Chin Sian Thang
Cin Sian Thang (6 April 1938 – 31 July 2021)
Biography
Elected as a member of
Rangoon University. He was a pro-democracy activist and a strong opponent of Burma Socialist Program Party and Ne Win
dictatorship. He had been imprisoned on at least six occasions by successive military regimes for his political activities between 1972 and 1999. In each instance, he served two years, during which he was subjected to brutal interrogations that led to permanent health problems.
He also served as a member of the
Rangoon University in Law degrees (B.A., B.A.(Law)., L.L.B . He was the co-author of "In Burma, a Cry for U.N. Help".[3]
Thang died from COVID-19 in July 2021, at the age of 83.[4]
References
- ^ "Biography of Chin Sian Thang". Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ Aung Hla Tun (22 November 2007). "Myanmar opposition says arrests undermine talks". Reuters. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- ^ U Pu Chin Sian Thang and U Thein Pe (26 October 2006). "In Burma, a Cry for U.N. Help". The Washington Post. p. A25.
- ^ ဝါရင့္ႏိုင္ငံေရးသမားႀကီး ဇိုမီးေခါင္းေဆာင္ပူက်င့္ရွန္းထန္ကြယ္လြန္ (in Burmese)