<P> The official English name was changed by the country 's government from the `` Union of Burma '' to the `` Union of Myanmar '' in 1989 , and still later to the `` Republic of the Union of Myanmar '' , which since then has been the subject of controversies and mixed incidences of adoption . </P>
<P> The official English name was changed by the country 's government from the `` Union of Burma '' to the `` Union of Myanmar '' in 1989 , and still later to the `` Republic of the Union of Myanmar '' , which since then has been the subject of controversies and mixed incidences of adoption . </P>
when did burma change its name to myanmar
when did burma change its name to myanmar
1989
1989