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    The names Myanmar and Burma both derive from the Bamar ethnic group name Myanma, though the etymology is uncertain. In 1989, the military government officially changed the English name of the country from Burma to Myanmar. However, this renaming remains controversial as many opposition groups and countries continue to use Burma since they do not recognize the legitimacy of the military government or its authority to change the name. In 2016, Aung San Suu Kyi stated foreigners can use either Myanmar or Burma.

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    The names Myanmar and Burma both derive from the Bamar ethnic group name Myanma, though the etymology is uncertain. In 1989, the military government officially changed the English name of the country from Burma to Myanmar. However, this renaming remains controversial as many opposition groups and countries continue to use Burma since they do not recognize the legitimacy of the military government or its authority to change the name. In 2016, Aung San Suu Kyi stated foreigners can use either Myanmar or Burma.

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    The names Myanmar and Burma both derive from the Bamar ethnic group name Myanma, though the etymology is uncertain. In 1989, the military government officially changed the English name of the country from Burma to Myanmar. However, this renaming remains controversial as many opposition groups and countries continue to use Burma since they do not recognize the legitimacy of the military government or its authority to change the name. In 2016, Aung San Suu Kyi stated foreigners can use either Myanmar or Burma.

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    Etymology Myanmar

    Both the names Myanmar and Burma derive from the earlier Burmese Myanma, an ethnonym for
    the majority Bamar ethnic group, of uncertain etymology.[17] The terms are also popularly
    thought to derive from Brahma Desha after Brahma.[18]

    In 1989, the military government officially changed the English translations of many names
    dating back to Burma's colonial period or earlier, including that of the country itself: Burma
    became Myanmar. The renaming remains a contested issue.[19] Many political and ethnic
    opposition groups and countries continue to use Burma because they do not recognise the
    legitimacy of the ruling military government or its authority to rename the country.[20]

    In April 2016, soon after taking office, Aung San Suu Kyi clarified that foreigners are free to use
    either name, "because there is nothing in the constitution of our country that says that you must
    use any term in particular".[21]

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