Burmese-born Oxford author Marcia Delves-Broughton as a young woman in Burma
THE shootings on the streets of Myanmar brought back painful memories for Oxford resident Marcia Delves-Broughton.
“I never thought this would happen again, I was so shocked,” said the retired vicar’s wife and author, who lived through the 1962 coup.
Mrs Delves-Broughton, who was a schoolfriend of ousted democratic leader Aung Sang Suu Kyi, said she was horrified when she heard the news.
“It was February 2 – my golden wedding anniversary. I switched on the BBC and I saw there had been a coup. I could hear the machine guns.