Burma or Myanmar?
The leadership of Burma changed the country's name to "Myanmar" in 1989. However, the name change never won approval from the country's legislators.The US State Department continues to call the nation Burma, as do most pro-democracy activists around the world. A State Department website on Burma says, “The democratically elected but never convened Parliament of 1990 does not recognise the name change, and the democratic opposition continues to use the name Burma. Due to consistent support for the democratically elected leaders, the US Government likewise uses Burma,”
The CIA World Fact Book notes that the new name is a derivative of the Burmese short-form name Myanma Naingngandaw.
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