In 1946, not long before his assassination by political rivals in Yangon, Aung San delivered a fiery pro-independence speech on the steps of Shwedagon Pagoda, a 2,500-year-old, gold-leaf-covered ...

“In this spirit we call on the military to announce a full amnesty for detainees it has incarcerated since February 2021, including state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and President U Win Myint.

The property was originally given to Suu Kyi's mother, the diplomat Daw Khin Kyi, in 1947, following the assassination of Suu Kyi's father Aung San, who led the country towards independence.