Qualla: Depayin Massacre https://qualla.com/depayin-massacre en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:36 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/w/5/g/x/depayin-massacre-wp/hero-small.webp Qualla: Depayin Massacre https://qualla.com/depayin-massacre Depayin Massacre: Introduction https://qualla.com/depayin-massacre/ Photo credit Secretary Clinton Meets with Aung San Suu Kyi (6441347063).jpg: U.S. Department of State derivative work: César, Public domain. The road to Depayin is an unremarkable stretch through rural Sagaing, the kind of place that appears on few maps and draws fewer visitors. On 30 May 2003, it became a killing ground. A convoy carrying Aung San Suu Kyi and supporters of the National League for Democracy was ambushed by a mob that investigators later determined had been organized, armed, and positioned by Myanmar's military government. At least 70 people died. The attack was not spontaneous rage or communal violence -- it was premeditated murder orchestrated at the highest levels of state power, designed to eliminate the country's most prominent opposition leader and terrorize anyone who stood with her.

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]]> Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/5/g/x/depayin-massacre-wp/w5gx-depayin-massacre-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Depayin Massacre: A Trap on a Country Road https://qualla.com/depayin-massacre/ Photo credit Secretary Clinton Meets with Aung San Suu Kyi (6441347063).jpg: U.S. Department of State derivative work: César, Public domain. The Ad Hoc Commission on the Depayin Massacre, which presented its preliminary findings on 25 June 2003, pieced together what happened. Up to 5,000 people had been transported to a remote rural location specifically to attack the NLD motorcade. The attackers were well-armed and p...

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]]> Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/5/g/x/depayin-massacre-wp/w5gx-depayin-massacre-a-trap-on-a-country-road.mp3 0:06 2 full Depayin Massacre: The Target Who Survived https://qualla.com/depayin-massacre/ Photo credit Secretary Clinton Meets with Aung San Suu Kyi (6441347063).jpg: U.S. Department of State derivative work: César, Public domain. Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate who had already spent years under house arrest for her opposition to military rule, was the convoy's most prominent member -- and almost certainly its primary target. In an April 2012 interview, Khin Nyunt, who had served as Myanma...

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]]> Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/5/g/x/depayin-massacre-wp/w5gx-depayin-massacre-the-target-who-survived.mp3 0:06 3 full Depayin Massacre: Silence After the Violence https://qualla.com/depayin-massacre/ Photo credit Secretary Clinton Meets with Aung San Suu Kyi (6441347063).jpg: U.S. Department of State derivative work: César, Public domain. The aftermath of the Depayin massacre followed a grim pattern familiar in Myanmar's modern history. Authorities systematically searched for and arrested survivors of the attack, turning victims into criminals. The government offered no credible investigation, no accountability, a...

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]]> Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/5/g/x/depayin-massacre-wp/w5gx-depayin-massacre-silence-after-the-violence.mp3 0:06 4 full Depayin Massacre: What Depayin Represents https://qualla.com/depayin-massacre/ Photo credit Secretary Clinton Meets with Aung San Suu Kyi (6441347063).jpg: U.S. Department of State derivative work: César, Public domain. The massacre at Depayin was not an isolated event but a window into the methods Myanmar's military establishment was willing to use to maintain power. The scale of organization -- thousands of attackers transported to a remote location, multiple killing zones, preemptive threats ...

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