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


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About U Thaung

  • 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.

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