Shwe Ohn (1923-2010) was an ethnic Shan politician and co-founder of the

Union Democratic Party The Union Democratic Party ( my, ပြည်ထောင်စုဒီမိုကရေစီပါတီ, abbreviated UDP) is a Burmese political party founded in 2008. It was formally registered in May 2010, with headquarters in Bahan Township, ...

, which contested the

2010 Burmese general election General elections were held in Myanmar on 2010, in accordance with the new constitution, which was approved in a referendum held in . The election date was announced by the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) on . The elections were the ...

. He participated in the

Panglong Conference The Panglong Conference ( my, ပင်လုံညီလာခံ), held in February 1947, was a historic meeting that took place at Panglong in the Shan States in Burma between the Shan, Kachin and Chin ethnic minority leaders and Aung San, h ...

and was an advocate for

federalism Federalism is a combined or compound mode of government that combines a general government (the central or "federal" government) with regional governments (Province, provincial, State (sub-national), state, Canton (administrative division), can ...

in Burma. In his final years, he began working on an autobiography, in spite of being diagnosed with liver cancer. The book, entitled ''Union Traveler'', was published in May 2011. He died from complications of

liver cancer Liver cancer (also known as hepatic cancer, primary hepatic cancer, or primary hepatic malignancy) is cancer that starts in the liver. Liver cancer can be primary (starts in liver) or secondary (meaning cancer which has spread from elsewhere to th ...

at his home in Yangon's

Sanchaung Township Sanchaung Township ( my, စမ်းချောင်းမြို့နယ် ) is in the north central part of Yangon. The township comprises 18 wards, and shares borders with Kamayut Township in the north, Kamayut township and Bahan Townshi ...

on 20 August 2010. He was buried at

Yayway Cemetery Yayway Cemetery ( my, ရေဝေးသုသာန်, also spelt Yeway Cemetery) is a cemetery located in North Okkalapa Township, Yangon, Myanmar. The cemetery is the final resting place of many prominent Burmese. The cemetery is maintained ...

in Yangon.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Shwe Ohn Burmese politicians People from Shan State 1923 births 2010 deaths Burmese people of Shan descent Deaths from liver cancer