Subodh Chandra Mukherjee (1918–1959) was a

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leader of the Burmese Independence campaign of

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origin.

Early life

Subodh Mukherjee was born in

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, Bangladesh in 1918. His father was Debendranath Mukherjee and mother's name was Charubala Devi.

Revolutionary activities

He was a member of Bengali Student Association. This association played a vital role in Burmese Independence and Chattagram Youth Revolt. Other important members of the Bengali Student Association were

H. N. Goshal Hamendrnath Goshal ( bn, হেমেন্দ্রনাথ ঘোষাল; 1915–1967), also known as Harinarayan Ghoshal or Thakin Ba Tin ( my, သခင်ဘတင်, ), was a communist politician and trade union leader in Burma, of Ben ...

, Dr. Amar Nag, Barin De, Sadhon Banerjee, Gopal Munsi, Amar De. Mukherjee became an important leader of the

Communist Party of Burma The Communist Party of Burma (CPB), also known as the Burma Communist Party (BCP), is a clandestine communist party in Myanmar (Burma). It is the oldest existing political party in the country. Founded in 1939, the CPB initially fought aga ...

and Trade union movement of British Burma. He was also present in the foundation meeting of the party in 1940 along with

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 ...

Thakin Soe Thakin Soe ( my, သခင်စိုး, ; 1906 – 6 May 1989) was a founding member of the Communist Party of Burma, formed in 1939 and a leader of Anti-Fascist Organisation. He is regarded as one of Burma's most prominent communist leaders. ...

Than Tun Than Tun ( my, သန်းထွန်း, ; 6 April 1923 – 30 November 2005) was an influential Burma, Burmese historian as well as an outspoken critic of the State Peace and Development Council, military junta of Burma. For his lifelong co ...

. He was elected as the president of the All Burma Trade Union Congress and latter became a prominent leader of

Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League The Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League (AFPFL), ; abbreviated , ''hpa hsa pa la'' was the dominant political alliance in Burma from 1945 to 1958. It consisted of political parties and mass and class organizations. The league evolved out of t ...

Death

The Burmese Police had placed a bounty on his head for 1,00,000. He was assassinated in 1959 and beheaded by the army. His headless picture was published in the local newspapers of

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mukherjee, Subodh Indian communists Communist Party of Burma politicians 1918 births 1959 deaths Burmese people of Bengali descent