POLITICIAN

Aung San

1915 - 1947

Aung San

Aung San (Burmese: အောင်ဆန်း; MLCTS: aung hcan:, pronounced [àʊɰ̃ sʰáɰ̃]; 13 February 1915 – 19 July 1947), known honorifically as Bogyoke Aung San, was a Burmese politician, independence activist and revolutionary. He was instrumental in Myanmar's struggle for independence from British rule, but he was assassinated just six months before his goal was realized. Aung San is considered to be the founder of modern-day Myanmar and the Tatmadaw (the country's armed forces), and is commonly referred to by the titles "Father of the Nation", "Father of Independence", and "Father of the Tatmadaw". Devoted to ending British Colonial rule in Burma, Aung San founded or was closely associated with many Burmese political groups and movements and explored various schools of political thought throughout his life. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Aung San is the 1,814th most popular politician (down from 1,640th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Myanmar (Burma) (down from 3rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Burmese Politician.

Aung San is most famous for being the leader of the Burmese independence movement and the founder of the Burma Socialist Programme Party.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Aung San ranks 1,814 out of 19,576. Before him are Benito Juárez, Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, Yejong of Joseon, Cyaxares, and Sancho I of Portugal. After him are Clovis II, Moïse Tshombe, Gerard de Ridefort, Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria, Kayqubad I, and Al-Adil I.

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HPI: 72.81
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Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal
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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Aung San ranks 25. Before him are Clifford Shull, Billie Holiday, Hu Yaobang, Sviatoslav Richter, John Vorster, and Saul Bellow. After him are Robert A. Dahl, Joachim Peiper, Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., Jerome Bruner, Stanley Matthews, and Fred Hoyle. Among people deceased in 1947, Aung San ranks 22. Before him are Victor Horta, Alfred North Whitehead, Frances Cleveland, Halford Mackinder, Anton Denikin, and Ettore Bugatti. After him are Han van Meegeren, Karl Mannheim, Ernst Lubitsch, Nicholas Roerich, Frederick Gowland Hopkins, and G. H. Hardy.

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Clifford Shull
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HPI: 73.99
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HPI: 73.27
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John Vorster
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1915 - 1983
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 23
Saul Bellow
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HPI: 72.79
Rank: 24
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1915 - 1947
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 25
Robert A. Dahl
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HPI: 72.67
Rank: 26
Joachim Peiper
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HPI: 72.62
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Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.
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HPI: 72.56
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Jerome Bruner
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Stanley Matthews
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