Thakin Tin Mya

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Thakin Tin Mya
Born9 September 1924
British Burma
Died28 February 2015 (2015-03-01) (aged 90)
Spouses
  • Phyu Phyu
  • Than Than Nyunt
Parent(s)Pho Nyein, Ohn Pwint

Biography

Tin Mya was born on 9 September 1924 in

Thakin Tin Mya was expelled from the Red Flag Communist Party in 1949. Subsequently, he returned to the Communist Party of Burma.[1]He was arrested and jailed in 1957. He was released from prison in 1960, but was again jailed for a shorter period in 1962. He later joined the governing Burma Socialist Programme Party and was included in the Central Committee of the party.[1]

Thakin Tin Mya voiced support for the 1988 pro-democracy protests, although he himself did not join the movement.

Second World War.[1]

He died on 28 February 2015 at the age of 91 in Yangon. He was survived by his second wife, Than Than Nyunt.[2] His first wife was Phyu Phyu.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Lintner, Bertil. The Rise and Fall of the Communist Party of Burma (CPB). Southeast Asia Program series, no. 6. Ithaca, N.Y.: Southeast Asia Program, Cornell University, 1990. pp. 67-68
  2. ^ Shwe Aung. "နိုင်ငံရေးသမားကြီး သခင်တင်မြ ကွယ်လွန်". DVB. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  3. ^ Myanmar Ahlin Newspaper, 1 Mar 2015, page 31, column 4