The
Order of the Union of Myanmar ( my, ပြည်ထောင်စုစည်သူသင်္ဂဟ ) is the highest civilian
decoration
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bestowed by the government of
Myanmar
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(also known as Burma).
The order was founded on 2 September 1948 as a replacement for the British
Order of Burma
The Order of Burma was founded by Royal Warrant on 10 May 1940, and conferred in a single class. It was awarded by the Governor of British Burma for long, faithful and honourable service by Governor's Commissioned (i.e. native Burmese) Officers i ...
. The original order had been founded by
Royal Warrant on 10 May 1940. The
title
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''Pyidaungsu Sithu Thingaha'' may be used by the awardee.
Award classes
The Order of the Union of Burma is awarded in two divisions (military and civil) and each of these is split into five classes:
#အဂ္ဂမဟာသရေစည်သူ Agga Maha Thray Sithu - Grand Commander
#သတိုးမဟာသရေစည်သူ Thado Maha Thray Sithu - Grand Officer
#မဟာသရေစည်သူ
Maha Thray Sithu - Commander
#သရေစည်သူ Thray Sithu - Officer
#စည်သူ Sithu - Member
The first class consists of a gold braided
salwe
Salwe ( my, စလွယ်, ) are issues for Burmese orders. A ''salwe'' is a shoulder-belt formed with metal chains, normally fashioned in gold or silver, which are fastened in four places, in shields or bosses, and worn over the shoulder like ...
worn across the breast with the badge of the order suspended. It is decorated with a large gold and enamelled breast star surrounded by five small stars.
2nd class honors have a single breast star that is smaller than the first class version.
3rd class honors have a badge, worn from a ribbon around the neck.
Recipients
Recipients of the Order include:
Agga Maha Thray Sithu
Thadoe Maha Thray Sithu
Maha Thray Sithu
Thray Sithu
Sithu
See also
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Order of Burma
The Order of Burma was founded by Royal Warrant on 10 May 1940, and conferred in a single class. It was awarded by the Governor of British Burma for long, faithful and honourable service by Governor's Commissioned (i.e. native Burmese) Officers i ...
*
Thiri Thudhamma Thingaha
The Thiri Thudhamma Thingaha or the Order of Thiri Thudhamma ( my, သီရိသုဓမ္မသင်္ဂဟ, ''Thirí Thúdanma Thingăhá''; , from pi, sudhamma saṅgaha) was the highest Burmese commendation during the AFPFL era. In t ...
*
Salwe
Salwe ( my, စလွယ်, ) are issues for Burmese orders. A ''salwe'' is a shoulder-belt formed with metal chains, normally fashioned in gold or silver, which are fastened in four places, in shields or bosses, and worn over the shoulder like ...
References
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Orders, decorations, and medals of Myanmar