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"...Under British Colonial rule, Burma was divided into two zones: the centrally located Ministerial
Burma?, which mostly consisted of the Buddhist Burman ethnic group, and the Frontier Areas?,
located in the mountainous regions situated along what are recognized today as Burma?s
international borders. These Frontier Regions were where most of the ethnic minorities resided.
While the British essentially destroyed the local government systems in Ministerial Burma and
employed their own systems of administration and government, the area also received some
development and investment. On the other hand, while the Frontier Areas retained their
systems of governance and some autonomy, their natural resources were exploited by the
British and they received little in regard to health, education, economic development, or political
representation at the national level.1 Even though Burma has long been free of British rule, this
system of exploitation and neglect continues to this day..."
Source/publisher:
Human Rights Docmentation Unit (HRDU)
Date of Publication:
2009-11-23
Date of entry:
2009-12-06
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- Individual Documents
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Language:
English
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