Word: burman
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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While he prayed and his soldiers fought, loyal Burmans were combatting rebellion with a third weapon: humor. The Rangoon newspaper Burman recently printed a definition: "A Communist is a man who promises that you'll have no rent to pay and does his best to keep his promises by destroying everything you'd be willing to pay rent for." One rapidly disintegrating group of rebels is called the White Band PVO (People's Volunteer Organization). The surrendered PVO leader, Bo La Yaung, last week toured Rangoon flourishing a chit that read: "Bo La Yaung, having surrendered...