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Asia

Myanmar (Burma)

Ratio: 2:3 Adopted: January 4, 1974 Usage: National and Civil

The new Red symbolizes
socialist-style courage
emblem was
added in 1974 Blue represents
peace

White
represents purity

In 1886, Myanmar became a province of British
India MYANMAR
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India. It separated from India in 1937, and gained
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Thailand independence from British colonial control in 1948.
The flag originated in the Burman peoples. Red stands for the courage
Resistance, which adopted a red flag of the people, blue is for peace, and
with a white star when fighting the white is for purity.
occupying Japanese forces during The emblem was changed in
World War II. At independence, the 1974 to represent the new socialist
star was modified to a blue canton ideology in the country. The five
with five small stars surrounding stars were changed to 14, encircling
one large one, symbolizing the a cog-wheel, for industry and a rice
uniting of the country’s diverse plant for agriculture.

EMBLEM OF MYANMAR
On the new socialist
emblem, the rice 14 stars represent the
stands for agriculture, unity and equality
while the cog-wheel between the 14 member
represents industry
states of the Union

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