The colonial governors of Burma were the colonial administrators responsible for the territory of British Burma, an area equivalent to modern-day

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. As a result of the

Second Anglo-Burmese War The Second Anglo-Burmese War or the Second Burma War ( my, ဒုတိယ အင်္ဂလိပ် မြန်မာ စစ် ; 5 April 185220 January 1853) was the second of the three wars fought between the Burmese Empire and British Em ...

, Burma was initially setup as a

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. Later it was made a separate crown colony within the

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. Following

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by the

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during

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, it was controlled by a Japanese military governor. After the Japanese were expelled, it was under a Allied military commander, then a civilian governor until independence.

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(Dates in italics indicate ''de facto'' continuation of office)

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World Statesmen – Myanmar (Burma)
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