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Order of the Union of Burma (Pyidaungsu Sithu Thingaha)
Established	2 September 1948
Country	Myanmar
Grades	Grand Commander Grand Officer Commander Officer Member
/ Ribbon bar of the Order of the Union of Burma (military and civilian member)

The Order of the Union of Myanmar (Burmese: ပြည်ထောင်စုစည်သူသင်္ဂဟ [pjìdàʊɰ̃zṵ sìθù θɪ̀ɰ̃ɡəha̰]) is the highest civilian decoration bestowed by the government of Myanmar (also known as Burma).

The order was founded on 2 September 1948 as a replacement for the British Order of Burma. The original order had been founded by Royal Warrant on 10 May 1940. The title Pyidaungsu Sithu Thingaha may be used by the awardee.

Award classes

The Order of the Union of Burma is awarded in two divisions (military and civil) and each of these is split into five classes:

1. အဂ္ဂမဟာသရေစည်သူ Agga Maha Thray Sithu - Grand Commander
2. သတိုးမဟာသရေစည်သူ Thado Maha Thray Sithu - Grand Officer
3. မဟာသရေစည်သူ Maha Thray Sithu - Commander
4. သရေစည်သူ Thray Sithu - Officer
5. စည်သူ Sithu - Member

The first class consists of a gold braided salwe worn across the breast with the badge of the order suspended. It is decorated with a large gold and enamelled breast star surrounded by five small stars.

2nd class honors have a single breast star that is smaller than the first class version.

3rd class honors have a badge, worn from a ribbon around the neck.

Recipients

Recipients of the order include:

See also

• Order of Burma
• Thiri Thudhamma Thingaha
• Salwe

References

• Mrtv3 Archived 2004-01-10 at the Wayback Machine