General Aung San

Aung San fought for the Japanese in WWII so Britain had mixed feelings about him. Churchill called him a murdering quisling traitor, but it was the British Labour government under Atlee that was in power after the War, so Churchill's views did not prevail.

Magwe, home of Aung San

March 12th 2015
Geo: 20.1365, 94.9327With a population of 500,000 Magwe is one of the largest cities in Myanmar. The new capital Naypyitaw is still being built more or less midway between Mandalay and Yangon, but the Parliament and many government functions have already been transferred there. In Magwe we saw the original statue of General Aung San sitting on his horse, and there are many copies throughout ... read more

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