Depayin massacre

Depayin massacre
Depayin massacre
Location	outskirts of Tabayin, Sagaing Division, Myanmar (Burma)
Coordinates	22°28′00″N 95°09′00″E / 22.46667°N 95.15000°E
Date	30 May 2003 ; 8:00 PM (MMT)
Target	National League for Democracy (NLD) convoy
Attack type	Massacre
Deaths	70–282
Perpetrators	government-sponsored mob

The Depayin massacre (Burmese: ဒီပဲယင်း လူသတ်မှု) occurred on 30 May 2003 in Tabayin (Depayin), a town in Myanmar's Sagaing Division (now Sagaing Region), when at least 70 people associated with the National League for Democracy were killed by a government-sponsored mob.^[1]^[2]^[3] In an April 2012 interview, Khin Nyunt, formerly the country's prime minister, claimed that he personally intervened to save Aung San Suu Kyi's life during the massacre, by mobilising his men to bring her to a safe location at a nearby army cantonment.^[4]

^ Zarni Mann (31 May 2013). "A Decade Later, Victims Still Seeking Depayin Massacre Justice". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
^ "Police file whitewashes Depayin massacre". Democratic Voice of Burma. 30 May 2011. Archived from the original on 22 May 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
^ "Depayin and The Driver". Democratic Voice of Burma. 12 November 2010. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
^ "Myanmar EX-PM claims he saved suu kyi's life". Bangkok Post. 8 April 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012.

[1] Zarni Mann (31 May 2013). "A Decade Later, Victims Still Seeking Depayin Massacre Justice". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 1 June 2013.

[2] "Police file whitewashes Depayin massacre". Democratic Voice of Burma. 30 May 2011. Archived from the original on 22 May 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.

[3] "Depayin and The Driver". Democratic Voice of Burma. 12 November 2010. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2013.

[4] "Myanmar EX-PM claims he saved suu kyi's life". Bangkok Post. 8 April 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012.

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