Yangon in the Interwar Period

The atlas holds 5 people and 8 moments here, from 1922 to 1939. The most recorded lives are George Orwell, Aung San and Pablo Neruda.

Amelia Earhart
in 1937
1 moment here
American aviator and author. Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas, became a leading aviation pioneer, crossed the Atlantic as a passenger in 1928,…
Aung San
from 1933 to 1939
2 moments here
Burmese independence leader, political organizer, and military commander. Aung San helped found the Burma Independence Army, led the anti-Japanese…
George Orwell
from 1922 to 1925
3 moments here
George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, an English novelist, essayist, journalist, critic, and democratic socialist.…
Pablo Neruda
in 1927
1 moment here
Chilean poet, diplomat, senator, Communist political figure, and 1971 Nobel laureate. Born Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto, he lived and…
U Thant
in 1926
1 moment here
Burmese diplomat and third Secretary-General of the United Nations (1961–1971). Born in Pantanaw, he taught and served in Burma’s government before…