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13 July 1947
General Aung San's Last Speech
On July 13, 1947, U Aung San gave his last speech from the balcony of City Hall to supporters in Fytche Square (now Maha Bandula Park). He was assassinated six days later. (Most of the buildings in the background were demolished after WW2 bomb damage and have been replaced by the Centrepoint and AGD bank buildings.)
In his speech, he urged Burmese to be more disciplined in the face of challenges ahead. The country, less than two years from the...
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