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Phyo Min Thein
Phyo Min Thein (; born 13 April 1969) is a Burma, Burmese politician and former political prisoner who served as Chief Minister of Yangon Region and Yangon Region Hluttaw, Yangon Region Parliament from 2016 to 2021. He also served as an Member of Parliament, MP for Hlegu Township Constituency No. 2. Previously, he was the chairman of Union Democratic Party and founder of the People Democracy Party which later merged with Union Democratic Party. Early life Phyo Min Thein was born on 13 April 1969 in Yangon. He was the youngest of four children born to Khin Tun and Khin Khin Aye. He studied at Yangon University but did not graduate. Political career Early political career In 1988, Phyo Min Thein was a second year physics major at the Botahtaung campus of Yangon University when the 8888 Uprising began, and he became the secretary of the Thanlyin Township All Burma Federation of Student Unions (ABSFU). During the uprising, he was one of the leaders of the Botahtaung campus and Thanlyi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Excellency
Excellency is an honorific style (manner of address), style given to certain high-level officers of a sovereign state, officials of an international organization, or members of an aristocracy. Once entitled to the title "Excellency", the holder usually retains the right to that courtesy throughout their lifetime, although in some cases the title is attached to a particular office and is held only during tenure of that office. Generally people addressed as ''Excellency'' are heads of state, heads of government, governors, ambassadors, Roman Catholic bishops, high-ranking ecclesiastics, and others holding equivalent rank, such as heads of international organizations. Members of royal families generally have distinct addresses such as Majesty, Highness, etc.. While not a title of office itself, the honorific ''Excellency'' precedes various titles held by the holder, both in speech and in writing. In reference to such an official, it takes the form ''His'' or ''Her Excellency''; in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Burma Federation Of Student Unions
The All Burma Federation of Student Unions (ABFSU) () is a left-wing umbrella organization for student unions in Burma (also Myanmar). It has played a prominent role in the country's political history, particularly in the struggle for independence and democracy, often confronting various governments, from the British colonial administration to the current military junta. History The ABFSU has been on the front of resistance against numerous governments in charge of Myanmar for more than 70 years. From British Raj, State of Burma, Burma Socialist Programme Party, to State Administration Council. Over time, the group's interests have changed numerous times. The roots of ABFSU extend back to the Burmese independence movement of the 1930s. In 1931, the Rangoon University Students’ Union (RUSU) was formed as a social organization by Aung San, the later military General and so-called ‘father of Burmese independence’, and, paternal father of 1991 Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National League For Democracy Politicians
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Living People
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Htay Kywe (activist)
Htay Kywe (, ) is a repeatedly-imprisoned Burmese pro-democracy activist who was considered a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International. BBC News describes him as a key member of the 8888 Generation movement. Background and role in 1988 protests Htay Kywe was the third son of U Kywe and Mi Mi Lay of Yangon; he went on to study geology at the University of Yangon. In 1988, his second year at the university, he became an early organizer in the widespread protests against military ruler Ne Win. On 16 March, he helped organize what the democracy movement would later name the "Red Bridge protest," during which riot police allegedly killed more than 100 protesters. On 22 March, he and his brother Win Kywe were arrested for their role and detained in Insein Prison until July. These protests culminated in a general strike which began on 8 August, giving the "8888 Uprising" its name. Htay Kywe acted as a spokesman for the movement, giving an interview to BBC News. Following th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assistance Association For Political Prisoners
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Tatmadaw
The Tatmadaw, also known as the Sit-Tat, is the armed forces of Myanmar (formerly Burma). It is administered by the Ministry of Defence and composed of the Myanmar Army, the Myanmar Navy and the Myanmar Air Force. Auxiliary services include the Myanmar Police Force, the Border Guard Forces, the Myanmar Coast Guard, and the People's Militia Units. Since independence in 1948, the Tatmadaw has faced significant ethnic insurgencies, especially in Chin, Kachin, Kayin, Kayah, and Shan states. General Ne Win took control of the country in a 1962 coup d'état, attempting to build an autarkic society called the Burmese Way to Socialism. Following the violent repression of nationwide protests in 1988, the military agreed to free elections in 1990, but ignored the resulting victory of the National League for Democracy and imprisoned its leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The 1990s also saw the escalation of the conflict involving Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State due ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Myanmar Coup D'état
A coup d'état in Myanmar began on the morning of 1 February 2021, when Elections in Myanmar, democratically elected members of the country's ruling party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), were deposed by the Tatmadaw, Myanmar's military, which then vested power in a State Administration Council, military junta. Acting President of Myanmar Myint Swe proclaimed a year-long state of emergency and declared power had been transferred to Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior general (Myanmar), Senior General Min Aung Hlaing. It declared the results of the 2020 Myanmar general election, November 2020 general election invalid and stated its intent to hold a Next Myanmar general election, new election at the end of the state of emergency. The coup d'état occurred the day before the Assembly of the Union, Parliament of Myanmar was to swear in the members elected in the 2020 election, thereby preventing this from occurring. President Win Myint and State Counsellor of My ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aye Ne Win
Aye Ne Win (; born on 15 November 1976) is a Burmese businessman and former political inmate who spent 11 years in prison for a high treason with plotting to overthrow the Senior General Than Shwe' regime in 2002 along with his two brothers and father, and was released in 2013. He is the grandson of former dictator Ne Win. Career Aye Ne Win founded a gang named Scorpion, which earned notoriety for committing terrors, abuse, and harassment of the public. In 2002, he and his two brothers Kyaw Ne Win, Zwe Ne Win and father Aye Zaw Win were found guilty of plotting to attempt to stage a coup against the then-military regime led by Senior General Than Shwe. They were sentenced to death and also received a life prison sentence for mutiny. However they had been in prison for 11 years. He was released from prison under a presidential pardon in November 2013. After his release, he has been a prolific user of social media and has been spotted at many public events, including commemorati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyaw Ne Win
Kyaw is a town in Gangaw Township, Pakokku District (Gangaw District), in the north-western part of the Magway Region in Myanmar. It lies on the left (eastern) bank of the Kyaw River. U.S. Army Map Service, October 1961 Transport The railway from to the Myittha River valley runs pastKyaw
Kyaw is a town in Gangaw Township, Pakokku District (Gangaw ...
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Yangon Bus Service
Yangon Bus Service (YBS) is a bus transport network system which started operations on 16 January 2017, serving Myanmar's former capital city of Yangon. It is operated by the Yangon Region Transport Authority (YRTA) until the organisation was abolished on 20 May 2021 and reorganized as Yangon Region Public Transport Committee (YRTC). History Prior to the implementation of the new bus network, Yangon's bus network was overseen by the Yangon Motor Vehicles Supervisory Committee (colloquially referred to as Ma Hta Tha), and served a majority of the city's 2.8 million commuters daily. Private bus companies also ran lines throughout the city at a smaller scale. Of the 7,800 buses registered in Yangon, 4,000 of them plied the streets of Yangon daily, covering over three hundred bus lines. The main reason for the overhaul of the bus network was the increasing number of complaints against bus operators for compromising passengers' safety in a bid to maximise profits, with bus drivers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Myanmar Times
''The Myanmar Times'' ( ), founded in 2000, is the oldest privately owned and operated English-language newspaper in Myanmar. A division of Myanmar Consolidated Media Co., Ltd. (MCM), ''The Myanmar Times'' published weekly English and Burmese-language news journals until March 2015, when the English edition began publishing daily, five days per week. Its head offices are in Yangon, with additional offices in Mandalay and Nay Pyi Taw. As per an announcement at the official website of the newspaper, it stopped nine media services on 21 February 2021 (20 days after the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état) primarily for three months. However, its services are still suspended till now. History Early years ''The Myanmar Times'' was founded by Ross Dunkley, an Australian, and Sonny Swe (Myat Swe) of Myanmar in 2000, making it the only Burmese newspaper to have foreign investment at the time. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
