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MYANMAR @ 75 

Saturday 24 June | 10.30am UK onwards | Alumni Theatre, Cheng Kin Ku (New Academic) Building, ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳

A day-long conference to mark the 75th anniversary of Burma/Myanmar's independence. 

10:30am: PANEL 1: 'Looking Ahead' 

Speakers: Minn Tent Bo, Michael Charney, Thet Ko Ko, Theingi Lynn 

Moderator: Dominique Dillabough-Lefebvre

Chair: Nilanjan Sarkar

12 noon: LUNCH/TEA-COFFEE BREAK

1.30pm: PANEL 2: 'Humanitarian Aid' 

Speakers: Nyan San Lwin, Zoya Phan, Kota Watanabe, Kyaw Win Tun.        

Moderator: Stephen Huard 

Chair: Nilanjan Sarkar 

4pm: KEYNOTE ADDRESS: , Sterling Professor in Political Science, Yale University (online): 'Federalism crafted from below in Burma's war on the Junta', followed by Q&A. (This lecture was cancelled.)

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Aung San and Independent Burma

Thursday | 26 January | 3pm UK / 9.30pm Myanmar 

A special lecture to mark 75 years of Myanmar's independence & the complex history of its anti-colonial struggle, focusing on Aung San.

SPEAKER:  is Professor Emerita in History at  (@JudsonU), Illinois. She is author of  (2001), an academic biography of Aung San, and very recently, of  (ed. J. Cain; 2023).

DISCUSSANT:  is Professor in the Department of History & the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy, (@SOAS), University of London, and a specialist in the history of Southeast Asia. He is author of  (2009), and more recently,  (2019).

CHAIR: Dr Nilanjan Sarkar is Deputy Director, ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ South Asia Centre (@SAsiaÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳).

Banner image: The ‘Myanmar @ 75’ logo is copyrighted by the ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ South Asia Centre, and may not be used by anyone for any purpose. It shows the national flower of Myanmar, Padauk (Pterocarpus macrocarpus), framed in a design combination adapted from Burmese textile weaves and sacral architectural motifs. The logo has been designed by Oroon Das.

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