Events
The Burman King Bodawpaya conquered Arakan and hundreds of thousands of refugees fled to Bengal.1945: Britain liberated Burma from Japanese occupationTown of Cox's Bazar was createdJapanese invasionTensions increased between the government of newly independent Burma and the RohingyaGeneral Ne win and his Progamme seized powerMore than 200,000 Rohingya fled to Bangladesh, also because of army abuses. The army denied any wrongdoing.Bangladesh agreed on a U.N.-brokered deal with Burma for the deportion of refugees, under which most Rohingya returned.Periods
British rule
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