English: U Saw was a leading Burmese politician and the Prime Minister of British Burma during the colonial era before the Second World War. He is also known for his role in the assassination of Burma's national hero Aung San and other independence leaders in July 1947, only months before Burma gained independence from Britain in January 1948. He was executed by hanging for this assassination.
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U Saw stands on the gallows at Insien prison in Rangoon, on May 8, 1948, as the hangman’s assistants manacle his hands behind him.
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