Political Assassinations and Myanmar’s Destiny

If General Aung San and his six ministers had not been assassinated on July 19, 1947, what kind of country would Myanmar be today?

Or if Captain Ohn Kyaw Myint had succeeded in assassinating dictator General Ne Win in 1976, would Myanmar have been freed from military dictatorship four decades ago?

Looking back on political assassinations in our country, a tragic pattern emerges: the victims have often been good, decent and responsible leaders who might have guided the country toward a better future. Those who bring destruction are seldom the ones killed.