Founding Father: Statues of Myanmar's Aung San Disappear
Authorities say the statues were reviewed for incorrect proportions, while analysts call the removals an effort to weaken a symbol tied to Aung San Suu Kyi.
- Across Myanmar, authorities are quietly removing statues of independence hero General Aung San, including a towering likeness in Yangon's Thu Mingalar Park recently noted missing by observers this week.
- Min Aung Hlaing's government is removing statues erected during the National League for Democracy's tenure from 2016-2020, which commemorated Aung San, the father of modern-day Myanmar.
- Citing "incorrect proportions and shapes," government spokeswoman Khaing Khaing Soe claimed officials are reviewing statues; analysts argue removals aim to erase symbols linked to detained Nobel laureate Suu Kyi.
- Researcher Morgan Michaels said ethnic minority groups view these statues as symbols of Bamar dominance rather than national honor, though residents insist "they can never erase Bogyoke's image."
- Since the 2021 coup, the military has focused on making Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy "politically irrelevant" while triggering a devastating civil war across Myanmar.
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Statues of General Aung San, the founding hero of Myanmar and father of Aung San Suu Kyi, are being dismantled in various locations across the country after the military government claimed the alterations were inaccurate in their proportions.
Malay Mail
AlKhaleej TodaySilent war on history: Myanmar’s coup leaders quietly remove national monuments
YANGON, July 18 — Statues of independence hero Aung San are quietly disappearing across Myanmar in a contest over his legacy as father of both the nation and of detained democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi.General Aung San fought with and against both the British and the Japanese colonisers as he sought independence, but was assassinated on July 19, 1947, just months before his dream was realised.Considered the father of modern-day Myanmar, hi…
Radio France Internationale
Founding father: statues of Myanmar's Aung San disappear
General Aung San fought with and against both the British and the Japanese colonisers as he sought independence, but was assassinated on July 19, 1947, just months before his dream was realised. Considered the father of modern-day Myanmar, his statues have dotted the country for decades. Many were added while Suu Kyi's party was in power -- and many are now being taken down by the government of Min Aung Hlaing, the coup leader who ousted her in…
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