Qualla: Rangoon Bombing https://qualla.com/rangoon-bombing 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/4/u/r/rangoon-bombing-wp/hero-small.webp Qualla: Rangoon Bombing https://qualla.com/rangoon-bombing Rangoon Bombing: Introduction https://qualla.com/rangoon-bombing/ Photo credit TEMPLETON, Public domain. A mistimed bugle call saved the president of South Korea. On October 9, 1983, Chun Doo-hwan was minutes from arriving at the Martyrs' Mausoleum in Rangoon when a bomb hidden in the roof detonated, triggered prematurely by a ceremonial bugle that sounded before the presidential motorcade had actually arrived. The blast killed 21 people and wounded 46, obliterating the advance party of South Korean officials who had gathered to lay a wreath honoring Aung San, Burma's assassinated independence hero. The attack had been orchestrated by North Korea.

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]]> Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/4/u/r/rangoon-bombing-wp/w4ur-rangoon-bombing-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Rangoon Bombing: A Wreath-Laying That Became a Killing Ground https://qualla.com/rangoon-bombing/ Photo credit TEMPLETON, Public domain. President Chun had flown to Rangoon on an official state visit. The wreath-laying at the Martyrs' Mausoleum was a standard diplomatic gesture -- the memorial commemorated Aung San and the cabinet ministers killed in 1947, and visiting heads of state routinely paid respects there....

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]]> Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/4/u/r/rangoon-bombing-wp/w4ur-rangoon-bombing-a-wreath-laying-that-became-a-killing-ground.mp3 0:06 2 full Rangoon Bombing: The Dead and the Diplomacy https://qualla.com/rangoon-bombing/ Photo credit TEMPLETON, Public domain. The list of South Korean dead reads like a roster of the nation's senior leadership: Lee Bum Suk, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Ham Byeong-chun, Chief Presidential Secretary; Kim Jae-ik, Senior Presidential Secretary for Economic Affairs; the ambassador to Burma; vice ministers of...

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]]> Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/4/u/r/rangoon-bombing-wp/w4ur-rangoon-bombing-the-dead-and-the-diplomacy.mp3 0:06 3 full Rangoon Bombing: Cold War Aftershocks https://qualla.com/rangoon-bombing/ Photo credit TEMPLETON, Public domain. The diplomatic consequences rippled across Asia for decades. Burma immediately suspended relations with North Korea. China, which had been quietly passing along a North Korean request for trilateral talks with South Korea and the United States, was furious -- Chinese officials re...

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]]> Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/4/u/r/rangoon-bombing-wp/w4ur-rangoon-bombing-cold-war-aftershocks.mp3 0:06 4 full Rangoon Bombing: The Bomber Who Became a Prisoner Without a Country https://qualla.com/rangoon-bombing/ Photo credit TEMPLETON, Public domain. Of the three North Korean agents, one -- Shin Ki-chul -- killed three Burmese soldiers before being shot dead. Kim Jin-su refused to cooperate with investigators and was executed by hanging. Kang Min-chul confessed, revealing North Korea's role in the attack. His cooperation spar...

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