▁forced ▁to ▁res ign ▁as ▁general ▁secretary ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁and ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁social ist ▁Ky aw ▁N ye in , ▁after ▁a ▁split ▁with ▁A ung ▁San ▁and ▁the ▁rest . ▁ ▁A ung ▁San ▁became ▁the ▁de ▁fact o ▁premier ▁of ▁Bur ma ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁when ▁he ▁accepted ▁the ▁British ▁Governor ' s ▁inv itation ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁Executive ▁Council . ▁The ▁commun ists ▁accused ▁him ▁and ▁the ▁others ▁of ▁s elling ▁out ▁and ▁sett ling ▁for ▁what ▁they ▁alleg ed ▁a ▁' sh am ▁independence '. ▁The ▁CP B ▁was ▁then ▁exp elled ▁from ▁the ▁AF P FL ▁the ▁following ▁November . ▁The ▁AF P FL ▁negoti ated ▁with ▁the ▁British ▁total ▁independence ▁for ▁Bur ma ▁including ▁the ▁eth nic ▁minor ities , ▁and ▁A ung ▁San ▁succeeded ▁in ▁unit ing ▁the ▁majority ▁Bur mans ▁with ▁the ▁hills ▁pe op les ▁at ▁the ▁P ang long ▁Conference ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁A ung ▁Z an ▁W ai , ▁Pe ▁K hin , ▁Bo ▁H mu ▁A ung , ▁Sir ▁Ma ung ▁Gy i , ▁My oma ▁U ▁Th an ▁Ky we ▁and ▁Sein ▁My a ▁Ma ung ▁were ▁among ▁the ▁negoti ators ▁of ▁the ▁conference ▁negoti ated ▁with ▁B amar ▁representative ▁A ung ▁San ▁and ▁other ▁eth nic ▁leaders ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁All ▁these ▁leaders ▁un anim ously ▁decided ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Union ▁of ▁Bur ma . ▁ ▁General ▁elections ▁were ▁held