Thakin Soe

In Burmese names, Thakin is an honorific, not a surname.
Thakin Soe
Personal details
Born 1906
Died 6 May 1989 (1989-05-07) (aged 82)
Nationality Myanmar
Occupation Politician, soldier
Known for One of the Founders of the Communist Party of Burma

Thakin Soe (Burmese: သခင်စိုး, pronounced: [θəkʰiɴ só]; 1906-6 May 1989) was a founding member of the Communist Party of Burma, formed in 1939.,[1] Soe spent most of his life underground and for a time led the Red Flag Communist Party. He was captured by Government forces in 1970 but released in a 1974 amnesty by the military Government of Gen. Ne Win.[2] After nationwide demonstrations against Ne Win's government in 1988, Soe became the patron of the Unity and Peace Party, which he hoped would contest in the 1990 elections.

References

  1. Lintner, Bertil. The Rise and Fall of the Communist Party of Burma (CPB). Southeast Asia Program series, no. 6. Ithaca, N.Y.: Southeast Asia Program, Cornell University, 1990. p. 6
  2. "Thakin Soe, Burmese Communist, 83". The New York Times. 1989-05-06.
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