Guardian Sein Win

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Guardian Sein Win
ဂါဒီယန်စိန်ဝင်း
Born12 February 1922
Kyaunggon, Burma
Died17 October 2013 (2013-10-18) (aged 91)
Yangon, Myanmar
NationalityBurmese
OccupationJournalist
Known forThe Guardian

Sein Win (Burmese: စိန်ဝင်း), commonly known as Guardian Sein Win (Burmese: ဂါဒီယန်စိန်ဝင်း), was a Burmese journalist and advocate of freedom of the press throughout his career.[1]

Early life and education

Sein Win was born in the

British Burma (now Myanmar) on 12 February 1922, as the son of a minor civil servant.[1][2]

He attended Judson College, a constituent college of

Rangoon University. However, outbreak of World War II disrupted his education, and he briefly continued his education at Fukuoka, Japan, returning in 1945. While working as a reporter, he obtained dual undergraduate degrees, a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Bachelor of Laws
degree.

Career

Sein Win began his journalism career at the outset of the 1942

New Light of Burma newspaper, and also served as an apprentice reporter, editor, publisher and foreign correspondent.[3]

In 1958, he became the chief editor and publisher of The Guardian, an English language Burmese newspaper, by which he would become known.[3][4] In 1959, he wrote a seminal book, The Split Story: An Account of Recent Political Upheaval in Burma, which described the political chaos and disintegration of the Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League (AFPFL), the country's first post-independence ruling party.[5] In 1962, Ne Win led a coup d'état and drove forward the Burmese Way to Socialism. In 1964, The Guardian, along with The Mirror and The Botataung, two other leading private newspapers, were nationalized and placed under the control of the Ministry of Information.[3][6]

The following year, in 1963, Sein Win became a member of the

Kyodo News Service.[1] Throughout his career, Sein Win served three stints in prison for his journalistic work, in 1958, and again in 1988 following the 8888 Uprising.[1]

Sein Win died on 17 October 2013, after a period of declining health.[1]

Family

His wife, Khin Htwe, predeceased him in 2011. The couple had four children, including a daughter, Aye Aye Win, a journalist.[1][8]

References

  1. ^
    ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Sein Win, force for press freedom in Myanmar, dies". The Irrawaddy. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d Peck, Grant (17 October 2013). "Sein Win, Force for Press Freedom in Burma, Dies". The Irrawaddy.
  4. ^ Steinberg, David (28 October 2013). "Guardian Sein Win: A Personal Appreciation". The Irrawaddy.
  5. ISBN 978-981-4843-57-7
    .
  6. ISBN 978-90-04-06323-5
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  7. ^ "Myanmar Eleven Media CEO wins global freedom award". The Nation. 3 June 2013.
  8. ^ "Aye Aye Win, Myanmar's 'first lady' of journalism, reflects on 25 years of chasing stories". Coconuts Yangon. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
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