Burma/Myanmar Timeline
Key Events - 1937 to 2007
1937 — Britainseparates Burma from India and makesit a crown colony. 1942 — Japan invades and occupies Burma with somehelp from the Japanese-trained Burma Independence Army, which later transformsitself into the Anti-Fascist People’s Freedom League (AFPFL) and resistsJapanese rule. 1945 — Britainliberates Burmafrom Japanese occupation with help from the AFPFL, led by General Aung San. 1947 — Aung San and six members of his interimgovernment are assassinated by political opponents led by U Saw, a nationalistrival of Aung San’s. U Nu, foreign minister in Ba Maw’s government, which ruledBurmaduring the Japanese occupation, is asked to head the…
