Led Burma's independence movement against British colonial rule and negotiated the February 1947 Panglong Agreement, bringing Shan, Kachin and Chin leaders into a proposed federal union. He was assassinated in July 1947, months before Burma's independence was formally achieved in January 1948, and is regarded as the founding father of modern Myanmar.
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Political RoleDeputy Prime Minister of the State of Burma 1 Political RoleMinister of War of the State of Burma 1 Political RolePremier of British Burma 1 Sources
1. Aung San - Wikipedia (Wikipedia)
2. Aung San (Britannica)
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He was assassinated in July 1947, months before Burma's independence was formally achieved in January 1948, and is regarded as the founding father of modern Myanmar.
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