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MYANMAR (FORMERLY BURMA). YANGON (RANGOON). SULE PAGODA Photo by Norbert Scanella/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

#CHINA-YUNNAN-TENGCHONG-STILWELL ROAD (CN)

(230901) -- KUNMING, Sept. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker removes fallen leaves from the statues of late U.S. generals Joseph Stilwell (L) and Claire Lee Chennault (R) at a cemetery in Tengchong, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Aug. 31, 2023. Linking the northeastern Indian town of Ledo and Yunnan's provincial capital Kunming via Tengchong, the 1,726-km-long Stilwell Road was named after American WWII General Joseph Stilwell. Dubbed a "lifeline for the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression," more than 50,000 tonnes of supplies were transported to battlefields in China during the war by the Stilwell Road. Stilwell was a former U.S. general who helped the Chinese government and people during the fight against Japanese aggression. During his 42-year military service, Stilwell made five visits to China and resided in the country for 12 years. While serving in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II, he provided support to the Chinese people in their resistance against Japanese agg

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#CHINA-YUNNAN-TENGCHONG-STILWELL ROAD (CN)

(230901) -- KUNMING, Sept. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit an exhibition hall for the Stilwell Road at the Memorial for Anti-Japanese War in Western Yunnan in Tengchong, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Aug. 31, 2023. Linking the northeastern Indian town of Ledo and Yunnan's provincial capital Kunming via Tengchong, the 1,726-km-long Stilwell Road was named after American WWII General Joseph Stilwell. Dubbed a "lifeline for the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression," more than 50,000 tonnes of supplies were transported to battlefields in China during the war by the Stilwell Road. Stilwell was a former U.S. general who helped the Chinese government and people during the fight against Japanese aggression. During his 42-year military service, Stilwell made five visits to China and resided in the country for 12 years. While serving in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II, he provided support to the Chinese people in their resistance against Japanese aggression. His efforts co

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#CHINA-YUNNAN-TENGCHONG-STILWELL ROAD (CN)

(230901) -- KUNMING, Sept. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 11, 2023 shows a bridge across the Binlang River in the northern section of the Stilwell Road in Houqiao Township of Tengchong, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Linking the northeastern Indian town of Ledo and Yunnan's provincial capital Kunming via Tengchong, the 1,726-km-long Stilwell Road was named after American WWII General Joseph Stilwell. Dubbed a "lifeline for the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression," more than 50,000 tonnes of supplies were transported to battlefields in China during the war by the Stilwell Road. Stilwell was a former U.S. general who helped the Chinese government and people during the fight against Japanese aggression. During his 42-year military service, Stilwell made five visits to China and resided in the country for 12 years. While serving in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II, he provided support to the Chinese people in their resistance against Japanese aggression.

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#CHINA-YUNNAN-TENGCHONG-STILWELL ROAD (CN)

(230901) -- KUNMING, Sept. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 11, 2023 shows a bridge across the Binlang River in the northern section of the Stilwell Road in Houqiao Township of Tengchong, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Linking the northeastern Indian town of Ledo and Yunnan's provincial capital Kunming via Tengchong, the 1,726-km-long Stilwell Road was named after American WWII General Joseph Stilwell. Dubbed a "lifeline for the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression," more than 50,000 tonnes of supplies were transported to battlefields in China during the war by the Stilwell Road. Stilwell was a former U.S. general who helped the Chinese government and people during the fight against Japanese aggression. During his 42-year military service, Stilwell made five visits to China and resided in the country for 12 years. While serving in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II, he provided support to the Chinese people in their resistance against Japanese aggression.

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Myanmar activist lectures at Sophia University

TOKYO, Japan - Min Ko Naing, student leader of the 1988 pro-democracy movement in Burma, stresses the need to amend the Constitution of Myanmar during a lecture meeting at Sophia University in Tokyo on Dec. 6, 2014. The military government changed the name of the country to Myanmar in 1989.

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China, India, Myanmar mark 60th anniversary of 5 principles

BEIJING, China - A ceremony is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 28, 2014, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence among China, India and Myanmar. In 1954, China, India and Myanmar (then Burma) agreed on the principles which govern relations between them.

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China, India, Myanmar mark 60th anniversary of 5 principles

BEIJING, China - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang addresses a ceremony to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 28, 2014. In 1954, China, India and Myanmar (then Burma) agreed on the principles which govern relations between them.

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China, India, Myanmar mark 60th anniversary of 5 principles

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Xi Jinping addresses a ceremony to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 28, 2014. In 1954, China, India and Myanmar (then Burma) agreed on the principles which govern relations between them.

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Myanmar women perform dance at New Year event in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Women wearing ethnic costumes perform a dance during a festival held in Tokyo's Hibiya Park on April 13, 2014, by the League for Democracy in Burma to celebrate the Burmese New Year. A portrait of Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is raised at the event.

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Myanmar opposition leader Suu Kyi on Union Day

YANGON, Myanmar - Aung San Suu Kyi (R), leader of Myanmar's opposition party the National League for Democracy, delivers a speech at a rally in Yangon, the largest city in Myanmar on Feb. 12, 2012. The event marked Union Day, the day in 1947 when her late father and independence hero Gen. Aung San presided over the signing of a unity agreement with ethnic minority groups in the country, then known as Burma, to demand Britain grant independence to the country.

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Myanmar opposition leader Suu Kyi on Union Day

YANGON, Myanmar - Aung San Suu Kyi (R), leader of Myanmar's opposition party National League for Democracy, finishes delivering her speech at a rally in Yangon, the largest city in Myanmar, on Feb. 12, 2012. The event marked Union Day, the day in 1947 when her late father and independence hero Gen. Aung San presided over the signing of a unity agreement with ethnic minority groups in the country, then known as Burma, to demand Britain grant independence to the country.

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Internet cafe in Yangon

YANGON, Myanmar - A man looks at the website of the Democratic Voice of Burma, managed by exiled Myanmar activists, at an Internet cafe in Yangon, Myanmar, on Sept. 19, 2011. The government of Myanmar has eased Internet regulations, allowing users to visit previously banned sites such as those of the DVB, CNN and YouTube.

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Ex-Japanese military interpreter Nagase dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in September 2000 shows Takashi Nagase, a former Japanese military interpreter and philanthropist, who died June 21, 2011, at the age of 93. Nagase was involved in the construction of the infamous Thailand-Burma railway during World War II and later became engaged in philanthropic activities to atone for his wartime acts.

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Photos of Myanmar political prisoners shown in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A two-day exhibition of photographs capturing the Myanmar junta's suppression of antigovernment movements in 1988 and the lives of political prisoners opens Aug. 7 in Tokyo. It features about 50 photos collected by the Burma Office (Japan), formed by people from Myanmar living in Japan.

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Burmese refugee finds life in Japan a struggle

TOKYO, Japan - Tin Win (R in back) poses for a photograph with his son Demo (L in back), his wife Tin Nwe Oo (C in back) and his two daughters -- Nay Yi (L in front) and Nay Mar. Tin Win 47, a native from Burma (currently called Myanmar) received refugee status from the Japanese government three years ago. By Toshihiro Ariyoshi

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Shop Signs - Cannes

A shop sign of BURMA,on July 12, 2021 in Cannes, France. Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Shop Signs - Cannes

A shop sign of BURMA,on July 12, 2021 in Cannes, France. Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nestor Burma, Shock Detective (1982)

Jane Birkin & Michel Serrault Characters: helene chatelain, michel serrault Film: Nestor Burma, Shock Detective (1980) Director: Jean-Luc Miesch 14 April 1982 Nestor Burma (Nestor Burma, detective de choc, FR 1982, Regie: Jean-Luc Miesch) Jane Birkin, Michel Serrault / Frau, Mann, Fingerzeig, Zigarettenrauch, Poster an der Wand, Goofy-Plastik, Goofy-Figur, Schnapsflasche, Urkunden an der Wand, Registerschrank, Schubladenschrank, Bｸro, Verfilmung nach einer Romanreihe von Leo Malet / ------- WICHTIG: Nutzung nur bei Filmtitelnennung und/oder in Zusammenhang mit Berichterstattung ｸber diesen Film --- IMPORTANT: To be used solely for coverage of this specific motion picture Date: 14 April 1982

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It Ain'T Half Hot Mum (1977)

Windsor Davies & Melvyn Hayes Characters: Battery Sergeant-Major Tudor Bryn 'Shut Up' Williams & Bombardier 'Gloria' Beaumont Television: It Ain'T Half Hot Mum (1977) Director: Phil Bishop & John Kilby 13 September 1977 Date: 13 September 1977

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It Ain'T Half Hot Mum (1977)

Windsor Davies & Melvyn Hayes Characters: Battery Sergeant-Major Tudor Bryn 'Shut Up' Williams & Bombardier 'Gloria' Beaumont Television: It Ain'T Half Hot Mum (1976) Director: Phil Bishop & John Kilby 13 September 1977 Date: 13 September 1977

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The Bridge On The River Kwai film (1957)

Alec Guinness & Sessue Hayakawa Characters: Col. Nicholson & Col. Saito Film: The Bridge On The River Kwai (1956) Director: David Lean 02 October 1957 Date: 02-Oct-57

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The Bridge On The River Kwai film (1957)

Alec Guinness Characters: Col. Nicholson Film: The Bridge On The River Kwai (1956) Director: David Lean 02 October 1957 Date: 02-Oct-57

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The Bridge On The River Kwai film (1957)

William Holden & Alec Guinness Characters: Cmdr. Shears & Col. Nicholson Film: The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957) Director: David Lean 02 October 1957 Date: 02-Oct-57

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The Bridge On The River Kwai film (1957)

Alec Guinness Characters: Col. Nicholson Film: The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957) Director: David Lean 02 October 1957 Date: 02-Oct-57

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The Bridge On The River Kwai film (1957)

Alec Guinness Characters: Col. Nicholson Film: The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957) Director: David Lean 02 October 1957 Date: 02-Oct-57

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The Bridge On The River Kwai film (1957)

Alec Guinness & Sessue Hayakawa Characters: Col. Nicholson & Col. Saito Film: The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957) Director: David Lean 02 October 1957 Date: 02-Oct-57

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The Bridge On The River Kwai film (1957)

Alec Guinness & Sessue Hayakawa Characters: Col. Nicholson & Col. Saito Film: The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957) Director: David Lean 02 October 1957 Date: 02-Oct-57

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The Bridge On The River Kwai film (1957)

Alec Guinness Characters: Col. Nicholson Film: The Bridge On The River Kwai (1956) Director: David Lean 02 October 1957 Date: 02-Oct-57

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The Bridge On The River Kwai film (1957)

Alec Guinness & Jack Hawkins Characters: Col. Nicholson & Maj. Warden Film: The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957) Director: David Lean 02 October 1957 Date: 02-Oct-57

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The Bridge On The River Kwai film (1957)

Bridge Explosion Film: The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957) Director: David Lean 02 October 1957 Date: 02-Oct-57

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The Bridge On The River Kwai film (1957)

Alec Guinness Characters: Col. Nicholson Film: The Bridge On The River Kwai (1955) Director: David Lean 02 October 1957 Date: 02-Oct-57

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The Bridge On The River Kwai film (1957)

Jack Hawkins Characters: Maj. Warden Film: The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957) Director: David Lean 02 October 1957 Date: 02-Oct-57

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The Bridge On The River Kwai film (1957)

Movie Poster Film: The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957) Director: David Lean 02 October 1957 Date: 02-Oct-57

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The Bridge On The River Kwai film (1957)

Scene With William Holden Characters: WITH Cmdr. Shears Film: The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957) Director: David Lean 02 October 1957 Date: 02-Oct-57

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The Bridge On The River Kwai film (1957)

Jack Hawkins Characters: Maj. Warden Film: The Bridge On The River Kwai (1955) Director: David Lean 02 October 1957 Date: 02-Oct-57

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The Bridge On The River Kwai film (1957)

Alec Guinness & Sessue Hayakawa Characters: Col. Nicholson & Col. Saito Film: The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957) Director: David Lean 02 October 1957 Date: 02-Oct-57

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The Bridge On The River Kwai film (1957)

Jack Hawkins Characters: Maj. Warden Film: The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957) Director: David Lean 02 October 1957 Date: 02-Oct-57

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The Bridge On The River Kwai film (1957)

Jack Hawkins Characters: Maj. Warden Film: The Bridge On The River Kwai (1951) Director: David Lean 02 October 1957 Date: 02-Oct-57

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Never So Few film (1959)

Steve Mcqueen Characters: Bill Ringa Film: Never So Few (1958) Director: John Sturges 07 December 1959 Wenn das Blut kocht (Never So Few, USA 1959, Regie: John Sturges) Steve McQueen / Mann, Soldat mit Maschinenpistole, MP, nach Gefecht, Leichen am Boden, Burma im Zweiten Weltkrieg, Zweiter Weltkrieg, world war II, 2, two, 2. WK, WK2, Kriegsfilm; aka: 'Barfuss in die Ewigkeit' /------WICHTIG: Nutzung nur redaktionell mit Filmtitelnennung bzw. Berichterstattung ｸber diesen Film. Buch- und Kalendernutzung nur nach Absprache. ------IMPORTANT: To be used solely for editorial coverage of this specific motion picture/TV programme. Date: 07-Dec-59

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The Bridge On The River Kwai film (1957)

William Holden & Elephants Characters: Cmdr. Shears & Film: The Bridge On The River Kwai (1955) Director: David Lean 02 October 1957 Date: 02-Oct-57

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The Bridge On The River Kwai film (1957)

William Holden Characters: Cmdr. Shears Film: The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957) Director: David Lean 02 October 1957 Date: 02-Oct-57

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The Bridge On The River Kwai film (1957)

Sessue Hayakawa, Alec Guinness Characters: Col. Saito,Col. Nicholson Film: The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957) Director: David Lean 02 October 1957 Date: 02-Oct-57

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The Bridge On The River Kwai film (1957)

Alec Guinness, Sessue Hayakawa Characters: Col. Nicholson,Col. Saito Film: The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957) Director: David Lean 02 October 1957 Date: 02-Oct-57

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The Bridge On The River Kwai film (1957)

General View Of Bridge Film: The Bridge On The River Kwai (1956) Director: David Lean 02 October 1957 Date: 02-Oct-57

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The Bridge On The River Kwai film (1957)

Jack Hawkins Characters: Maj. Warden Film: The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957) Director: David Lean 02 October 1957 Date: 02-Oct-57

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The Bridge On The River Kwai film (1957)

William Holden Characters: Cmdr. Shears Film: The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957) Director: David Lean 02 October 1957 Date: 02-Oct-57

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The Bridge On The River Kwai film (1957)

Alec Guinness Characters: Col. Nicholson Film: The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957) Director: David Lean 02 October 1957 Date: 02-Oct-57

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Escape To Burma film (1955)

David Farrar, Robert Ryan & Barbara Stanwyck Characters: Cardigan,Jim Brecan & Gwen Moore Film: Escape To Burma (1953) Director: Allan Dwan 09 April 1955 Date: 09-Apr-55

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Hawker Hurricane Mk 2C Hurri-Bomber

A Royal Airforce RAF Hawker Hurricane Mk 2C Hurri-Bomber Making a Low Level Attack on the Japanese Date: 1940s