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    Yangon (redirect from Rangoon, Myanmar)
    Yangon (Burmese: ရန်ကုန်; pronounced [jàɰ̃.ɡòʊɰ̃]), formerly romanized as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also...
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    Crab Rangoon, sometimes called crab puffs, crab rangoon puffs, cheese wontons, or cream cheese rangoons, are filled crisp dumpling appetizers served primarily...
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  • The Rangoon bombing of 9 October 1983, was an assassination attempt against Chun Doo-hwan, the fifth president of South Korea, in Rangoon, Burma. The...
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  • Rangoon or Yangon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Rangoon, or Yangon, is the former capital city of Myanmar. Rangoon may also refer to: Rangoon (2017...
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  • Rangoon Rowdy is a 1979 Telugu drama film directed by Dasari Narayana Rao and produced by Vadde Sobhanadri under Vijaya Madhavi Pictures. The film was...
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  • Rangoon is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language romantic war drama film directed by Vishal Bhardwaj and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and Viacom 18 Motion Pictures...
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    of Rangoon Mean Time (RMT) at GMT+6:24:40 being in use was in 1892, a year before the country's first time ball observatory was opened in Rangoon (Yangon)...
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  • The Rangoon Times was an English-language weekly newspaper published in Rangoon, Burma during British rule. It was published from 1854 until British expulsion...
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  • Beyond Rangoon is a 1995 drama film directed by John Boorman about Laura Bowman (played by Patricia Arquette), an American tourist who vacations in the...
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  • တက္ကသိုလ်, pronounced [jàɰ̃ɡòʊɰ̃ tɛʔkəθò]; formerly Rangoon College, Rangoon University and Rangoon Arts and Sciences University), located in Kamayut,...
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  • 8888 Uprising (redirect from Rangoon Spring)
    organised largely by university students at the Rangoon Arts and Sciences University and the Rangoon Institute of Technology. Since 1962, the Burma Socialist...
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    Hans Florian Zimmer (German pronunciation: [ˈhans ˈfloːʁi̯aːn ˈtsɪmɐ] ; born 12 September 1957) is a German film score composer and music producer. He...
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    The 1930 Rangoon riots were a pair of race riots between Indian dockworkers and Burman labourers. The first broke out on 26 May near the Rangoon docks....
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    and fighter cover could now be provided for every bombing raid on Rangoon." Rangoon was initially defended relatively successfully against Japanese air...
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  • 1930, in the city of Rangoon 1931 Rangoon riots, anti-Chinese riots led by Burmese mobs erupted in Rangoon's Chinatown 1938 Rangoon riots, anti-Muslim riots...
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    The Short S.8/8 Rangoon was a 1930s British three-engined biplane flying boat, designed and built by Short Brothers for the Royal Air Force. In 1929,...
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  • Rangoon Radha is a 1956 Indian Tamil-language film directed by A. Kasilingam. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and P. Bhanumathi. Based on the 1944 American...
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  • Rangoon is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action crime film written and directed by Rajkumar Periasamy in his directoral debut and produced by A. R. Murugadoss...
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    MU330 (redirect from Crab Rangoon (album))
    continues to perform live sporadically across the United States. "MU330 "Crab Rangoon" CD/LP". Asian Man Records. Archived from the original on June 13, 2011...
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    Yangon River (redirect from Rangoon River)
    The Yangon River (also known as the Rangoon River or Hlaing River) is formed by the confluence of the Pegu and Myitmaka Rivers in Myanmar. It is a marine...
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    Established as Department of Engineering under Rangoon University in 1924, and popularly known by its former name Rangoon Institute of Technology (RIT), YTU is...
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    Combretum indicum, commonly known as the Rangoon creeper or Burma creeper, is a vine with red flower clusters which is native to tropical Asia and grows...
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    rankun tuing desa. kri:, pronounced [jàɰ̃ɡòʊɰ̃ táɪɰ̃ dèθa̰ dʑí]; formerly Rangoon Division and Yangon Division) is an administrative region of Myanmar. Located...
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  • The Rangoon Development Trust (RDT) was as an organization founded in 1920 by way of the Rangoon Development Trust Act. The Trust oversaw town planning...
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    Government House, Rangoon (Burmese: ဘုရင်ခံအိမ်တော်) was the official residence (Government House) of the colonial governors of Burma. The building complex...
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    Japanese objectives in Burma were initially limited to the capture of Rangoon (now known as Yangon), the capital and principal seaport. This would close...
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  • The Sun (Burmese: သူရိယ သတင်းစာ; pronounced [θùɹḭja̰ ðədɪ́ɰ̃zà]) was a Burmese language newspaper published in Burma. "Thuriya" is a Burmanized form of...
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  • lyricist who works in Tamil-language films. He is known for his role in Rangoon (2017). Lallu started his career as an actor by acting in several short...
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  • The Rangoon Man is the 240th novel in the long-running Nick Carter-Killmaster series. It was written by Jack Canon. The book was first published in September...
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  • Sein Lwin (redirect from Butcher of Rangoon)
    following the resignation of San Yu. Sein Lwin was dubbed the "Butcher of Rangoon" for his brutal suppression of successive student-led demonstrations in...
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