General Aung

San

By Girl Group Social Studies

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Who Was General His Early Life
When Did He Die?
Aung San? and About His Family

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How Did Myanmar When Did Myanmar Get
Get Freedom? Freedom? The Martyrs

Ei Shoon
 Who Was General Aung San?
● The one who founded the Union of Burma and the
founder of the Myanmar Armed Forces.
● Was considered the Father of the Nation of modern-day
Myanmar.
● Was a Burmese politician, independence activist.
● Was honest, open - minded and stayed
silently.

Kyal Sin
 His Early Life and About His Family
● Was born on 13th February, 1915 in a
small town of Natmauk, Magwe
District.
● Birth name - Htein Lin.

Tracy
● His parents were U Phar and Daw Su.
● Was the youngest of nine siblings.
● His name was given to him by one of his older brother-Aung
Than.
● While he was War Minister in 1942, he met and married Daw
Khin Kyi and had four children - Aung San Oo, Aung San
Lin, Aung San Suu Kyi and Aung San Chit.
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● His oldest son, ● His youngest
Aung San Oo, daughter,
is an engineer. Aung San
Chit, was
3 born in
1 ● His second son, September
Aung San Lin, died 1946, died on
● His daughter, Aung at age 8, when he 26th Sep.
San Suu Kyi, was only (ASL) drowned in a
2 years old when he ornamental lake in
died. the family house.
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 • First education – monastery.
• Attended to Yenangaung national school.
• In 1930 - passed grade 7 with distinction
and scholarship reward.
• In 1932 March, passed grade 10 with
Ei Shoon
PhaLi and Myanmar.
 • In 1932 June - attended to Rangoon
University.
• Became the leader in his University days.

Hsu Latt
 When Did He Die?
• Was assassinated on 19th July , 1947 in Yangon, just six months
before his goal realized.
• He was only 32 years old when he died.

Pyae Pyae
 How Did Myanmar Get Freedom?
● The Burma National Army and the Arakan National Army
fought with the Japanese from 1942-1944.
● But switched allegiance to the Allied side in 1945.
● Following World War II, Aung San negotiated the
Panglong Agreement with ethnic leaders that guaranteed
the independence of Burma as a unified state.
● And he signed it.

Pyae Pyae
 Panglong Agreement

Aung San’s signature

Emma
 When Did Myanmar
Get Freedom?
● Burma achieved the freedom from British on 4 January,
1948 at 4:20 am - (the hour was chosen by an astrologer).

Stone Pillar of Indepence in

Yangon, Myanmar

Stella
Image of Declaration of Independence
of Burma

Stella
 ● Then, Sao Shwe Thaik assumed the presidency of
January 4, 1948, and appointed Thakin Nu of the
Anti-Fascist People’s Freedom League (AFPFL)
as prime minister.

U Nu

Sao Shwe Thaik

Hsu Latt
The Martyrs

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 Statue of Aung San on the northern shore of
Kandawgyi Lake in Yangon

Emma
Kyal Sin
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