[DOC] [TLE] Myanmar - Wikipedia [PAR] Myanmar officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also known as 
Burma, is a ... Its capital city is Naypyidaw and its largest city is Yangon (Rangoon
). ... Myanmar became an independent nation in 1948, initially as a democratic 
..... the "Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma" to the "Union of Myanmar" in 
1989. [DOC] [TLE] Names of Myanmar - Wikipedia [PAR] The country known in English as both Myanmar and Burma has undergone 
changes in both its .... In 1989, the military regime of Burma set up a commission 
in charge of reviewing the place names of Burma in the English language. ... 
Thus, for instance, Rangoon was changed to Yangon to reflect the fact that the "r" 
sound is... [DOC] [TLE] History of Myanmar - Wikipedia [PAR] The history of Myanmar (also known as Burma) covers the period from the time of 
first-known human settlements 13,000 years ago to the present day. The earliest 
inhabitants of recorded history were a Tibeto-Burman-speaking people who 
established the Pyu city-states ranged .... The Burmese language and culture 
gradually became dominant in the upper... [DOC] [TLE] Yangon | Myanmar | Britannica.com [PAR] Jan 21, 2016 ... City, capital of independent Myanmar (Burma) from 1948 to 2006, ... as Rangoon 
until 1989, when the government of Myanmar requested ... of all of Burma in 1886
, Rangoon became the capital city and grew in importance. [DOC] [TLE] BBC News - Should it be Burma or Myanmar? [PAR] Sep 26, 2007 ... ... from Burma to Myanmar in 1989, a year after thousands were killed in the 
suppression of a popular uprising. Rangoon also became Yangon. [DOC] [TLE] History of Burma [PAR] Pagan became the first capital of a Burmese kingdom that included virtually all of 
modern Burma. ... City of four million pagodas ". ... By 1935, the Students Union at 
Rangoon University was at the forefront of what would evolve ... under house 
arrest in July 1989 for "endangering the state" and kept there for the next six 
years. [DOC] [TLE] Why did Burma change its name to Myanmar? - Quora [PAR] This is an interesting sociolinguistic issue. Actually both words have the same 
etymological ... of Burma" to "Union of Myanmar" by the 1989 Adaptation of 
Expressions Law ... Rangoon became Yangon, Moulmein became Mawlamyine, 
etc.). [DOC] [TLE] President Obama Is in Burmaor Is It Myanmar? - The Atlantic [PAR] Nov 13, 2014 ... Those who prefer "Burma," as the country was known until 1989, argue that ... But 
under British colonial rule, Burma became the country's official ... Therefore, 
Myanmar replaced Burma and "Rangoon," the country's largest city... [DOC] [TLE] Myanmar - Union of Myanmar - Country Profile - Burma - Asia [PAR] Myanmar is a country in Southeast Asia, also known as Burma, its also called the 
... Largest city, former capital, and the economic center of Myanmar is Yangon, 
capital is ... The name of the country was changed in 1989 by the ruling military... [DOC] [TLE] U Nu, First Premier of Independent Burma and Democracy Advocate ... [PAR] Feb 15, 1995 ... Burma was renamed Myanmar in 1989. ... He became Prime Minister just before 
that, in 1947, and held the office ... Mandalay lies 350 miles north of the capital, 
which was renamed Yangon in 1989. ... He went on to take up residence in the 
central Indian city of Bhopal in 1974, living largely in seclusion. [DOC] [TLE] A Burmese Tug of Words - The New York Times [PAR] Jul 6, 2012 ... Burma only became Myanmar in English, too, by order of the military rulers in 
1989, a year after a crackdown on a democratic uprising. Eager to... [DOC] [TLE] WPS - Port of Yangon review [PAR] The Port of Yangon is the largest city of Myanmar (formerly known as Burma), 
and it was ... Known internationally as Rangoon until 1989, Yangon reflects the 
Burmese ... When World War I ended, the Port of Yangon became

Question: When Burma became Myanmar in 1989, this city became Yangon
Answer: Rangoon