Mahn Ba Khaing ( my, မန်းဘခိုင် ; 26 October 1903 – 19 July 1947) was a

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who served as the Minister of Industry and Labour in

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's pre-independence government. He was assassinated on 19 July 1947 and was recognized as one of the nine Burmese national martyrs.

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, acting

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, is one of his grandchildren.

Early life and education

Born in Yontalin Village,

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on 26 October 1903, Mahn Ba Khaing was the fifth son of Mahn Pe Kone, the village head, and

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Pu. He was educated at the American Baptist Missionary School in

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before leaving the school in 1920.

Political career and death

Mahn Ba Khaing was elected as a parliamentarian for northern Pathein region in 1937. He served as chairman of the Karen Youth Organisation. When the

Aung San Aung San (, ; 13 February 191519 July 1947) was a Burmese politician, independence activist and revolutionary. He was instrumental in Myanmar's struggle for independence from British rule, but he was assassinated just six months before his go ...

-led interim government was formed in 1946, Mahn Ba Khaing was appointed as the Minister of Industry and Labour. He and eight others (including Prime Minister

) were assassinated on 19 July 1947 in

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(nowadays Secretariat Yangon).

References

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