"It would be consistent and proper for us to join the war for democratic freedom, only if we would likewise be assured that democratic freedom in theory as well as in practice."
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Address delivered at the meeting of East and West Association held on August 29, 1945, at the City Hall of Rangoon
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Aung San
Aung San (13 February 1915 – 19 July 1947) was a Burmese revolutionary, soldier, and statesman who is widely considered to be responsible for Burmese independence, even though he was assassinated six months before it was achieved. He is the father of Burmese pro-democracy figure Aung San Suu Kyi.
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