Erasing History, Redefining Legitimacy The statues of Aung San, Myanmar's founding father, are being systematically dismantled across the country. Officially, they were erected with "incorrect proportions and shapes.
" But analysts see a deliberate attempt to erase his presence from public life, stripping democratic legitimacy from his daughter, Aung San Suu Kyi.
Aung San's legacy is complex: he founded Myanmar's military, united its diverse ethnic groups, and led the nationalist movement that won independence from British colonial rule in 1948.