Burma (Greater Cold War)

Myanmar, officially known as the Union of Myanmar (Burmese; ပြည်ထောင်စု မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော်‌) or commonly known as Burma, is a sovereign state located in and is bordered by India and Bangladesh to the west, Thailand and Laos to the east, and China to the north and northeast. Myanmar's history dates back to when the first Tibeto-Burman speaking Pyu city-states emerged in the northern parts of the country and a Pagan kingdom was later established in 1050. That kingdom would last until Taungoo Dynasty took over in 1510 and later the Konbaung Dynasty in 1752. In 1824, the United Kingdom had discovered Burma and colonized it as part of the larger British Empire for over a century.

Myanmar acquired independence in 1948 and became a sovereign state. In 1962, a military coup was successfully carried out and Ne Win took over Burma establishing the Union of Burma under the control of his political party, the Burma Socialist Programme Party and the ideology of the Burmese Way to Socialism, a xenophobic and superstitious version of the socialist ideology. The party remained in power until the 8888 Uprising in 1988 which resulted in the State Peace and Restoration Council taking over. The council later renamed itself the State Peace and Development Council and has ruled Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar, since 1988.

Myanmar has avoided taking part in the Cold War and other tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union, but has recently been aligning itself with the Soviet Union since the mid-2000s and other Soviet allies such as China with the country taking part in the New Silk Road Initiative and other "anti-western imperialism" programs as well. The Tatmadaw, the amred forces of Burma, is the most powerful institution in the country making up the entire SPDC and has control over most of the economy as well.