U Thaung, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

U Thaung

Burmese journalist

Date of Birth: 04-Oct-1926

Place of Birth: Nyaung-U, Myanmar

Date of Death: 03-Apr-2008

Profession: writer, journalist

Nationality: Myanmar

Zodiac Sign: Libra

U Thaung (born as "Aung Bala", 4 October 1926, Nyaung Oo, Burma; died 3 April 2008, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA) was a Burmese author and journalist.
In 1957, he founded the newspaper Kyemon, which quickly became the most popular in Burma.
In 2000, he was named one of the International Press Institute's 50 World Press Freedom Heroes of the past half-century.