Invasion of BurmaJanuary 1942
Helps the Japanese invade Burma after being promised Burmas independence from Britain
Historical person
Aung San Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Aung San, based on 16 World History Database records associated with Myanmar.
16 records1942–194712 events2 places
Chronological biography
1942
1943
Secretary of State for Defence1943
Appointed Minister of Defence
1944
Anti-Fascist Peoples Freedom League1944
Forms the Anti-Fascist Peoples Freedom League, used to fight against the Japanese
PFL1944
Forms the Anti-Fascist Peoples Freedom League, used to fight against the Japanese
Invasion of Burma27 March 1944
On a signal from Mountbatten attacks the Japanese & helps the British advance
1947
Independence of Myanmar1947
Visits London & successfully negotiates Burmas independence. Involved in the conference decision to vote for a Burmese Union
Prime Minister of Myanmar1947
Appointed Prime Minister of Burma
Unification1947
Involved in the conference decision to vote for a Burmese Union
Executive Council LeadershipJanuary 1947
Leads the interim Executive Council during independence negotiations
Panglong Agreement12 February 1947
Secures agreement with Shan Kachin and Chin leaders for a future Burmese Union
Assassination of Aung San19 July 1947
Assassinated with members of his Executive Council by gunmen linked to U Saw
Assassination of Aung San19 July 1947
Aung San is killed while chairing a meeting before independence
Assassination of Aung San19 July 1947
Assassinated alongside 7 of his ministers by a political rival
Death of Aung San19 July 1947
Death of Aung San in the Secretariat assassination attack
Death of Aung San19 July 1947
Assassinated alongside 7 of his ministers by a political rival
Martyrs Day19 July 1947
Assassination of Aung San and ministers later commemorated as Martyrs Day
Titles and roles
Deputy Chairman of Executive Council · Prime Minister of Myanmar · Secretary of State for Defence
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.