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Aung San
Burmese independence activist (–)
This article is about Aung San. For his daughter, see Aung San Suu Kyi.
In this Burmese name, Bogyoke is an honorific, not a given name.
BogyokeAung San (Burmese: ဗိုလ်ချုပ် အောင်ဆန်း; MLCTS: aung hcan:, pronounced[àʊɰ̃sʰáɰ̃]; 13 February &#;&#; 19 July ) was a Burmese politician, independence activist and revolutionary.
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He was instrumental in Myanmar's struggle for independence from British rule, but he was assassinated just six months before his goal was realized. 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".
Devoted to ending British Colonial rule in Burma, Aung San founded or was closely associated with many Burmese political groups and movements and explored various schools of political thought throughout his life. He was a lif