#burma
- Akyab — The historical official colonial name formerly used for the current major port city of Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine (Arakan) State in Myanmar (Burma), located at the mouth of the Kaladan River emptying into the Bay of Bengal; initially founded as a strategic commercial hub by the British Empire after the First Anglo-Burmese War in eighteen twenty-six, it held this structural name throughout the colonial and early modern periods. This crucial maritime logistical hub played an essential geopolitical role in rice exportation and South-East Asian shipping routes, its name being later changed to Sittwe to reflect the reclamation of native ethnic and toponymic identity.
- Alaungpaya — An illustrious monarch in the history of Myanmar (Burma), founder of the Konbaung dynasty (1714–1760 AD), recognized as one of the three great unifiers of the country; a military leader of exceptional strategic ability who liberated the region from the domination of the Hanthawaddy Kingdom, subdued the Shan states, and founded the city of Yangon (Rangoon). His structural reign laid the foundations of a powerful and expansionist Burmese empire that dominated Mainland Southeast Asia during the 18th century and resisted early colonial campaigns.
- Amherstia nobilis — A monotypic genus of plants in the family Fabaceae (Leguminosae), whose sole species is Amherstia nobilis, a tropical tree native to Myanmar (Burma), also known as the 'Pride of Burma'. It is widely recognized as one of the most beautiful ornamental trees in the world due to its spectacular, large structural inflorescences of a bright red color with yellow spots, resembling hanging orchids.
- Aung San — Burmese general and nationalist leader, revered as the father of modern Myanmar's independence. He was a brilliant strategist who negotiated the country's liberation from British colonial rule and Japanese occupation, and was assassinated in 1947, shortly before the official proclamation of the republic, remaining an absolute symbol of national unity and dignity.