Burma Independence Army
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The Burma Independence Army was a pro-Japanese and revolutionary army that fought for the end of British rule in Burma by assisting the Japanese in their conquest of the country in 1942 during World W
Major General Aung San as Minister of Defence, 1943
Keiji Suzuki as Major General
The Burma Independence Army enter Rangoon in early 1942
Burmese people and soldiers of the BIA with their flag
Ba Maw
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Ba Maw, known honorifically as Dr. Ba Maw, was a Burmese lawyer and politician, active during the interwar period and Second World War. He was the first Burma Premier and head of State of Burma from 1
Burma Independence Army
…Japan guided Burma towards nominal independence, the BDA was expanded into the Burma National Army (BNA) of the State of Burma, a puppet state under Ba Maw, in 1943. After secret contact with the British during 1944, on 27 March 1945, the BNA revolted against the Japanese. The army received recognition as…
Ba Maw in 1943
The Greater East Asia Conference in November 1943. The participants were (L–R): Ba Maw, Zhang Jinghui, Wang Jingwei, Hideki Tojo, Wan Waithayakon, José P. Laurel, Subhas Chandra Bose