General Aung San

@Burmese Leaders, Life Achievements and Childhood ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ General Aung San was a renowned nationalist leader of Burma Assassination Burmese Leaders Political Leaders Aquarius Celebrities Aung San was a revolutionary nationalist leader of Burmese origin. He is regarded as the father of modern-day Burma. He took the initiative to set up the Communist Party of Burma and played a vital role in the independence of Burma from the British rule. His political activity reflected his anti-British and anti-imperialist ideology. At the beginning of his political career in national politics, be became a ‘Thakin’ after joining the Dobama Asiayone or Our Burma Union. He worked for the establishment of the All-Burma Peasants League. Along with Dr. Ba Maw, he was instrumental in setting up the Freedom Bloc. During the World War II, Japanese Emperor Hirohito conferred him the Order of the Rising Sun. With the help of the Japanese, he formed a Burmese military force namely the Burma Independence Army. Later, he became sceptical about the promises made by the Japanese about true independence of Burma and switched to the Allies. He played a crucial part in the formation of the Anti-Fascist organization. He led the Burmes National Army in a revolt against the Japanese occupiers and helped the Allies defeat the Japanese. His successful negotiation at the Panglong Conference was an important step towards the independence of Burma. Unfortunately, he was assassinated six months before Burma attained independence.

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Birthday: February 13, 1915 Died on: July 19, 1947 Nationality: Burmese Famous: Burmese Leaders, Politician, Leaders, Political Leaders Cause of death: Assassination Gender: Male Sun Sign: Aquarius Information Detail Birthday February 13, 1915 Died on July 19, 1947 Nationality Burmese Famous Burmese Leaders, Politician, Leaders, Political Leaders Cause of death Assassination Gender Male Sun Sign Aquarius Famous as Politician Died at Age 32

In 1942, he married Khin Kyi and the couple had three children: Aung san Oo, an engineer; Aung San Lin , died at age eight and Aung San Suu Kyi, a Nobel laureate. Unsplash Personal Life

On 19 July 1947, a gang of armed paramilitaries of former Prime Minister U Saw broke into the Secretariat Building in Rangoon during a meeting of the Executive Council and assassinated Aung San and six of his cabinet ministers Unsplash Personal Life

Born in Natmauk, Magway district in central Burma, Aung San's father U Pha was a lawyer. His family was active in Burmese resistance movement and his great uncle Bo Min Yaung fought against the British annexation of Burma in 1886. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He received his primary education at a Buddhist monastic school in Natmauk. Later, he attended Yenangyaung High School for secondary education Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

In 1933, he took admission at Rangoon University. He was elected to the executive committee of the Rangoon University Students' Union. He also served as the editor for the Union’s magazine "Oway". Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

In 1938, he was elected president of both the Rangoon University Student Union (RUSU) and the All-Burma Students Union (ABSU). In this year, the government also appointed him as a student representative on the Rangoon University Act. Amendment Committee. He graduated in the same year with a B.A. degree in English literature, Modern History and Political Science from the University. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He started his career in national politics by joining the nationalist organisation ‘Dobama Asiayone’ in 1939 and became it’s secretary-general. He served as its general secretary till August 1940. During his stint with ‘Dobama Asiayone’, he organized a countrywide strike known as ME 1300 Revolution Unsplash Career

He also played a pivotal role in founding another nationalist organization, the Freedom Bloc and became its general secretary. He was also a founder member and the first secretary-general of the Communist Party of Burma (CPB) in August 1939. Unsplash Career

After a brief period, he co-founded the People’s Revolutionary Party. After the Second World War, this party was named as the Socialist Party. In March 1940, he attended the Indian National Congress Assembly in Ramgarh, India. Unsplash Career

When the British government issued a warrant for his arrests in view of his attempts to organize a revolt against the British, he escaped from Burma. At first, he went to China and sought the help of nationalist government of the Kuomintang. But the Japanese military occupiers in Amoy intercepted his effort and convinced him to go to Japan instead. There the Fumimaro Konoe government offered him to supply arms and necessary finance. Unsplash Career

He came back to Burma in February 1941. For a short time, he went to Japan again to receive military training. This time, the Thirty Comrades, the first batch of young revolutionaries accompanied him during his journey to Japan. Unsplash Career

After the publication of an article criticising a senior University official, this powerful nationalist leader faced threat of expulsion when he was a student of Rangoon University. Later the university officials withdrew the expulsion order due to a strike by the university’s students. Unsplash Trivia

Information	Detail
Birthday	February 13, 1915
Died on	July 19, 1947
Nationality	Burmese
Famous	Burmese Leaders, Politician, Leaders, Political Leaders
Cause of death	Assassination
Gender	Male
Sun Sign	Aquarius
Famous as	Politician
Died at Age	32

General Aung San

Burmese

Feb 13, 1915

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