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English: Burma's Independence Day. The British governor, Hubert Elvin Rance, left , and Burma's first president, Sao Shwe Thaik, stand at attention as the new nation's flag is raised on January 4, 1948.
Date 1948-1-4
Source Government of Burma
Author Unknown

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Public domain This work formerly enjoyed copyright in Myanmar but is now in the public domain because its term of copyright has expired. According to the Copyright Act 1914 of Myanmar:
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(If the work is of joint authorship, the copyright expires 50 years after the death of the author who first dies, or upon the death of the author who dies last, whichever period is longer.)

First Schedule, sections 3, 16(1)
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First Schedule, section 17(1)
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