Myanmar's military leader puts in a rare appearance at event honoring Aung San Suu Kyi's father

Myanmar's national flag flutters at half-mast outside the City Hall in Yangon on July 19, 2025, on the 78th Martyrs' Day that marks the anniversary of the assassination of independence leaders, including General Aung San, father of the currently deposed and imprisoned leader Aung San Suu Kyi. - Photo by AFP

BANGKOK (AP): The head of Myanmar’s military government made a rare appearance at a ceremony on Saturday honoring General Aung San, an independence hero and father of jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

It was the first time that 69-year-old Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing attended the Martyrs' Day wreath-laying since the army ousted Suu Kyi and seized power in February 2021.