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Other Asian cases

  • Burma (Myanmar): Independence from Britain in 1948. Isolationist socialist path under military rule.
  • Malaya/Malaysia: Independence from Britain in 1957 after defeating a communist insurgency (Malayan Emergency).
  • Singapore: Briefly part of Malaysia, independent in 1965, transformed into a wealthy city-state under Lee Kuan Yew.
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