Ba Kaung
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Ba Kaung | |
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| ဘကောင်း | |
| Born | 1921 |
| Died | 8 July 2003 (aged 82)[1] |
| Nationality | Burmese |
Ba Kaung (Burmese: ဘကောင်း, 1921 - 8 July 2003) was a Burmese activist. He was one of the most prominent student activists of post-independent Burma.[2] In 1957, he established the Progressive Student Force along with fellow activists, a rival union of the government-backed Democratic Student Organization and also served as a leader for the Communist Party of Burma.[2]
He went on to join the civil service as a government high school teacher in the 1960s.[2] Ba Kaung was also an editor of the semi-government-run Pyinnya Tansaung magazine in the 1990s.[2]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Irrawaddy (11 July 2003). "U Ba Kaung Passes Away (Obituary)". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
- ^ a b c d Irrawaddy 2003.
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