holidays

Peasants' Day (Myanmar)

Peasants' Day

Public holiday in Myanmar

Peasants' Day is a public holiday in Myanmar, marking the 1962 Burmese coup d'état. In 1965, the Union Revolutionary Council designated the day as a gazetted holiday, and commemorates the contributions of farmers. Before the change, Peasants' Day was observed on 1 January.
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Myanmar

Country in Southeast Asia

Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also referred to as Burma, is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has a population of about 55 million. It is bordered by India and Bangladesh to its…
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