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In this Burmese name, Saw is an honorific, not a given name.
Saw Ba U Gyi
စီၤဘးအူကၠံ
2nd President of the Karen National Union (Kawthoolei)
In office 1945–1950
Premier
Ba Maw
Minister for Transport and Communications of Burma
In office February 1947 – April 1947
Minister of Revenue of British Burma
In office 1937–1939
Personal details
Born
1905 (1905) Bassein, British Burma
Died
12 August 1950 (1950-08-13) (aged 45) near Kawkareik, Burma
Nationality
Kawthoolese
Alma mater
Cambridge University
Occupation
Politician, lawyer
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Saw Ba U Gyi (S'gaw Karen: စီၤဘးအူကၠံ, Burmese: စောဘဦးကြီး[sɔ́ba̰ʔúdʑí]; 1905 – 12 August 1950) was the first President of the Karen National Union.[1] Ba U Gyi graduated with a bachelor's degree from Cambridge University in 1925 and studied law in England, passing the English bar in 1927.[2] From 1937 to 1939, he served as the Minister of Revenue of British Burma, and from February to April 1947, as the Minister for Transport and Communications of Burma.[2] He was killed in an ambush by the Burmese Army on 12 August 1950.[2]
Ba U Gyi's four principles are still held as the guiding Principles of the Revolution of the Karen National Union:[3]
Surrender is out of the question
The recognition of the Karen State must be completed.
We shall retain our arms.
We shall decide our own political destiny.
^"Our Fallen Heroes". Karen National Union. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
^ abcKeenan, Paul (March 2008). "Saw Ba U Gyi - Voice of the Revolution" (PDF). Karen History and Culture Preservation Society. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
^"Objectives". Karen National Union. 23 November 2009. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
SawBaUGyi (S'gaw Karen: စီၤဘးအူကၠံ, Burmese: စောဘဦးကြီး [sɔ́ ba̰ ʔú dʑí]; 1905 – 12 August 1950) was the first President of the Karen National Union...
minister U Nu and Karen leader SawBaUGyi toured the Irrawaddy delta to defuse escalation. Ordered by Gen. Smith Dun and with permission of U Nu, local...
SawBaUGyi, the first President of the Karen National Union. A species of gecko, Hemidactylus karenorum, is named in honour of the Karen people. U Thuzana...
militias. Prime minister U Nu and Karen leader SawBaUGyi attempted to de-escalate by touring the delta. To build newfound trust, U Nu allowed the KNDO to...
(KNDO, later the Karen National Liberation Army). After the killing of SawBaUGyi in 1950, the first president of the Karen National Union (KNU), the group...
militias. Prime minister U Nu and Karen leader SawBaUGyi attempted to de-escalate by touring the delta. To build newfound trust, U Nu allowed the KNDO to...
militias. Prime minister U Nu and Karen leader SawBaUGyi attempted to de-escalate by touring the delta. To build newfound trust, U Nu allowed the KNDO to...
(Tiger) from the famous Burmese Draughts player in Mandalay, Ba Than Gyi (known as "Kyar" Ba Than Gyi) who taught him the tactics and strategy of the game. He...
Rifles. He is believed to have personally killed Karen rebel leader SawBaUGyi. Sein Lwin had a reputation as being a henchman for General Ne Win. He...
Suu Kyi). Duwa (ဒူးဝါး): Used for Kachin chiefs. Gyi (ကြီး): Suffix used to show respect (e.g., Khin-gyi Pyaw). Khun (ခွန်): Used for Shan men (of Kengtung...
born to U San Tun and Daw Saw Khin of Wakema, Myaungmya District, British Burma. He attended Myoma High School in Yangon, and received a B.A. from Rangoon...
June 1901 in Natmauk to U Pha, a lawyer, and his wife Daw Suu. He was the eldest of nine children. He studied at Sayagyi U Wa Gyi School in Natmauk, and...
Fundation of Mergui Hla Pe Hmawbi Saya Thein Hsu Shin Htin Gyi Journal Kyaw Ma Ma Lay Journal Kyaw U Chit Maung James Hla Kyaw Ju Professor Dr. Daw Kay Thi...
increased tension in the Irrawaddy delta. Prime minister U Nu and Karen leader SawBaUGyi attempted to de-escalate by allowing the Karen National Defence...
Maung, cartoonists UBa Galay, U Hein Soon and UBa Gyan, artist U Ohn Lwin and weightlifters Ka-ya bala U Shein, U Zaw Weik and U Ne Win. The Thuriya...
titled: 'The Day of the Tiger' based on his nickname 'Big Tiger' (Kyah gyiBa Swe) since his university days in the 1930s as a student leader. His name...
event was held at Thein Pyu Stadium in Rangoon. Phyu Gyi was the son of wrestler U Gani and Daw Saw She. He was a muslim and had seven children. Three of...
by Minister of Home Affairs UBa and administered by U Thein Maung (Ohn Khaing) and U Tun Yin. Together with Phyu Lay Gyi, Kyar Aye Sein, Paw Sa, Pyi...
and 1990s. May Thit was born on 1925 to parents, Municipal Officer, U Ko Ko Gyi and Daw Than Shwe in Bago, British Burma. She studied education until...
Association). Other members of the group included Aung San and U Nu. In 1941 Ne Win, as a member of the Ba Sein-Tun Ok (Socialist) faction of the Dobama, was one...
the name of one of Aung San's assassins was "Yan Gyi Aung". Aung San's parents were U Phar and Daw Su. U Phar was a lawyer who was described by others as...
(alias) Min Saw Mon (1404-1434), BaSaw Pru (1459-1482) Min BaGyi (alias) Min Bin Gyi (1531-1553)Thadoe Thudama Raza (alias) Min Raza Gyi (1593-1612)...
diverse. Min Khayi (Ali Khan) was the first to challenge Bengali hegemony. BaSaw Phyu (Kalima Shah) defeated Bengal Sultan Rukunuddin Barbak Shah in 1459...
the socialists led by U Nu and Kyaw Nyein within the AFPFL. In February 1947, Ba Thein Tin and communist student leader Aung Gyi attended the British Empire...
the governorship in 1325 by assassinating Gov. Saw Hnit. While he remained a nominal vassal of Pinya, Ba ruled the region like a sovereign ruler for the...
A Defence of the Chronicles. Oxford: The Asoka Society. Kala, U (1724). Maha Yazawin Gyi (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2006, 4th printing ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei...
Nyein Gyi, Shwe Pyi Aye, Khin Myint Gyi and Saw Mya Aye Kyi. She also learned traditional Burmese dance from Lakshna U Kyaw, Sein Op and Thein Op. She has...
alleged intoxication, but was informed that the instruction came from "Aba Gyi" or "Great Father"—a term used to refer to Senior General Than Shwe. Than...
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