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U.S. President Barack Obama announces his intention to visit Burma later this month, which would make him the first U.S. President to visit the country.
2012-11-8

Jailed Islamist cleric Abu Bakar Bashir threatens to wage war in Burma following alleged abuses by Buddhists against the country's Rohingya people by the Tatmadaw, in a letter to Burmese president Thein Sein. [http:--www.bangkokpost.com-news-asia-305976-ji-founder-threatens-myanmar ("Bangkok Post")]date=August 2019
2012-08-4

Coca-Cola says that it will start doing business in Burma after sixty years as soon as the U.S. government issues a license allowing American companies to make such investments.
2012-06-14

Burma's government asks Aung San Suu Kyi and her party to stop its political activities.
2011-06-29

At least 25 people are killed and 250 injured following a 5.4 magnitude earthquake in Yingjiang County, Yunnan province, China, near the Burma border.
2011-03-10

An ally of outgoing Burmese ruler General Than Shwe resigns two weeks into the new parliament.
2011-02-16

The Kachin Independence Army, a Burmese ethnic militia, is in a tense stand-off with the Burmese military following the arrest of three of its members.
2010-10-19

Burmese Democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi turns 65, as international and domestic pressure for her release from house arrest intensify. Guards surrounding her home allow her to receive a birthday cake and a bouquet of flowers from political supporters.
2010-06-19

The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he is disappointed with Burma's military leaders for their lack of democratic progress in the run up to general elections in the country.
2010-03-26