Sao San Tun

Sao San Tun (Burmese: စဝ်စံထွန်း, Burmese pronunciation: [saʔ sàɴ tʰʊ́ɴ]; 30 May 1907 – 20 July 1947) was the hereditary chief of the Shan State of Mongpawn, and Minister of Hill Regions in Myanmar's pre-independence interim government. He was a signatory to the Panglong Agreement that was the basis for the formation of modern Myanmar. On 19 July 1947, San Tun along with other cabinet ministers were shot by gunmen during a cabinet meeting at the Secretariat complex in downtown Yangon.[1] He died the next day on 20 July at noon. The date of the assassination, July 19, is commemorated each year as the Martyrs' Day in Myanmar.

Sao San Tun
စဝ်စံထွန်း
Saopha of Mongpawn
In office
27 June 1928  20 July 1947
Preceded bySao Khun Htee
Minister of Hill Regions
In office
September 1946  20 July 1947
Prime MinisterAung San
Preceded byNew Office
Personal details
Born(1907-05-30)30 May 1907
Mongpawn, Federated Shan States, British Burma
Died20 July 1947(1947-07-20) (aged 40)
Yangon, British Burma
Resting placeMartyrs' Mausoleum, Yangon
Spouse(s)Sao Khin Thaung
RelationsSao Hkun Hkio (Brother-in-law) Sai Sai Kham Hlaing (great-grandson)
ProfessionSaopha

References

  1. Tin Naing Toe (18 July 2010). "Brief Biographies of the Martyrs". Bi-Weekly Eleven (in Burmese). Weekly Eleven Publishing Group.


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