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Myanmar marks 75th anniversary of killing of founding father

In this handout image provided by the Myanmar Ministry of Information, soldiers stand at attention during a ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of his 1947 assassination, at the Martyrs' Mausoleum Tuesday, July 19, 2022, in Yangon, Myanmar. Myanmar's military-ruled government and its opponents on Tuesday marked the 75th anniversary of the assassination of independence hero Gen. Aung San, the father of the country's ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. (Myanmar Ministry of Information via AP) In this handout image provided by the Myanmar Ministry of Information, Vice-Senior Gen. Soe Win, front, vice-chairman of the military council, salutes together with officials at the tomb of Myanmar's independence hero Gen. Aung San during a ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of his 1947 assassination, at the Martyrs' Mausoleum Tuesday, July 19, 2022, in Yangon, Myanmar. Myanmar's military-ruled government and its opponents on Tuesday marked the 75th anniversary of the assassination of independence hero Gen. Aung San, the father of the country's ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. (Myanmar Ministry of Information via AP) In this handout image provided by the Myanmar Ministry of Information, Vice-Senior Gen. Soe Win, center, vice-chairman of the military council, lays flower wreath at the tomb of Myanmar's independence hero Gen. Aung San during a ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of his 1947 assassination, at the Martyrs' Mausoleum Tuesday, July 19, 2022, in Yangon, Myanmar. Myanmar's military-ruled government and its opponents on Tuesday marked the 75th anniversary of the assassination of independence hero Gen. Aung San, the father of the country's ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. (Myanmar Ministry of Information via AP) FILE - Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi receives a final report from Philippine diplomat Rosario Manalo, a member of the Independent Commission of Enquiry for Rakhine State, at the Presidential Palace in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on Jan. 20, 2020. Myanmar’s military-ruled government and its opponents on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, marked the 75th anniversary of the assassination of independence hero Gen. Aung San, the father of the country’s ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. (AP Photo, File) FILE - Gen. Aung San, then leader of the Myanmar government, arrives at 10 Downing Street, the residence and office of Britain's Prime Minister, in London, on Jan. 13, 1947. Myanmar’s military-ruled government and its opponents on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, marked the 75th anniversary of the assassination of independence hero Gen. Aung San, the father of the country’s ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. (AP Photo, File)
Myanmar marks 75th anniversary of killing of founding father