Ba Win (; ; born San Tin (; ; 10 June 1901 – 19 July 1947), best known as U Ba Win (; ), was a Burmese politician, and Minister of Trade in the

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. He was the eldest

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Aung San Aung San (, ; 13 February 191519 July 1947), known honorifically as '' Bogyoke'' Aung San, was a Burmese politician, independence activist and revolutionary. He was instrumental in Myanmar's struggle for independence from British rule, but he w ...

, and was

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together with his youngest

during an Executive Council

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on 19 July 1947. 19 July is commemorated each year as the

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Biography

He was born San Tin (စံတင်), on 10 June 1901 in Natmauk to U Pha, a

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, and his wife Daw Suu. He was the eldest of nine children. He studied at Sayagyi U Wa Gyi School in Natmauk, and received a

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from the

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. He became a

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at the National School in

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. In 1936 he married Khin Saw, daughter of U Ant, a

and landowner and Daw Shwe May. He became the

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at the National School in Phyu from 1941 to 1942. He was Minister of Ministry of Trade. He was survived by his wife Khin Saw and six children.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ba Win 1901 births 1947 deaths Assassinated Burmese politicians People murdered in Myanmar Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League politicians Deaths by firearm in Myanmar State of Burma University of Yangon alumni People from Magway Division Burmese people of World War II Family of Aung San Politicians assassinated in the 1940s