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Why Is Burma a Military Dictatorship with Constant Civil War?
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Why Is Burma a Military Dictatorship with Constant Civil War?

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Feb 16, 2023
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Burma’s Geography

Burma is mostly the Irrawaddy Valley, carved out from the mountains and surrounded by mountains. Such a fertile valley, so well defended, means that Burma has been independent for most of its history. There have been some minor conflicts over time with the kingdoms in the west (the states along the Brahmaputra and Ganges valleys, today …

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