Armed Forces Day (Myanmar)

Armed Forces Day parade in 2021
Also calledတော်လှန်ရေးနေ့
Revolution Day
Observed by Myanmar
TypeNational
SignificanceCommemorates the start of the Burma Independence Army's resistance to Japanese occupation in 1945
CelebrationsMilitary parades, fireworks
Date27 March
FrequencyAnnual

Armed Forces Day (Burmese: တပ်မတော်နေ့), also known as Revolution Day (Burmese: တော်လှန်ရေးနေ့), is the professional holiday of the Tatmadaw (lit.'Armed Forces'), celebrated annually on 27 March. It commemorates the start of Burmese Army's resistance to Japanese occupation in 1945.[1] The name, Revolution Day, was first changed to Armed Forces Day by General Ne Win in 1974 as part of their propaganda. The holiday has been referred to as Anti-Fascist-Resistance Day by participants in the 2021 Myanmar protests.[2]

  1. ^ "Armed Forces Day in Myanmar in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  2. ^ "'My son is dead'- Regime murders 11 children on Anti-Fascist Resistance Day".

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