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In the 18th century, the king, Alaungpaya, chose Yangon to be the administrative centre of Lower Myanmar. With this new responsibility, the King brought about a certain amount of peace to the region. However following his death, there were attacks against neighbouring Siam and in 1776, the King of Siam was killed and the area fell under the administration of Myanmar. With the arrival of British leadership in 1852, Myanmar was renamed Burma and made a province of India.

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After WWII, the British reasserted its power over the country but General Ang San began to pressure them to leave. General Ang San was assassinated in 1947 by right winged politician U Saw and the country was once again dragged into national turmoil with many factions. Civil war eventually broke out with the hill tribe people of Karen who cut off Rangoon’s major routes of transportation.

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By the late 1980s, much of the natural resources of the country had been exploited and the once rich country now faced poverty but there was a driving movement for democracy. This movement was being led by Aung San Suu Kyi, the daughter of the slain General Ang San. During this time, the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) took control of the country and suspended the constitution.

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