U Tin Tut
| U Tin Tut | |
|---|---|
| Native name | ဦးတင်ထွတ် |
| Born | July 11, 1930 Einme, Irrawaddy Division, Burma |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Burmese |
| 🎓 Alma mater | University of Rangoon Yangon University |
| 💼 Occupation | Politician |
| 🏛️ Political party | National League for Democracy |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Daw Tin Tin Myine (Undated.) |
| 👴 👵 Parent(s) | Zhong Yong Kong (Hakka Chinese descent), Daw Thein Mya |
U Tin Tut (Former MP-elect for Einme-1).[1] (Burmese: တင်ထွတ်) born July 11, 1930 (Age 90) in Einme (Burmese: အိမ်မဲမြို့), Irrawaddy Division, the lowest expanse of land in Burma. He was a member of Central Executive Committee for the National League for Democracy. He was imprisoned by the military government for almost seven years for his involvement and his leadership position in the NLD.
Early life
He was born on July 11, 1930 in Einme (Burmese: အိမ်မဲမြို့), Irrawaddy Division, Burma. He graduated with B.A.(L.L.B) from the Rangoon Arts and Science University. He is married to Tin Tin Myine and the couple has four sons. He worked as a registrar for Rangoon Institute of Dental Medicine and Institute of Medicine (1), Rangoon.
Politics
Tin Tut became involved in politics as a student leader at Rangoon University Students Union (RUSU). Senior Advisor of Members of Parliament Union (MPU) Member, Information and Public Relations Committee of National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma (NCGUB)
U Tin Tut was arrested on 23 October 1990 and found guilty of high treason as a co-author of the NLD’s Three Ways to Attain Power (Three Strategies Paper). He was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment on 15 May 1991 for co-authorship of a seditious paper entitled 'Three Ways to Attain Power'[2]. He was imprisoned[3] for seven years[4].
In the 1990 Burmese general election, he was elected as a Pyithu Hluttaw MP, winning a majority of 19,441 valid votes (62% of the votes)[5], but was never allowed to assume his seat and was banned from politics. After leaving prison in 1996, he moved to Australia[6]
External links
He fears for his leader, Suu Kyi, but is sustained by hope Hansard - Parliament of NSW
References
- ↑ https://www.hrw.org/reports//pdfs/b/burma/burma957.pdf
- ↑ http://hrlibrary.umn.edu/commission/country52/65-mmr.htm
- ↑ https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/asa16/034/1990/en/
- ↑ https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/196000/asa160101991en.pdf
- ↑ https://www.burmalibrary.org/sites/burmalibrary.org/files/obl/docs/MPs_in_exile_Biography1.htm
- ↑ Page 24 - http://www.burmalibrary.org/docs21/To_Stand_and_be_Counted-red.pdf
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