战后缅甸脱离英联邦原因探析

Why Burma Separated from the British Commonwealth after World War Ⅱ

1948年1月4日,缅甸脱离英联邦独立,开英殖民地摆脱英联邦独立之先河,但是,缅甸民族主义独立并不象历史学家所分析的那样,是缅甸民族主义者在战前就已明确提出的奋斗目标。事实上,战后初期缅甸民族主义者的独立观念是模糊不清的,对独立方式也是不明确的,只是希望英国给予缅甸类似印度的"独立"模式。英国政府一意孤行,坚持战时制定的对缅白皮书,此事激怒了缅甸的民族主义者,成为缅甸走上脱离英联邦独立的主要原因。

Burma gained its independence on Jan 4, 1948, and became the first British colony to separate from the British Commonwealth. Burmese independence was not the goal of Burmese nationalist as analyzed by some historians. In fact, they were confused with the concept of independence and the way to be independent. At first, they expected an independence from British like India but was refused by Britain, which provoked them and became the main reason for Burma to separate from the British Commonwealth.