Sao San Tun
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Sao San Tun was the hereditary chief
of the Shan State
of Mongpawng
, 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
. He died the next day on 20 July at noon. The date of the assassination, July 19th, is commemorated each year as the Martyrs' Day in Myanmar.
One of his great-grandsons is Sai Sai Kham Hlaing
, a popular singer.
Saopha
Saopha, Chaofa, or Sawbwa was a royal title used by the rulers of the Shan States of Myanmar . The word means "king" in the Shan and Tai languages...
of the Shan State
Shan State
Shan State is a state of Burma . Shan State borders China to the north, Laos to the east, and Thailand to the south, and five administrative divisions of Burma in the west. Largest of the 14 administrative divisions by land area, Shan State covers 155,800 km², almost a quarter of the total...
of Mongpawng
Mongpawng
Mongpawng, or Mong Pawn, was one of the thirty-four Shan states recognised by the British protectorate in colonial Burma. It formed part of the Federated Shan States created in 1922....
, and Minister of Hill Regions in Myanmar
Myanmar
Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....
's pre-independence interim government. He was a signatory to the Panglong Agreement
Panglong Agreement
The Panglong Agreement was reached between the Burmese government under Aung San and the Shan, Kachin, and Chin peoples on 12 February 1947. The agreement accepted "Full autonomy in internal administration for the Frontier Areas" in principle and envisioned the creation of a Kachin State by the...
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
Yangon
Yangon is a former capital of Burma and the capital of Yangon Region . Although the military government has officially relocated the capital to Naypyidaw since March 2006, Yangon, with a population of over four million, continues to be the country's largest city and the most important commercial...
. He died the next day on 20 July at noon. The date of the assassination, July 19th, is commemorated each year as the Martyrs' Day in Myanmar.
One of his great-grandsons is Sai Sai Kham Hlaing
Sai Sai Kham Hlaing
Sai Sai Kham Hlaing is a popular Burmese singer-songwriter, model, novelist, and actor of ethnic Shan descent. He is best known for his hip hop music.-Background:...
, a popular singer.