Thakin Lwin
Burmese honorific, Thakin Lwin ( my, သခင်လွင်, ; 5 November 1914 – 20 December 1996) was a Burmese politician and trade unionist, writer and journalist. He was a leading member of the anti-colonial Dobama Asiayone movement,Thakin Lwin Passed Away At His Home In Rangoon' a parliamentarian, the president of the Trade Union Congress (Burma) and a prominent leader of the Burma Workers and Peasants Party. Early life Lwin was born in Zigon, Tharrawaddy District, in 1914 to a family of traders.Lintner, Bertil. 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. 62Kyaw Zaw Win A history of the Burma Socialist Party (1930–1964)' He finished high school in 1936. Political life Pre-war Lwin served as the secretary of the Oilfield Workers' Association between 1938 and 1941. Lwin's discourse for organising workers was based on a combination of nationalism and communa ...
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Tharrawaddy District
Tharrawaddy or Thayarwady District ( my, သာယာဝတီခရိုင်) is a district of the Bago Division in central Burma (Myanmar). The capital lies at Tharrawaddy, Burma. Townships The district contains the following townships: #Tharrawaddy Township #Letpadan Township # Minhla Township #Monyo Township #Okpho Township #Gyobingauk Township #Zigon Township #Nattalin Township Nattalin is a township in Tharrawaddy District in the Bago Region of Burma.