Month — March

by Hla Min

Updated : Aug 2025

Background

• 3rd month of the Gregorian Calendar and has 31 days.
• First month of the old Roman Calendar.

Events

Taw Hlan Yay Nay

• The resistance against the Fascist regime started on March 27, 1945. March 27 is celebrated as Taw Hlan Yay Nay (Resistance Day).

Coup d’etat

• The Union of Burma lost Democracy on March 2, 1962.
  The 17-man Revolutionary Council led by General Ne Win staged Coup D’etat. Many were detained. They include Mahn Win Maung, President of the Union of Burma; U Nu, Prime Minister; Shan Sawbwas / Saophalongs

Phone Maw & Soe Naing

• Ko Phone Maw (5th year RIT student and Lanzin Lu Nge) was hit by a stray bullet on March 13, 1988.

• Ko Soe Naing and Ko Myint Oo were also hit and hospitalized in not-so-humane conditions.
  Ko Soe Naing succumbed to the gun shot wounds. Ko Myint Oo survived.

• March 13 was declared as “Burma Human Rights Day” and “Phone Maw and Soe Naing Nay”.
• During the Pwint Linn Era, requisites were offered in memory of Ko Phone Maw and Ko Soe Naing.

Saying

• Mad as a March hare