Myanmar celebrates 70th Independence Day

By Globaltimes.cn – IC, Published: 2018-01-04 18:33:10

Myanmar holds military parade and flag-raising ceremony to celebrate the 70th Myanmar Independence Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar on January 4, 2018. Myanmar President U Htin Kyaw pledged to build a democratic federal republic through political dialogue in his message. Photo: IC

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Myanmar Union ministers attend the 70th Myanmar Independence Day commemoration ceremony in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on January 4, 2018. Myanmar was colonized by Britain in 1824, and became an independent republic on January 4, 1948. Photo: IC