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selectodude on Aug 3, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: “Theater” vs. “Theatre”: The Great New York Times ...

A lot of people didn't consider the military junta to be a legitimate government, and as such, couldn't have changed the name of the country.

Even wikipedia still calls the country Burma.

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