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Rangoon: see Yangon Yangon (yăn-gŏn`), formerly Rangoon ..... Click the link for more information. , Myanmar. Yangônformerly RangoonCity (pop., 2005 prelim.: 4,082,000), principal port, and historical capital of Myanmar (Burma), on the Yangôn River. It was a fishing village until the present city was founded in the mid-1750s by King Alaungpaya; he developed it as a port. The British occupied it 1824–26 during the First Anglo-Burmese War and again took it in 1852 during the Second Anglo-Burmese War. After the British annexation of all of Burma in 1886, Rangoon became the capital city. During World War II the Japanese advanced on and occupied the city, and it suffered considerable damage. It handles more than four-fifths of Myanmar's foreign commerce. In 2005 Myanmar government offices began to be moved to Pyinmana, some 200 mi (320 km) north of Yangôn; subsequently they were transferred to a new city, Naypyidaw, which is located near Pyinmana and was declared the country's official capital in 2006. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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But in the great Indian famine of the seventies that ship, already old then, made some wonderful dashes across the Gulf of Bengal with cargoes of rice from Rangoon to Madras. The Rangoon was moored half a mile off in the harbour, its signal of departure hoisted at the mast-head. To Ceylon for orders, and from Ceylon to Rangoon to load rice for Rio Janeiro. |
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