
Aung San - Wikipedia
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".
Aung San | Myanmar Nationalist | Britannica
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.
Aung San - New World Encyclopedia
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 - Wikipedia
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi[a] (born 19 June 1945) is a Burmese politician, diplomat, author, and political activist who served as State Counsellor of Myanmar and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2021.
Aung San and his role in Burma’s independence | Britannica
Aung San, (born 1914?, Natmauk, Burma—died July 19, 1947, Rangoon), Nationalist leader of Burma (Myanmar). He led a student strike in 1936 and became secretary-general of a nationalist group in 1939.
General Aung San Biography - Childhood, Life Achievements
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.
Aung San Suu Kyi | Biography, Nobel Prize, & Facts | Britannica
Mar 7, 2025 · 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.
Myanmar 101: The life and legacy of Bogyoke Aung San
Jul 4, 2017 · Aung San was appointed Minister of War and with the rank of Bogyoke, or major-general, headed the newly-restructured Burma Defence Army (the position of head of state went to pre-war activist Dr Ba Maw).
Aung San - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia
Sep 29, 2024 · Their youngest surviving child, Aung San Suu Kyi, is a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, currently serving as State Counsellor, the first female Minister of Foreign Affairs, and leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD). Their second son, Aung San Lin, died at age eight, when he drowned in an ornamental lake in the grounds of the house.
Bogyoke Aung San of Burma (Myanmar)
Jul 19, 2024 · Aung San (b. 13 Feb 1915, Natmauk, Burma [now Myanmar]--d. July 19, 1947, Rangoon [now Yangon]), Burmese nationalist leader and assassinated hero who was instrumental in securing Burma's independence from Great Britain.