Q: In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
In 1989 , the military junta officially changed the English version of its name from " Burma " to " Myanmar " .
A:
In 1989 , the military government officially changed the English translations of many names dating back to Burma 's colonial period or earlier , including that of the country itself : " Burma " became " Myanmar " .