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Orders, decorations, and medals of Myanmar

Index Orders, decorations, and medals of Myanmar

This article considers the military and civil orders, decorations and medals of Burma. [1]

22 relations: Aye Cho, Burma Socialist Programme Party, Burman, Burmese Gurkha, Chin people, Hla Thaung, Iron Cross, Karen people, Kuomintang, Maha Thiha Thura, Medal, Military awards and decorations, Myanmar, Order (distinction), Order of the Union of Burma, Saw Ba Yi, Suk Bahadur Rai, Tachileik, Taik Chun, Tatmadaw, Thiri Thudhamma Thingaha, Victoria Cross.

Aye Cho

Major Aung San Thuirya Aye Cho (also known as Aye Cho) (- 21 August 1948) was the Bamar recipient of Aung San Thuriya Award, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry and bravery in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to members of Myanmar Armed Forces and he is also the first recipient of Aung San Thuriya medal in Myanmar.

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Burma Socialist Programme Party

The Burma Socialist Programme Party (မြန်မာ့ဆိုရှယ်လစ်လမ်းစဉ်ပါတီ;; also Burmese acronyms) was formed by the Ne Win's military regime that seized power in 1962 and was the sole political party allowed to exist legally in Burma during the period of military rule from 1964 until its demise in the aftermath of the popular uprising of 1988.

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Burman

Burman is a surname.

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Burmese Gurkha

Burmese Gurkhas (ဂေါ်ရခါးလူမျိုး; गोर्खा) are a group of Nepali language speaking Burmese people of Gurkha ethnic group living in Myanmar (formerly Burma).

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Chin people

The Chin people are one of the major ethnic nationalities in Burma.

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Hla Thaung

Private Aung San Thuriya Hla Thaung (လှသောင်း; died 28 April 1949) of 3rd Burma Rifles Battalion (Bama Thenatkaing Tatyin - Tha Na Ka) (Serial 88865) was a recipient of Aung San Thuriya Award, the highest and most prestigious award in Myanmar (Burma) for gallantry and bravery in the face of the enemy.

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Iron Cross

The Iron Cross (abbreviated EK) is a former military decoration in the Kingdom of Prussia, and later in the German Empire (1871–1918) and Nazi Germany (1933–1945).

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Karen people

The Karen, Kayin, Kariang or Yang people (ကညီကလုာ်, ကရင်လူမျိုး,; Per Ploan Poe or Ploan in Pwo Karen and Pwa Ka Nyaw or Kanyaw in Sgaw Karen; กะเหรี่ยง) refer to a number of individual Sino-Tibetan language speaking ethnic groups, many of which do not share a common language or culture.

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Kuomintang

The Kuomintang of China (KMT; often translated as the Nationalist Party of China) is a major political party in the Republic of China on Taiwan, based in Taipei and is currently the opposition political party in the Legislative Yuan.

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Maha Thiha Thura

Maha Thiha Thura (မဟာသီဟသူရ; also spelled Maha Thihathura; died 1782) was commander-in-chief of the Burmese military from 1768 to 1776.

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Medal

A medal or medallion is a small portable artistic object, a thin disc, normally of metal, carrying a design, usually on both sides.

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Military awards and decorations

A military decoration is an award, usually a medal of some sort that consists of a ribbon and medallion given to an individual as a distinctively designed mark of honor denoting heroism, or meritorious or outstanding service or achievement.

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Myanmar

Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also known as Burma, is a sovereign state in Southeast Asia.

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Order (distinction)

An order is a visible honour awarded by a sovereign state, monarch, dynastic royal house or organisation to a recipient, typically in recognition of individual merit, that often comes with distinctive insignia such as collars, medals, badges, and sashes worn by recipients.

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Order of the Union of Burma

The Order of the Union of Burma' (ပြည်ထောင်စုစည်သူသင်္ဂဟ, 'Order of the Union of Burma') is the highest Burmese order.

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Saw Ba Yi

Saw Ba Yi (စောဘရီ) is an ethnic Karen and the only civilian to have won the Aung San Thuriya Medal, the highest award for gallantry and bravery in Burma (Myanmar) in 1951.

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Suk Bahadur Rai

Private Aung San Thuriya Suk Bahdur Rai (सुक बहादुर राई, Burmese: ဆာ့ခ်ဗဟာဒူးရွိုင်း) (serial No.(kyee) 01914) was the only Gurkha (ဂေါ်ရခါး in Burmese) to have received Aung San Thuriya medal, the highest and most prestigious award in Myanmar (Burma) for gallantry and bravery in the face of enemy.

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Tachileik

Tachileik (တာချီလိတ်မြို့; also spelt Tachilek; ท่าขี้เหล็ก), is a border town in the Shan State of eastern Myanmar.

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Taik Chun

Captain Aung San Thuriya Thuya Taik Chon (aka) Taik Chon (serial no: BC/5453 and BC/7288) was the only Chin soldier to have received both Thuya and Aung San Thuriya Medal, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry and bravery in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to members of Myanmar Armed Forces.

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Tatmadaw

The Tatmadaw is the official name of the armed forces of Myanmar (Burma).

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Thiri Thudhamma Thingaha

The Thiri Thudhamma Thingaha or the Order of Thiri Thudhamma (သီရိသုဓမ္မာသင်္ဂဟ; lit. the Most Glorious Order of Truth) was the highest Burmese commendation during the AFPFL era.

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Victoria Cross

The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest award of the British honours system.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orders,_decorations,_and_medals_of_Myanmar

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