacred Cat Of Burma He believes that because the numerous wars waged in Northern burma by the Siameseand the Annamites through out history, that it is very likely that the origin http://www.vcnet.com/valkat/legend.html

The Legend of the Sacred Cat KATASCALI CATTERY best viewed in 24 bit color BIRMAN HISTORY The Legend of the Sacred Cat of Burma History of the Birman Breed Hindu-Buddhist infulance on todays Temple Geography of Burma The Legend of the Sacred Cat of Burma Many centuries ago by a sparkling lake, in a valley surrounded by majestic mountains, the temple of Lao-Tsun was guarded by 100 yellow-eyed white cats with long silken hair. The temple housed a beautiful golden goddess with sapphire blue eyes who watched over the transmutation of souls. The head monk, Mun-ha, whose beard had been braided with gold by the enlighten one, often knelt in meditation before the golden goddess,Tsun-Kyan-Kse. At his side was his faithful and beloved companion, a beautiful temple cat named Sinh. Sinh would always shared in his master's meditation. As the monk meditated, Sinh would gaze steadily at the golden goddess beautiful sapphire blue eyes. A veil of mystery surrounding this initial background of the Birmans. According to the explorer, Auguste Pavie who made a study of this subject stated the pointed cats of all colors, some mitted and some not, can be seen in todays temples.

44. Thai History; History Of Southeast Asia burma Pyu, Pegu and Arakan. by Charles Kimball While the Mons wereestablishing themselves in Lower (southern) burma, the ancestors http://www.guidetothailand.com/thailand-history/burma.htm

Travel Thailand Home Site Map Culture Info ... Class History Main Page Beginning Malays Indianization ... A New Siam More History History of Rice History of Silk Burma: Pyu, Pegu and Arakan by Charles Kimball While the Mons were establishing themselves in Lower (southern) Burma, the ancestors of today's Burmese settled Upper Burma (500-200 B.C.?). The Tibeto-Burmans had acquired a measure of civilization from their cousins, the Chinese, but now their independence and lifestyle was threatened by the growing Chinese state. Preferring physical hardship to bondage, they moved away; one tribe, the Tibetans, went directly west into Tibet, while the rest marched over the mountains of Yunnan and northern Burma to reach the Irrawaddy valley. From here the tribes spread out into surrounding areas, and in 167 A.D. they formed a confederation named Pyu. The Pyus prospered from the occasional merchant who used the Irrawaddy to go between India and China. They also got along well with the Mons and with India. Chinese visitors reported that Pyu had a remarkably elegant and humane society. Fetters, chains and prisons were unknown, and the only punishment for criminals was a few strokes of the whip. The men wore gold ornaments in their hats and the women wore jewels in their hair; both sexes wore bright blue clothing. Pyus lived in wooden houses with roofing tiles of lead and tin, they used golden knives and surrounded themselves with art objects of gold, green glass, jade and crystal. Unlike the Mons, who had a king in charge of every Mon city, the Pyus governed each tribe by democratic assembly.

45. Thai History; History Of Southeast Asia Britain Annexes burma. 3. Reports of corruption, instability, and atrocitiesat the court of burma's last king, a drunkard named Thibaw. http://www.guidetothailand.com/thailand-history/british_burma.htm

Travel Thailand Home Site Map Culture Info ... Class History Main Page Beginning Malays Indianization ... A New Siam More History History of Rice History of Silk Britain Annexes Burma by Charles Kimball The final dissolution of independent Burma had several causes: 1. The growing demands of British merchants to open up Upper Burma for exploitation. Many of them also wanted to open up a trade route into China from the south. 2. Fears that the French would accomplish the same goals first, especially after the French conquest of Vietnam. 3. Reports of corruption, instability, and atrocities at the court of Burma's last king, a drunkard named Thibaw. Britons were shocked by stories that told of a queen being trampled to death by elephants and of Thibaw ordering the execution of eight of his brothers in a single day. Surely, the Britons told themselves, it was their moral duty to protect others from themselves. The end came with surgical swiftness; the Third Anglo-Burmese War lasted only one week in 1885. On January 1, 1886, Burma was declared part of British India. Home Culture Info Regions ... Privacy Statement For problems with this web page, contact

46. History Of The Mergui Region: Burma Myanmar Map. The Mergui Archipelago region has been inaccessible since Burmagained its independence from the British Empire in 1948. Tenasserim http://www.marinasia.com/history.html

Ecoswiss and Marinasia Nature and Wildlife Geography and Population Eco-Volunteer Cruises ... Home Old drawing of eastern harbor Map of Mergui Harbor circa 1680) The Mergui Archipelago - 17th Century Map The Mergui Archipelago region has been inaccessible since Burma gained its independence from the British Empire in 1948. Tenasserim was an important seaport at the turn of the century when trade between India and the Far East - China and Japan, avoided the treacherous Malacca Straits due to pirates, storms and the Portuguese. Small ships could navigate the Tenasserim River and their wares were transshipped over the hills to the Gulf of Thailand. Little is known of that route which is now covered in deep forests. Trade flourished when Siam owned both coasts during the 16th and 17th centuries. War elephants, china and local porcelain, spices and silk were exported and the port of Mergui on the coast could accommodate larger ships. During the period an Englishman became Shabandar (harbormaster), the French were interested in the region and then the times of freebooters and pirates followed. Finally the Siamese massacred the foreign traders and closed their borders to foreigners.

47. Burmas History burma's early history is practically uncharted but by the 8th century the Mons who probably originated in Central Asia - occupied the lower portions of the http://asiatours.net/burma/info/history.html

Highlights Tours Hotels Travel Info ... Info eMail Organized by: SunBird TOURS Today at Yangon The History of Burma The early history The kingdoms of Burma The British colonial period The post WW II period - Independence The early history of Burma Burma's early history is practically uncharted but by the 8th century the Mons - who probably originated in Central Asia - occupied the lower portions of the Irrawaddy basin, while the Burmans had established themselves on the upper reaches of the Irrawaddy. Burma's subsequent violent history largely concerns the struggle between these 2 predominant racial groups. Kings fought wars in order to carry off slaves from the kingdoms they conquered; it was important to have a large labor force to build temples and pagodas and to grow rice. The Glass Palace Chronicle of the Kings of Burma (a 19th century historical mythology) claims that the Burmese kings were descendants of the Buddha's family but historians have found no evidence of any ruler before the 1th century King Anawrahta of Pagan. From the 10th century on, the Burmans were the largest group; they were also the most important in terms of their historical, cultural and political contribution to Burma's heritage. Between the I7th and 19th centuries, the Burmans succeeded in uniting the country under one monarch on 3 separate occasions. When each of these empires fragmented, Burma became a muddle of quarrelling races. In the 19th century, the Burmese frequently clashed with the British and were defeated in 1885, resulting in the capture and exile of the last king. Early history

48. Myanmar History - The Kingdoms Of Burma In burma, the deposed king of Ayutthaya became a monk and his younger sondied. The Mons then shifted their capital back to Ava. Back to history. http://asiatours.net/burma/info/history02.html

Highlights Tours Hotels Travel Info ... Info eMail Organized by: SunBird TOURS Today at Yangon History - the kingdoms of Burma The early history The kingdoms of Burma The British colonial period ... The post WW II period - Independence The kingdom broke into a number of smaller states. From 1298-1364 the Shans established power in Upper Burma, with their capital at Ava (founded 1364/5), near modern Mandalay. From 1364-1554, the Shans dominated the Irrawaddy rice growing area and expanded into what is now Kachin state and along the Chindwin River. The Shans did not manage to amalgamate into a single powerful empire - but remained split into small kingdoms, frequently feuding against one another. Only the W kingdom of Arakan remained completely independent and spread N into Chittagong (in present-day Bangladesh). The Arakanese capital was at Wethali until 1433 when they moved it to Mrauk U (Myohaung). The Mon kingdom prospered as a trading centre, exporting rice to India and Malaysia. Queen Shinsawbu (1453-1472) raised the height of the Shwedagon pagoda in Rangoon. The queen went so far as to donate her own weight in gold to gild the outside.

49. The Official Myanmar (Burma) Gems, Jade Jewellery Web Portal Login. history. Mogok has always been known as the city of rubies. Just Figure19. Bottom of the ramp at the burma Ruby Mines Ltd. mine http://www.myanmargems-jewellery.com.mm/history.asp

About Myanmar Mining HISTORY Museum All about Gems News About us ... Forum Advertisement Advertisement Space Available. contact to: Team-X Cyber Hub Block 4, Room 2 Myanmar ICT Park Hlaing Township Yangon Myanmar TeamX@myanmar.com.mm Total Gems Member Active Members Online Active Ordinary Member Active Auction Member Member, Guest Your visitor number : Guest Tell Your Friends Login History Mogok has always been known as the city of rubies. Just how true this is was brought home when geologists and engineers first began to study the gem deposits of the area. They found that some of the richest alluvials lay right beneath the town itself and so in 1902, and again in 1908 and 1909, parts of the town were purchased and the people resettled elsewhere (Brown, 1933). Figure 18. High street in Mogok about 1905 (From O’Connor, 1905) Tremendous difficulties were encountered from the outset. First, a road had to be constructed from Thabeitkyin to Mogok, through nearly 100 kms of densely-jungled hills Top of Page Home Emporium Ruby ... Mining HISTORY Museum Directory Search About Us Ray Net and TeamX 2002 joined developed by:Ray Net and MCC-TeamX Cyber Hub 1.0

50. The Burma Campaign UK, Democracy In Burma, Burmese Human Rights In Burma, Human Brief history. Traditional kingships and other local governments that evolved amongBurma's peoples over many centuries werelargely stripped of their authority http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/aboutburma/briefhistory.html

General Brief History Human Rights Ethnic Groups ... Tourism Brief History T raditional kingships and other local governments that evolved among Burma's peoples over many centuries werelargely stripped of their authority after Britain's 19th century conquest of Burma. Colonial administration continued with limited local self-government until the Union of Burma achieved independence in 1948.The new state came into being as a parliamentary democracy and, although beset by ethnic strife as minority peoples demanded autonomy from the Burman majority, survived as a representative government until an army coup in 1962. A military-dominated regime led by the Burma Socialist Programme Party (BSPP) held power for the next 26 years. There were no free elections, and freedom of expression and association were almost entirely denied. Resistance to the regime occasionally flared, but student and worker demonstrations in the 1960s and 1970s were brutally crushed. torture, political imprisonment, and other human rights abuses were common. Throughout this period, costly guerrilla wars with ethnic opposition groups along the country's frontiers continued. Under the BSPP's isolationist "Burmese Way to Socialism" the country's economy steadily deteriorated, and by mid-1988, rice shortages and popular discontent reached crisis proportions.The police slaying of a student sparked demonstrations by university students that were soon joined by monks, civil servants, workers, and even policemen and soldiers in cities and towns all over Burma. On the eighth of August - "8-8-88"-hundreds of thousands of people nationwide marched to demand the BSPP regime be replaced by an elected civilian government Soldiers fired on crowds of unarmed protesters, killing thousands.

51. SCBF - Sacred Cat Of Burma Fanciers - Birman History - Scbf take your time with a virtual walk through the pages of Birman history and development. alwaysand forever the heart of the Sacred Cat of burma Fanciers Club http://www.scbf.com/hist.html

Harriet's History Corner A Brief History of SCBF On March 12, 1972, a group of Birman breeders and lovers met in York, PA with the purpose of forming a Birman Club. A Constitution was drawn up, officers were elected and the group applied to become a member club with CFA. The Sacred Cat of Burma Fanciers club was officially accepted on April 18, 1972. Elections were held to replace the temporary officers with permanent ones. Frances Price became the first elected President, George Wehnau the Vice President and Ed Rindfleisch assumed the job of Secretary/Treasurer. Jerry Bartko took on the publication of a newsletter which became Harriet Rindfleisch's job in October, 1972. According to Harriet's records, the first charter members of the Club consisted of her family along with the Barkto family. Dues were set at $5.00 per year and a treasury slowly started to build up, with the goal of producing a show. Being composed of members who may have lived some distance apart, the SCBF newsletter was the tie that held everything together, much as it does today. The first issue was sent in May, 1972. The original By-Laws state that since the Club had no treasury to speak of, the cost of producing the newsletter would be covered by Ed and Harriet until such time as the finances of the organization would permit spending money for one. Harriet's love for the publication from 1972 until she resigned as editor in March,1983 was obvious to all who received it. It was full of information sent to her by breeders and owners of Birmans from all over the world plus had many tidbits gleaned from her own daily experiences with her Birmans. During the 11 years that she was editor, the quarterly issues of the Newsletter were typed onto a stencil on her old typewriter and printed on a mimeograph machine, a far cry from today's computer-generated and commercially printed issues.

52. Sacred Cat Of Burma Fanciers - History Archive 1 Harriet's history Archives. If you are interested in Birman history, please bookmarkthis page so you can return easily and keep updated with the changes. http://www.scbf.com/histarch1.html

Harriet's History Archives This section is made up of letters, articles, and pictures from Harriet's files and notebooks of memorabilia. For many years, Harriet collected everything she could find about the Birman. Her legacy to the SCBF membership and contemporary Birman fanciers is this collection of information about the early breeders and their cats. The archive section is a difficult section to organize as there is a large amount of information on a variety of topics. The current list of articles is just a small sample of the types of information available. This section will change periodically as we add articles, photos, letters and/or replace the current listings. If you are interested in Birman history, please bookmark this page so you can return easily and keep updated with the changes. (Use your Browser's BACK button to return here) Letter from Elsie Fisher - Praha cattery - about her beginnings in the breed. Harriet's writings on Gertrude Griswold and the early cats imported to the USA The Sacred Cat of Burma by Harriet Rindfleisch. The Golden Halo - Harriet's thoughts on Birman Coloration. ... Sacred Cat of Burma - Head Type.

53. Burma Jade (jadeite) Mines History At Hpakan And Tawmaw The history burma's famous jade (jadeite) mines at Hpakan andTawmaw, with information on jade trading and cutting. http://www.ruby-sapphire.com/burma-jade-mines.htm

RUBY-SAPPHIRE.COM Home The Book Articles The Book Table of Contents Order Form Reviews Author's Bio Other Site Map Gem Books RWH Bibliography Merci ... Links subscribe to our e-bulletins: name e-mail address easy text search Jade, a shade of pain, and then you die. Seal, Deep Water Occidental accounts of the mines make their first appearance in 1837. Although in 1836, Captain Hannay obtained specimens of jadeite at Mogaung during his visit to the Assam frontier (Hannay, 1837), Dr. William Griffith (1847) was the first European to actually visit the mines, in 1837 (Griffith, 1847). The following is his account (all words in brackets are those of the present author): April 4th. April 5th. lesser W. Griffith, 1847

54. DINGUS STAMPS - POSTAL HISTORY - Bahrain To Burma DINGUS. WORLDWIDE POSTAL history BAHRAIN to burma. Links to the pages containingother country listings are at the bottom of this page. LOT , DESCRIPTION, PRICE. http://www.dingussite.com/en/phb.html

DINGUS WORLDWIDE POSTAL HISTORY - BAHRAIN to BURMA Links to the pages containing other country listings are at the bottom of this page. LOT# DESCRIPTION PRICE Photo BAHRAIN , 1987 air parcel card with high denomination stamps, mailed from Manama to Kollapuram, India. Photo BARBADOS , 1947 multifranked air mail cover, sent from Glendairy to Glasgow, Scotland. Photo BAVARIA Photo BAVARIA , 1917 parcel card accompanying shipment from Passau to Aufhausen. Receiving stamp on reverse. Photo BAVARIA , 1917 parcel card accompanying shipment from Würzburg to Altötting. Photo BELGIAN CONGO Photo BELGIAN CONGO , 1928 photo P.C., mailed from Coquilhatville (Cocquilhatville) to Lenzbourg (Aargau), Switzerland. Photo BELGIAN CONGO , 1935 two color franked cover, mailed from the small post office of Banga-Tshela to Vinadio (Cuneo), Italy. Boma forwarding stamp on reverse. Photo BELGIAN CONGO , 1957 multifranked commercial air mail cover, mailed from Leopoldville to London, England. Photo BELGIUM , 1845 small stampless F.L., mailed from Bruxelles to London, England. Receiving stamp on reverse. Reserved!

55. Family History In India Welcome to the website for people tracing their British, European and AngloIndianfamily history in India, burma, Pakistan and Bangladesh. http://www.ozemail.com.au/~clday/

FAMILY HISTORY IN INDIA To support this site, please consider joining Ancestry.co.uk by clicking on the above link. Should you choose to sign up for access to over 100 million records related to UK ancestry, then the Family History in India site will receive a commission. Welcome to the website for people tracing their British, European and Anglo-Indian family history in India, Burma, Pakistan and Bangladesh. This website was created by Cathy Day of Canberra, Australia. Pages last updated on 17th March, 2003. Recent changes are : *** Over 15,000 names added to the site this week! *** Index to Bengal Marriages 1855-1864 Complete! Submitted by Chris and Mo Thomas *NEW* Reginald Orton's letters from India to Yorkshire A link to Nancy McLaughlin's website *NEW* Ancestry.co.uk link added, in a bid to help fund this site *NEW* Some Indexes to Church Records submitted by various kind people *NEW* Peacock and the Gum Tree is a new work of fiction by Esther Mary Lyons Search To search for any words in this site, including the names of about 85,000 Europeans and Anglo-Indians resident in India during the colonial period, please use this search engine. This will search for words in the Family History in India Passages to India and Bob Holland's Indian Genealogy Indexes websites. If you are searching for an individual, please enter only their

56. Pepsi Burma Boycott History of the PepsiCo flyer, while the other section provided more general background materialon the situation in burma, including a brief history, information on http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Boycotts/Hx_PepsiBurmaBoy.html

A Historical Look at the Pepsico/Burma Boycott by Reid Cooper Boycott Quarterly, Summer 1997 The Pepsi logos seen throughout Burma, whether on billboards or in the state-run press, should soon be disappearing, sending one message that Burma's dictatorship, the State Law and Order Restoration Council (or SLORC) cannot censor. The recent decision by PepsiCo to cut all ties to Burma by May 31, 1997, is a significant achievement for Burma's democracy movement. A major Western corporation has promised, after much resistance, to leave Burma until democracy is restored. Although I hesitate to speak of victory (SLORC, after all, has still not respected the results of its own 1990 election), the success of the PepsiCo/Burma boycott is a testament to the potential power of consumers. It would be a mistake to overestimate the boycott's significance, but it would be as big of a mistake to miss it. The dynamics driving this boycott's success warrant careful study by democracy activists. As one closely involved with the boycott, I would like to attempt a brief history of the boycott. The boycott was first called by the All Burma Students' Democratic Front (ABSDF), which was founded by refugees who had fled SLORC's student massacres in 1988. In the ABSDF's newsletter, DAWN News Bulletin, dated April, 1990, the group argued that, despite the company's disingenuous claims to the contrary, PepsiCo's entry into Burma was "a direct and obvious involvement in Burma's politics." PepsiCo's high profile presence would give the emerging SLORC much-needed money and legitimacy.

57. Myanmar Hotels And Burma Travel, Yangon History And Bagan Accommodation Myanmar hotels and burma travel, Yangon historyand Bagan accommodation tours in Myanmar. http://www.resorthotel.net/myanmar/history.htm

Thailand Malaysia Cambodia Laos ... Myanmar Myanmar Destinations Yangon Mandalay Bagan General Info ... Maps Newsletter Sign up for our Newsletter enter your email address here Myanmar history and travel information Main Menu Home Hotels Listing About us FAQs ... Email us Travel Tools Weather Enter city or US Zip Currency Tell a Friend " To recommend this site to a friend Click here ! " Travel Poll Where do you want to go today? Thailand Malaysia Cambodia Laos Vietnam China-Yunnan Myanmar Current results Myanmar History Early civilization in Myanmar dates back to the 1st century with archaeological evidences of the Pyu Kingdoms of Thayekhittaya (Sriksetra), Beikthano (Visnu) and Hanlin. Myanmar entered a period of greatness in the early 11th century when King Anawrahta unified the country and created the first Myanmar Empire with its capital in Bagan. The Empire, which lasted until the end of the 13th century, produced a glorious civilization whose monuments still endure. The second Myanmar Empire with its capital in Bago was created in the middle of the 16th century by King Bayinnaung.

58. Thai-burma Border Tension burma's history points the way; AntiThai pitch annoys people in burma; Thaksinvows to maintain policy, Military action may be used as `last resort'; http://www.rebound88.net/fc/thbur.html

Thai-burma: Border Tension The border dispute cooked up last week by Burma against Thailand is a sham and shameful. The Rangoon generals, claiming great anger over Thai military manoeuvres along the northern frontier, replayed their 2001 tantrum and closed the border DAILY NEWS Ministers make slow progress on border reopening More armed clashes forecast Thaksin refuses to face Burma reality Thai policy on Burma `hurting democracy' ... Full coverage>> SPECIAL EDITION Thailand accused of dancing to Myanmar's tune Thailand's Myanmar 'appeasement' blasted Ban on journalists acts against Burma It's not easy making friends ... A Decade of Thai-Burma Relations

59. This Day In WWII History Rangoon, the capital, would fall in May, returning burma to British hands. WORLDWAR II history See World War II through the eyes of those who lived it on http://www.historychannel.com/tdih/wwii.html

Choose a date and category below. JAN. FEB. MAR. APR. MAY. JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. NOV. DEC. Automotive Civil War Cold War Crime Entertainment General Interest Literary Old West Technology Vietnam War Wall St. World War II Send a History Greeting! Yamamoto Isoroku, Japan's mastermind of the Pearl Harbor attack, is born Yamamoto Isoroku, perhaps Japan's greatest strategist and the officer who would contrive the surprise air attack on U.S. naval forces at Pearl Harbor, is born on this day in 1884. A graduate of the Japanese naval academy in 1904, Yamamoto worked as a naval attaché for the Japanese embassy in Washington, D.C., from 1926 to 1927. During the next 15 years, he saw several promotions, from vice minister of the Japanese navy to commander in chief of Japan's Combined Fleet in August 1941. Despite worsening Japanese-American relations (especially in light of Japan's alliance with Germany and Italy), Yamamoto initially opposed war with the U.S., mostly out of fear that a prolonged conflict would go badly for Japan. But once the government of Prime Minister Tojo Hideki decided on war, Yamamoto argued that only a surprise attack aimed at crippling U.S. naval forces in the Pacific had any hope of victory. He also predicted that if war with America lasted more than one year, Japan would lose. Yamamoto meticulously planned and carried out the Japanese air strike on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor on Oahu Island, Hawaii, December 7, 1941. Waves of dive bombers, torpedo planes, and fighters descended on U.S. battleships, capsizing, destroying, or immobilizing several U.S. battleships within the first 30 minutes of the raid. The attack was a decided success, especially in catching the United States off guard, and resulted in the destruction of 180 U.S. aircraft and more than 3,400 American casualties.

60. License Plate History Of Burma, Or Myanmar LEN 911 License Plate history of burma/Myanmar. I The history of licenseplates in burma fall naturally into three periods. Nobody http://www.whidbey.com/licenseplate/Burma.html

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