The Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar has been plagued by wars and natural disasters since it became independent from Britain in 1948, when it was still called Burma.
In addition to running resistance forces called PDF, the National Unity Government (NUG) provides crucial government administrative services in the territories it controls, operating hundreds of clinics and schools staffed by civil servants and medical professionals who participated in the civil disobedience movement in the aftermath of the coup.
In addition to running resistance forces called PDF, the National Unity Government (NUG) provides crucial government administrative services in the territories it controls, operating hundreds of clinics and schools staffed by civil servants and medical professionals who participated in the civil disobedience movement in the aftermath of the coup.