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Did U Aung San make this law? (r)
- Subject: Did U Aung San make this law? (r)
- From: lintner@xxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 08:04:00
I have no other interest in this debate than to point out what is
hisrorically accurate, and DDSI Lt-Col Hla Min's (aka Okkar) version of
what the 1947 constitution said is grossly inaccurate. His poor grasp of
history is also reflected in the following phrase: "In the original
Independent Constitution which was promulgated in 1948 by
General Aung San there includes a clause..." First of all, there is no
way Aung San could have "promulgated" any constitution in 1948. He was
assassinated on July 19, 1947, which I thought every Burmese knew.
Further, no single person "promulgated" this constitution; Aung San
played an important role in drafting it - and it was passed by a
democratically elected Constituent Assembly on Sept 26, 1947. It went
into effect when Burma became independent on Jan 4, 1948. These are the
historical facts. But whoever should become Burma's future president or
prime minister is not my problem. I am a journalist and will write about
whatever political changesmay take place in future in Burma.
Bertil Lintner