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| 1907 | Birth |  |
| Wakema Birth of U Nu |
| 1940 | Arrest | |
| Arrested for anti-imperialist activities |
| 1942 | Minister of Nu | |
| Appointed Minister in the Japanese run Ba Maw government |
| 1943 | Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Appointed Foreign Minister |
| 1946 | Vice President | |
| Appointed Vice-President of the Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League |
| 1947 | Constitution | |
| Helps draft the new constitution for Burma |
| 1947 | Independence | |
| 17th Oct London Signs the treaty establishing Burmese independence |
| 1947 | Prime Minister | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Burma, after the assassination of Aung San |
| 1947 | Speaker Nu | |
| Appointed Speaker of the Constituent Assembly |
| 1948 | Capture of Mandalay | |
| 13th Mar Mandalay Mandalay is captured by the Kachin rebels |
| 24th April Mandalay The government recaptures Manadalay from the Kachin rebels |
| 1948 | Independence | |
| 4th Jan Chosen as Independence Day by Burmese Astrologers |
| 1948 | Invasion of Burma | |
| Shanate The defeated KMT Army in China occuppies Shan State |
| Shanate The KMT are supplied by the USA& hope to recapture China |
| 1948 | Rebellion | |
| Part of the National Army revolt2, 2 of the 5 battalions of the regular army mutiny |
| Army Part of the National Army revolt2, 2 of the 5 battalions of the regular army mutiny |
| Part of the National Army revolt2, 2 of the 5 battalions of the regular army mutiny |
| 13th Mar Kachin Kachin rebels capture Manadalay |
| 13th Mar Kachin Mandalay is captured by Kachin rebels |
| 27th Mar Communists The White Flag Communists begin a revolt |
| 27th Mar The White Flag Communists begin a revolt |
| 27th Mar Communists The White Flag Communists begin a revolt |
| 27th Mar The White Flag Communists begin a revolt |
| 27th Mar The White Flag Communists begin their rebellion |
| 27th Mar Communists The White Flag Communists begin their rebellion |
| 24th April Mandalay The government recaptures Manadalay from the Kachin rebels |
| 1949 | Rebellion | |
| Karen regiments & the Karen in the South East begin a rebellion |
| 1950 | Capture of Prone | |
| Prone The Government captures Prone from the Karen rebels |
| 1950 | Diplomacy | |
| Britain provides Burma a œ3,375,000 loan, part of collective Commonwealth assistance |
| India provides Burma with a loan of œ1,000,000, collective Commonwealth assistance |
| 1952 | Election | |
| Leads the AFPFL to electoral victory |
| 1956 | Election | |
| 1958 | Coup d'Etat | |
| Stages a Coup d'Etat to solve some of Burma's problems but only has minor success |
| 1960 | Election | |
| Leads the AFPFL to electoral victory |
| Wins the Presidential elections, the army retires to its barracks |
| 1962 | Arrest | |
| Arrested for 5 years after a coup d'etat led by Ne Win |
| 1962 | Coup d'Etat | |
| Ne Win seizes power during a military coup |
| 1962 | Nationalization | |
| Announces plans to nationalize the import trade |
| 1967 | Exile of Nu | |
| Forced into exile to Thailand & India |
| 1980 | Exile of Nu | |
| Returns to Myanmar |
| 1988 | Arrest | |
| Placed under arrest after proclaiming himself Prime Minister |
| 1988 | NLD | |
| Founds the National League for Democracy |
| 1991 | NLD | |
| The NLD is banned by the military junta |
