Thakin Mya
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Thakin Mya
- In this Burmese name, Thakin is an honorific.
| Thakin Mya သခင်မြ |
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| Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office September 1946 – 19 July 1947 |
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| Prime Minister | Aung San |
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| Born | 7 October 1897 Htonbo, Pyay District, British Burma |
| Died | 19 July 1947 (aged 49) Yangon, British Burma |
| Political party | AFPFL |
| Alma mater | University of Rangoon |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Thakin Mya (Burmese: သခင်မြ, pronounced [θəkʰɪ̀ɴ mja̰]; 7 October 1897 – 19 July 1947) was a Burmese lawyer and politician who served as the Minister of Home Affairs in Myanmar's pre-independence government. Mya and six other cabinet ministers (including Prime Minister Aung San) were assassinated on 19 July 1947 in Yangon.[1] July 19 is commemorated each year as the Martyrs' Day in Myanmar.
The Thakin Mya Park in Yangon is named after Thakin Mya.
References
- ^ Tin Naing Toe (18 July 2010). "Brief Biographies of the Martyrs" (in Burmese). Bi-Weekly Eleven (Weekly Eleven Publishing Group). http://www.news-eleven.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3827:2010-07-18-03-26-08&catid=78:2009-11-13-06-25-17&Itemid=135.
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