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Rangoon (Yangon): Former Capital of Myanmar

Yes. Rangoon (now Yangon) served as the capital of Burma (Myanmar) from 1885 until 2005. It was the country's economic and cultural hub. In 2005, the military government moved the capital to the newly built city of Naypyidaw in central Myanmar.

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