Pyinmana is a logging

Logging

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 town

Town

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 and sugarcane

Sugarcane

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 refinery

Refinery

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 center in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar. The administrative capital

Capital City

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 of Myanmar was officially moved to a militarized greenfield

Greenfield land

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 site (which the leader, Than Shwe

Than Shwe

Senior General Than Shwe is a Burmese military leader and politician who was chairman of the State Peace and Development Council from 1992 to 2011. During the period, he held key positions of power including commander-in-chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces and head of Union Solidarity and...

, dubbed Naypyidaw

Naypyidaw

Naypyidaw is the capital city of Burma, also known as Myanmar. It is administered as the Naypyidaw Union Territory, as per the 2008 Constitution. On 6 November 2005, the administrative capital of Myanmar was officially moved to a greenfield 3.2 km west of Pyinmana, and approximately...

, or Royal City) two miles (3.2 km) west of Pyinmana on November 6, 2005. Pyinmana is approximately 200 miles (321.9 km) north of Yangon

Yangon

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. The village of Yezin

Yezin

The village of Yezin , a few miles northeast of Pyinmana, Burma, has been the site of national scientific research institutions since the late 1970s. It is located near Naypyidaw city...

, a few miles north and east of Pyinmana, has been the site of national scientific research institutions since the late 1970s.

During World War II, Pyinmana was the base of the Burma Independence Army

Burma National Army

The Burma National Army served as the armed forces of the Burmese government created by the Japanese during World War II and fought in the Burma Campaign...

 (later renamed and reorganized into the Burma Defence Army

Burma National Army

The Burma National Army served as the armed forces of the Burmese government created by the Japanese during World War II and fought in the Burma Campaign...

 by the Japanese

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). It was in Pyinmana that the army and its officers were trained. Later the Burma National Army changed sides, aiding the Allies

Allies

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 with guerrilla warfare

Guerrilla warfare

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, and the operations were seen as a victory by the Burmese. Pyinmana became an icon in the Burmese Army where it was seen as the place where 'superior invaders' were defeated by the Burmese. This may be one of the reasons why the current junta

Military dictatorship

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chose to locate Naypyidaw in such close proximity to Pyinmana.