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Aung San is considered to be the founder of modern-day Myanmar and the Tatmadaw (the country's armed forces), and is commonly referred to by the titles "Father of the Nation", "Father of Independence", and "Father of the Tatmadaw".
Jul 19, 1998 · Aung San (born Feb. 13, 1915, Natmauk, Burma [now Myanmar]—died July 19, 1947, Rangoon [now Yangon]) was a Burmese nationalist leader and assassinated hero who was instrumental in securing Burma’s independence from Great Britain.
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi [a] (born 19 June 1945), sometimes abbreviated to Suu Kyi, [4] is a Burmese politician, diplomat, author, and pro-democracy activist who served as State Counsellor of Myanmar (equivalent to a prime minister) and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2021.
General Aung San (Bogyoke Aung San) (Burmese: ; MLCTS: buil hkyup aung hcan:; IPA: [bòʊdʒoʊʔ àʊn sʰán]); February 13, 1915 – July 19 1947) was a Burmese revolutionary, nationalist, general, and politician. Aung San entered Rangoon University in 1933 and quickly became a student leader.
Aung San Suu Kyi is a politician and opposition leader of Myanmar, daughter of Aung San (a martyred national hero of independent Burma) and Khin Kyi (a prominent Burmese diplomat), and winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1991.
Oct 27, 2024 · Aung San Suu Kyi (born June 19, 1945, Rangoon, Burma [now Yangon, Myanmar]) is a politician and opposition leader of Myanmar, daughter of Aung San (a martyred national hero of independent Burma) and Khin Kyi (a prominent Burmese diplomat), and winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1991.
Oct 7, 2024 · The Panglong Agreement of 1947, negotiated by Aung San, stands as a seminal event in Burma's (now Myanmar) journey toward independence and the shaping of its modern political landscape.
Apr 10, 2023 · The tragic assassination of Aung San on 19 July 1947 left the people of Burma to celebrate their official independence on January 4 1948, without Aung San, ‘their founding father’ and, to use then Indian Prime Minister Nehru’s epithet, ‘the architect of Burma’s freedom’.
Jan 1, 2019 · Aung San, the father of modern Myanmar, led the anti-colonial movement in the 1940s, securing independence for his country through post-war negotiations with the UK. A revolutionary student and Japanese-sponsored rebel, Aung San managed to unite the Burmans and the disparate ethic nationalities in a common struggle.
Jul 19, 2024 · Aung San, who led the independence struggle against Britain, was 32 years old when he was gunned down along with six Cabinet ministers and two other officials 77 years ago. He is considered the architect of Myanmar’s independence from Britain, which was achieved less than six months after his death.
