Sao San Htun Explained

Sao San Htun
Order:Saopha of Mongpawn
Term Start:27 June 1928
Term End:20 July 1947
Predecessor:Sao Khun Htee
Successor:Sao Hsè Hom
Order2:Minister of Hill Regions
Term Start2:September 1946
Term End2:20 July 1947
Primeminister2:Aung San
Predecessor2:New Office
Birth Date:30 May 1907
Birth Place:Mongpawn, Federated Shan States, British Burma
Death Place:Yangon, British Burma
Restingplace:Martyrs' Mausoleum, Yangon
Spouse:Sao Khin Thaung
Relations:Sao Hkun Hkio (Brother-in-law)
Sai Sai Kham Hlaing (great-grandson)
Son And Daughter:Sao Hsè Hom (son)
Sao Kai Hpa (son)
Sao Sunanda (daughter)
Sao Myint Gyi (daughter)
Father:Sao Hkun Hti
Mother:Nang Sein Oo
Profession:Saopha

Sao San Htun (Burmese: စဝ်စံထွန်း, in Burmese pronounced as /saʔ sàɰ̃ tʰʊ́ɰ̃/; 30 May 1907 – 20 July 1947) was the hereditary chief of the Shan State of Mongpawn, and Minister of Hill Regions in Myanmar's pre-independence interim government. He was the son of Sao Hkun Hti the ex-sawbwa with Nang Sein Oo, Sao San Htun had 4 childrens with Mahadewi Sao Khin Thaung, they were Sao Hsè Hom the next sawbwa, Sao Kai Hpa (son), Sao Sunanda (daughter), and Sao Myint Gyi (daughter), He was a signatory to the Panglong Agreement that was the basis for the formation of modern Myanmar. On 19 July 1947, Sao San Htun, along with Aung San and seven others, was shot by gunmen during a cabinet meeting at the Secretariat complex in downtown Yangon.[1] He died the next day on 20 July at noon. The date of the assassination, 19 July, is commemorated each year as the Martyrs' Day in Myanmar.

Notes and References

  1. Brief Biographies of the Martyrs . Tin Naing Toe . Burmese . Bi-Weekly Eleven . Weekly Eleven Publishing Group . 18 July 2010.