Depayin massacre
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. 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.
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| Location | outskirts of Tabayin, Sagaing Division, Myanmar (Burma) |
| Coordinates | 22°28′00″N 95°09′00″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 |
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