Junior Science Refresher this is science magazine in india published this article page no 43 aung san suu kyi is a much revered opposition leader in myanmar (burma) (born 1945). she has bravely resisted - and still does - the murderous military regime in her homeland and has won the 1991 nobel peace prize. her mother was ambassador to india in the 1960s. she is cherished by all her countrymen. moreover aung san suu kyi is the daughter of an illustrious figure in burmese history a national hero - aung san who was murdered in 1947. aung san may be a hero to the burmese but he has collaborated with the japanese war-crime tainted military machine throughout the second world war - though he conveniently switch allegiances to the winning side five months before the japanese capitulated. aung san raised a burmese contingent - the burma independence army - to assist the japanese in their invasion of burma in 1942. he was rewarded with the post of minister of defense in ba maws puppet government (1943-5). in march 1945 in what amounted to a coup he opportunistically defected together with the burma national army to the allies and worked closely with the british whom he hitherto claimed to have been fighting for independence. when the war was over he established a private militia under his commend - the peoples volunteer organization. he proceeded to negotiate burmas independence from britain and its first elections. he was murdered - with his brother and four others - probably by a political opponent u saw in 1947 junior science refresher magazine subscription.
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