All invited to centennial of general who united Myanmar
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A weeklong celebration will be held in February to mark the birth of the architect of Myanmar's independence, General Aung San, in his hometown in Magway Region, according to Dr Soe Min, information officer of the committee organising the event.
It will begin on February 7 and end on Aung San’s birthday, August 13, Soe Min said, adding that a foundation will also be launched to commemorate the independence leader who was assassinated six months before independence from Britain was won.
A monument will also be unveiled in Natmauk, Soe Min said.
Preparations for the ceremonies are underway. The words that will be inscribed on the have been written by Historian Toe Hla, but are awaiting final approval from Sitagu Sayardaw Ashin Nyaneitthaya and Aung San’s daughter, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
“We are urging all people, including residents of Natmauk, to participate. We have invited his son, Aung San Oo, Aung San Suu Kyi and the president, parliamentary speakers, the commander-in-chief of defence forces and leaders of armed ethnic forces to attend the ceremony,” Soe Min said.
“We believe that General Aung San, who established mutual understanding and trust between ethnic groups and formed the army, is important to everyone,” he added. The foundation will be established to complement the one already formed to commemorate his late wife, the Daw Khin Kyi Foundation. It was established in 2012 by Aung San Suu Kyi.
