18 moments

1. Birth in Natmauk

   1915-02-13 · Natmauk, Magway Region, Burma

   Aung San was born in Natmauk, the town that remained associated with his early life and family.

2. Entered Rangoon University

   1933-01-01 · Rangoon University, Rangoon, Burma

   He entered Rangoon University, beginning the period in which he became a prominent student organizer and editor. The university is now called the University of Yangon.

3. Arrest at Shwedagon Pagoda headquarters

   1939-01-23 · Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma

   Police raided the Dobama Asiayone headquarters at Shwedagon Pagoda and arrested Aung San on a conspiracy charge.

4. Political study in Tokyo

   1940-01-01 · Tokyo, Japan

   Aung San spent the remainder of 1940 in Tokyo, studying Japanese language and political ideology while seeking support for Burmese independence. The source supports the year but not a more precise Tokyo arrival date.

5. Indian National Congress assembly

   1940-03-01 · Ramgarh, Bihar, British India

   Aung San attended an Indian National Congress assembly with other Thakin activists, meeting leading figures in the Indian independence movement. Ramgarh is in present-day Jharkhand, India.

6. Voyage to Xiamen

   1940-08-01 · Xiamen, Fujian, China

   While evading arrest by the colonial authorities, Aung San departed aboard the Norwegian cargo ship Hai Lee for Xiamen. The cited text gives 14 August 1939, but its surrounding chronology places the voyage after the March 1940 Ramgarh meeting and before the September 1940 arrival in Japan; the date is therefore recorded only to month/year and remains chronologically inconsistent in the source.

7. Covert landing at Bassein

   1941-02-01 · Bassein (Pathein), Burma

   Aung San secretly re-entered Burma through Bassein port as part of recruiting efforts for the Japanese-backed Burmese force. The month is established by the preceding sentence in the source.

8. Return through Bangkok

   1941-02-01 · Bangkok, Thailand

   Working with Japanese intelligence, Aung San left his colleague Hla Myaing in Bangkok before covertly returning to Burma. City coordinate used; the specific site is not identified.

9. Thirty Comrades training on Hainan

   1941-04-01 · Hainan Island, China

   

   Aung San and 29 future officers of the Burma Independence Army left Burma and underwent Japanese military training on Hainan Island. Coordinate is a representative point for Hainan Island; the training site is not specified.

10. Burma Independence Army inauguration

    1941-12-28 · Bangkok, Thailand

    

    Aung San was among the Thirty Comrades at the Bangkok ceremony that formally inaugurated the Burma Independence Army. City coordinate used because the ceremony house is not identified in the source.

11. Anti-Fascist meeting in Bago

    1944-08-01 · Bago, Burma

    Aung San organized a secret meeting between the Burma National Army, Communist Party of Burma, and People’s Revolutionary Party as preparations for resistance to Japan developed. The source dates the meeting to August 1944 without a day.

12. Burma National Army parade

    1945-03-01 · Government House, Rangoon, Burma

    As Allied forces approached Rangoon, Aung San led the Burma National Army in a parade before Government House shortly before its revolt against Japan. The source dates the parade to late March 1945.

13. Kandy conference

    1945-09-01 · Kandy, Ceylon

    Aung San joined six Patriotic Burmese Forces commanders and AFPFL representatives in negotiations with the Allied command about Burma’s postwar army. The source places the conference in Kandy, Ceylon, in September 1945.

14. Delhi press conference en route to Britain

    1947-01-01 · Delhi, British India

    During a stopover en route to London, Aung San publicly demanded complete independence rather than dominion status. The source supports January 1947 through its account of the journey to Britain but does not specify the day or press-conference venue.

15. Aung San–Attlee negotiations

    1947-01-27 · London, England, United Kingdom

    Aung San was in London during the negotiations that produced the Aung San–Attlee agreement on the terms of Burmese independence. Coordinate is for 10 Downing Street, the location printed on the signed agreement.

16. Panglong Agreement signing

    1947-02-12 · Panglong, Shan States, Burma

    

    Aung San signed an agreement with Shan, Kachin, and Chin leaders at the Panglong Conference, a foundational act in the planned union of Burma.

17. Rehabilitation conferences at Sorrenta Villa

    1947-07-01 · Sorrenta Villa, Rangoon, Burma

    Aung San convened conferences at Sorrenta Villa to discuss Burma’s rehabilitation in the months before independence. Coordinate is a representative point for central Rangoon because the historic villa's exact location was not established.

18. Assassination at the Secretariat Building

    1947-07-19 · Secretariat Building (Ministers' Building), Rangoon, Burma

    

    Aung San was meeting his new cabinet at the Secretariat Building when gunmen entered the council chamber and killed him. The building is now commonly known as the Ministers' Building or Yangon Secretariat.