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Burmese Leader Aung San and British Prime Minister Atlee
January'1947
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In January 1946, Aung San became the President of the AFPFL. This followed the return of civil government to Burma the previous October. In September, he was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Executive Council of Burma, and was made responsible for defence and external affairs. In effect, he was Prime Minister, although he was still subject to a British veto. On January 27, 1947, Aung San and Clement Attlee signed an agreement guaranteeing Burma's independence within a year. He had been responsible for its negotiation.
Two weeks later, Aung San signed the Panglong Agreement, with leaders from other national groups, expressing solidarity and support for a united Burma. In April, the AFPFL won 196 of 202 seats in the election of a constituent assembly. In June, he convened a series of conferences in Rangoon, looking at methods of rehabilitating the country. On July 13, 1947, he gave what was to become his last public speech, urging Burmese people to mend their ways and have more discipline.
During an Executive Council meeting on July 19, 1947, Aung San was assassinated, together with six other Councillors, including his elder brother, U Ba Win. U Saw, a former Prime Minister and political rival of Aung San, was found guilty of the crime and executed. Aung San was only thirty-two. On January 4, 1948, Burma gained its independence.
Aung San's daughter, Aung San Suu Kyi, is now the leader of the Burmese opposition to the current military regime. One of his sons died as a child, and another son is an engineer working in the United States. Although the military regime has tried to eradicate signs of Aung San's memory, several statues of him adorn the capital, and a market is named in his honor. The day of his death, 19 July, is celebrated as A-za-ni Day.
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