Nationhood

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This research paper compares and contrasts three pre-independence nationalist leaders, Jose Rizal (Rizal) and Emilio Aguinaldo (Aguinaldo) of the Philippines and Aung San of Burma. Each of these leaders made significant contributions in promoting among his people a common sense of nationhood and in leading them in their struggle for national independence and toward more modern, democratic and integrated societies. The paper presents each leader and their achievements separately and then concludes that they all had similar qualities which led to their success.

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"All three leaders faced formidable obstacles and experienced significant failures. Rizal was executed by the Spanish. The Americans exploited Aguinaldo's successes for their own colonial purposes causing him to lose control of the revolutionary coalition he led. Aung San was assassinated on the eve of independence following which Burma has endured a nightmarish and prolonged period of military despotism, economic decline and ethnic fissures, which he might have helped avoid."

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