Kyandaw Cemetery
| Kyandaw Cemetery | |
|---|---|
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| Details | |
| Closed | 1996–1997 |
| Location | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Coordinates | 16°48′56″N 96°07′53″E / 16.815641°N 96.131456°E |
| Find a Grave | Kyandaw Cemetery |
Kyandaw Cemetery (Burmese: ကြံတောသုသာန်), located in Kamayut Township, was Yangon's largest cemetery before it was demolished between 1996 and 1997 for redevelopment as the Yangon Drugs Elimination Museum.[1] The relocation of graves was ordered by the Burmese government in December 1996.[2] Descendants of the interred were given one month's notice to move the remains for reburial in Yangon's outskirts, at Yayway Cemetery and at Hteinbin Cemetery in Hlaingthaya Township.[3] Kyandaw Cemetery occupied a 50 acres (20 ha) expanse of land about .5 miles (0.80 km) away from Yangon University.[4] It was established during the colonial era.[4] Kyandaw Cemetery was the city's common burial ground for Burmese Buddhists, but also included Christian, Chinese, Hindu and Islamic cemeteries.[5] The Hindu section of the cemetery covered 1.6 hectares (4.0 acres).[6]
In 1991, the Yangon City Corporation (now the Yangon City Development Committee) ordered the relocation of graves at St. John's Cantonment Cemetery to Kyandaw.[6] The graves included those of British soldiers.[6] In 1994, the army moved the remains of the interred from Tamwe Cemetery to Kyandaw to build a supermarket.[7]
Notable burials[edit]
- Bo Aung Gyaw[8] – Rangoon University student shot by British military police during a demonstration on 20 December 1938
- U Nu[9] – Burmese prime minister
- Several of the Thirty Comrades[9]
- Chit Maung[10]
- Journalgyaw Ma Ma Lay[10]
- Khin May Than[11] – Ne Win's wife
- 8888 Uprising demonstrators[12]
References[edit]
- ^ Seekins, Donald M. (Summer 2005). "The State and the City: 1988 and the Transformation of Rangoon". Pacific Affairs. 78 (2). University of British Columbia: 267. doi:10.5509/2005782257. JSTOR 40023916.
- ^ Min, Hla. "Union of Myanmar" (PDF). Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ "RIP: Rest In Pieces". The Irrawaddy. January 1997. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ^ a b Morley, Ian (2012). "City profile: Rangoon" (PDF). Cities. Elsevier. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ "Burma: Solidarity". Time. 9 December 1946. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ a b c "Government Takes Over Christian Cemetery in Yangon". UCA News. 27 August 1991. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ "Kyandaw Cemetery to Move" (PDF). Burma Alert. March 1997. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ Seekins, Donald M. (2006). Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar). Scarecrow Press. p. 91. ISBN 9780810864863.
- ^ a b Seekins, Donald M. (2014). State and Society in Modern Rangoon. Routledge. p. 168. ISBN 9781317601548.
- ^ a b Ma Ma Lay (2008). A Man Like Him: Portrait of the Burmese Journalist, Journal Kyaw U Chit Maung. SEAP Publications. pp. 37–38. ISBN 9780877277774.
- ^ Taylor, Robert (2015). General Ne Win: A Political Biography. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 433. ISBN 9789814620130.
- ^ Egreteau, Renaud (February 2009). "The repression of the August 8–12 1988 (8-8-88) uprising in Burma/Myanmar". Online Encyclopedia of Mass Violence. Retrieved 19 July 2015.