Union of Myanmar

State · 1990–2026 CE · at its largest around 1990 CE

Southeast Asian country formerly called Burma, renamed by its military government in 1989. Military rule dominated its history, interrupted by a period of partial civilian government that ended in a 2021 coup.

On its lands while it lasted

Naypyidaw (2005 CE): Capital of Union of Myanmar (2005–today).
Rohingya genocide (2016–2017 CE): Military campaign against the Muslim Rohingya of Rakhine State in which thousands were killed and over 700,000 fled to Bangladesh.
2021 Myanmar coup d'état (2021 CE): The Myanmar military seized power on 1 February 2021, deposing the elected government and triggering a nationwide civil war.
Myanmar earthquake (2025 CE): A magnitude 7.7 earthquake on the Sagaing Fault struck central Myanmar near Mandalay on 28 March 2025, killing thousands of people; buildings shook as far away as Bangkok.