Edward Michael Law-Yone
Edward Michael Law-Yone | |
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| Born | February 5, 1911 Burmese |
| Other names | Ed Law-Yone |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, government official |
| Known for | Founder and chief editor of The Nation |
| Spouse | Eleanor Law-Yone |
| Children | 3 sons, 3 daughters (including Wendy Law-Yone) |
Edward Michael Law-Yone (Burmese pronunciation: Burmese government-in-exile, as well as an author.
He was born in
Railways. In August 1948, he founded The Nation, Burma's most influential English language newspaper, and served as its chief editor, until his 5-year detention, following Ne Win's coup d'état in 1962.[1][2]
In a 1957 interview with American news broadcast See It Now, he said:[3]
It will be realized that although we have a parliamentary form of government,
Parliament is not, in fact, well-established in this country. There is a preponderance of a one-party rule, which to me, is in the long run, is as dangerous as having autocracy...I hold entirely with the view that power corrupts, that absolute power corrupts.
Law-Yone was one of the first recipients of the
Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts, in 1959. The Nation was shut down in May 1963, the first to be closed by the new government.[1][4][5]
In 1970, Law-Yone left Burma with his family.Lumpini Park in Bangkok, Thailand before settling in Silver Spring, Maryland.[7] His daughter, Wendy Law-Yone, is a journalist and writer, and his granddaughter, Jocelyn Seagrave, is an actress.
Law-Yone was a member of the Executive Committee of the
Union of Burma Boy Scouts, and was an active promoter of Scouting, taking the lead in fundraising activities and traveling to international Scouting
meetings.
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-415-70186-0.
- ISBN 978-0-691-07093-3.
- ^ "Burma, Buddhism, and Neutralism". See It Now. Youtube. 3 February 1957. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ISBN 978-0-8248-2857-8.
- ISBN 978-0-7425-5703-1.
- ^ Law-Yone, Wendy (3 April 2010). "My father's Burmese newspaper, the Rangoon Nation". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ISBN 978-0-374-16342-6.
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