Dark Days in Burma

July 19, 1947

• Arzani Nay
• Assassination of
• Bogoke Aung San
• Thakin Mya
• Deedok U Ba Cho
• Mahn Ba Khaing
• Sao San Htun, Mong Pawn Sawbwa
• U Ba Win
• U Razak
• ICS U Ohn Maung
• Yebaw Ko Htwe

July 7, 1962

• Crackdown on RU students
  Prior events :
• Abolishing the RU Senate and Council
• Forced retirement or transfer of academics
• Creation of a new Education Council led by Commodore Than Pe
• Restrictions on Hall residents
• Black out in the RU estate
• Protests by RU students
• Brutal crackdown by the military

July 8, 1962

• Demolition of RU Student Union Building

The Rangoon Daily (Wednesday 11 July, 1962)

• Speech by the then Number One
• Students “ordered” to return to their home towns
• List of 7th July victims

Kabyar by Dagon Taya

Coup in 1988