BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES OF ELECTED MPs
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Kachin State |
Location: Kachin State lies in the northern part of
Myanmar formerly known as Burma. It shares borders with People's Republic of
China in the north and east; Shan State and Sagaing Division in the east and
Sagaing Division and India in the west. It lies between North Latitude 23° 27'
and 28° 25' Longitude 96° 0' and 98° 44' . The area of the State is 34,379 sq
miles.
Climate: Kachin State lies on the north of the line of Tropic of
Cancer. Hence, the climate of the southern part is warm-temperate and wet
whereas the northern part has cold-temperate and wet climate. Highest mountains
in the north are always covered with snow. In the lowland areas, the average
temperature in summer being 80°F (26.6° C) and in winter the temperature is a
little more than 60°F (26.6° C). There is heavy downpour in the rainy season
and little amount of rain in winter. The rainfall in Bhamo is 60 inches. about
80 inches in Myitkyina and over 160 inches in Putao, in the northernmost part.
Population, inhabitants, religion and dialects: The population of
Kachin State is over 1.2 million. Population density is 34 persons per square
mile. The hills and mountains are sparsely populated whereas the plains are
densely. There are 100 or more per square mile. The inhabitants are racial
group such as Kachin, Bamar, Shan, Chin, Naga, etc. The distribution by
religion is 57.8% Buddhists, 36.4% Christians and the remaining people are
Hindu and Muslim faithful and those of other religious Faiths. The majority of
the people there speak Myanmar, racial dialects such as Jinphaw, Rawan, Lisu,
Lacheik, etc, are also spoken.
Organization of districts, townships and villages: The three
districts constituted in the Kachin State are Myitkyina, Bhamo and Putao. The
number of townships and wards and village tracts constituted are 18 and 709
respectively. The capital of the state is Myitkyina.
NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR DEMOCRACY (NLD)
v
Name:
U Pu Htwe (Bamaw Nyo New)
Constituency: Bhamo
(Eligible Voters 48,181; Votes Cast 32,055; Valid Votes 27,550; Number of
Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 27 December 1922
Father: U Suu
On 17 March 1997, the Election Commission announced that U Pu Htwe had resigned
as an MP. It is understood that the SLORC used intimidation to force him to
resign. U Pu Htwe participated in the 1938 Strike as a rural organiser of the
Asian Youth Association (AYA) and began his literary career in 1945 under the
pen name Bamaw Nyo Nwe. In 1963 he won the National Literary Award for his
poem entitled Dawn. In 1948 was
the secretary of Bhamo District Teachers Association. He worked as a middle
school teacher, high school teacher and education supervisor from 1949-1955 and
again as a high school teacher from 1962-1983. U Pu Htwe received 19,433 valid
votes as 71 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Tin Myint
Constituency: Kamaing
(Eligible Voters 11,327; Votes Cast 5,755; Valid Votes 5,208; Number of
Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 23 March 1924
Place of Birth: Kyaiklat, Irrawaddy Division
Parents: U Aye Maung and Daw Thein Yin
U Tin Myint was educated up to tenth standard at Shin Ardeitsawuntha National
School in Pazundaung, Rangoon. He participated in various military campaigns
from 1942-45, firstly fighting alongside the Japanese against the British, and
then fighting the Japanese as a soldier in
the Burma Independence Army (BIA), Burma Defense Army (BDA) and Patriotic
Burmese Force (PBF). After the Japanese occupation, he was arrested while
serving as the vice-chairman of the Pegu District Organising Committee of the
PBF. He was released when the government headed by Gen Aung San came into
power. U Tin Myint worked as a merchant from 1948-1957. He was the
joint-general secretary of Pegu District War Veteran Organisation and was
awarded the Star of Independence (First Class) for his efforts in bringing
independence to Burma. U Tin Myint received 2,550 valid votes as 49 % in the
1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Maphang Hsin
Constituency: Khawbude
(Eligible Voters 5,997; Votes Cast 3,381; Valid Votes 3,180; Number
of Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 1953
Place of Birth: Khawbude,
Parents: U Khiarkyaw and Daw Hturan Htanchan
On 22 December 1991, several MPs from Kachin State, including U Maphang Hsin, U
N Nan Gam, U Yaw Hsi, U Kyar Mya and U Kyaw Maung, left Myitkyina, the state
capital, and went underground. They fled to the Kachin Independence
Organisation (KIO) controlled area, then on to the Karen National Union (KNU)
base at Manerplaw on the Thai-Burma border. U Maphang Hsin subsequently became
part of the NLD-Liberated Area (Northern Chapter) when it was formed in the
last week of January 1992, at Pajao on the Sino-Burma border. He was part of a
seven-member NLD-LA Organising Committee. U Maphang Hsin, and the other four
representatives who fled in 1991, surrendered to the SLORC on 5 June 1994
following the KIOs cease-fire with the SLORC on eight months earlier. U
Maphang Hsin was educated up to sixth standard, first at Nant Shal Village
Primary School and later at Dukkan Village Middle School, Kachin State.U
Maphang Hsin received 1,317 valid votes as 41 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U N. Nan Gam
Constituency: Machanbaw
(Eligible Voters 6,138; Votes Cast 4,604;
Valid Votes 4,082; Number of Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 4 March 1942
Place of Birth: Shavanga Village, Putao
Parents: U N Nan Tit and Daw Khin Hla
U N. Nan Gam surrendered to the SLORC on 5 June 1994 after fleeing to the
Thai-Burma border in 1991 with four other MPs from Kachin State. He was educated up to ninth standard
at Myitkyina and worked as a teacher at the Inbudau Village State Middle School
in Machanbaw Township. He was the secretary of the Machanbaw Township
Co-operative from 1974-1977. U N. Nan Gam received 1,532 valid votes as 38 % in
the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U J. M. Naula
Constituency: Mansi
(Elegible Voters 7,447; Votes Cast 5,362;
Valid Votes 4,387; Number of Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 21 December 1929
Parents: U Maula San and Daw Phaw Shwe Ral
U J. M. Naula is the vice-chairman of Bamaw Township NLD. He was educated up to
tenth standard at Bamaw State High School and at another private school. His
role in forming the Kachin Student Organisation was crucial, and subsequently
became its first chairman. He worked at the Kachin Tactical Command (2) at
Bamaw as an organiser for the army in 1963, and in 1967 he was a graduate of
the BSPP cadre training. Following the SLORCs coup in 1988, he was fined 200
kyat and imprisoned for one month for subversion. U J M Naula received 2,434 valid
votes as 55 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Thaung Ngwe
Constituency: Moemauk
(Eligible Voters 13,104; Votes Cast 7,602; Valid Votes 6,501; Number of
Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 9 June 1949
Place of Birth: Moemauk
Father: U Khin Maung
The Election Commission announced on 4 March 1992 that U Thaung Ngwe had
resigned as an MP. It is understood that the SLORC used intimidation to force
him to resign. U Thaung Ngwe graduated with a Law degree from Rangoon
University in 1975 and rose to a judicial officer grade (3) in 1985. He
resigned from his job in March 1988 and then worked as an independent lawyer
while serving as the Moemauk Township NLD organiser. (Election Commission Announcement No. 1010 of 4-3-92 permits U
Thaung Ngwe to resign of his own
volition . WPD_5/3/92) U Thaung Ngwe received 2,954 as 45 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name:
U Tun Kyi
Constituency: Mogaung
(Eligible Voters 56,212; Votes Cast 36,124; Valid Votes 29,407; Number of
Candidates 7)
Date of Birth: 25 December 1942
Place of Birth: Mogaung
Parents: U Tun Oak and Daw Shwe
U Tun Kyi was educated up to seventh standard at Mogaung High School. He
actively took part in the 1988 pro-democracy uprising and became the Mogaung
Township NLD organiser when the party was formed. U Tun Kyi received 14,779
valid votes as 50 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Kyaw Maung
Constituency: Mohnyin (1)
(Eligible Voters 40,315; Votes Cast 30,685;
Valid Votes 25,860; Number of Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 7 February 1944
Parents: U Ba Hlaing and Daw Hla Mae
U Kyaw Maung surrendered to the SLORC on 5 June 1994 after fleeing to the
Thai-Burma border in 1991 with four other MPs from Kachin State. He finished high school in 1962 and
became a primary school teacher at Bilu Middle School in Myintkyina. In 1975 he
became the headmaster of the school. He joined the NLD following the 1988
uprising. U Kyaw Maung received 21,641 valid votes as 84 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name:
U Kyar Mya
Constituency: Monhyin (2)
(Eligible Voters 27,468; Votes Cast 19,520; Valid Votes 16,940; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 1940
Place of Birth: Hopin
Parents: U Htin Paw and Daw Aye Nyint
U Kyar Mya surrendered to the SLORC on 5 June 1994 after fleeing to the
Thai-Burma border in 1991 with four other MPs from Kachin State and was secretary of the northern
chapter of the NLD-LA. He was educated up to seventh standard at Hpin State
Middle School and then worked at the Namtee Sugar Mill for eight years. After
the 1988 uprising he became head of the Monhyin Township NLD Organising
Committee. U Kyar Mya received 12,374 valid votes as 73 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name:
U Mya Maung
Constituency: Myitkyina (1)
(Eligible Voters 39,204; Votes Cast 26,003;
Valid Votes 21,837; Number of Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 16 December 1920
Parents: U Sawt and Daw Kun
U Mya Maung passed away on 16 June 1990. He participated in the 1938
Strike and left school in 1939 and became a member of the Dobama Asiayone (We Burma Association). In 1942, he joined the Burma
Independence Army (BIA) at the persuasion of members of the Thirty Comrades
such as Bo Taya and Bo Tauk Htein who were his classmates. During the 1945
campaign against the Japanese he participated in the formation of the Anti
Fascist Organisation (AFO) in
Pyinmana. He went underground in 1948 with the Burma Communist Party (BCP) when
it took up its armed revolt, however he surrendered to the government a year
later along with Bo Taya. In November 1949, he was detained in Rangoon by the
authorities and released in 1951. From then on he worked at the Immigration
Department until his retirement in 1980. (Election Commission Announcement No.
897 of 3-7-90 notes that U Mya Maung died on 16 June 1990 and is thus removed
from the list of Pyithu Hluttaw representatives. (WPD_5/7/90) U Mya Maung
received 10,151 valid votes as 46 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Yaw Hsi
Constituency: Putao
(Eligible Voters 29,900; Votes Cast 21,960; Valid Votes 17,707; Number of
Candidates 8)
Date of Birth: 13 April 1948
Place of Birth: Biwahtan Village, Khawbude
Parents: U Harku and Daw Phaiaibi
U Yaw Hsi is still under detention.U Yaw Hsi surrendered to the SLORC on
5 June 1994 after fleeing to the Thai-Burma border in 1991 with four oiher MPs
from Kachin State. He was educated
up to seventh standard and was in charge of the Marmulae Village Co-operative
from 1982-83. On 1st February 1999, Burmese Military Regime
sentenced U Yaw Hsi to five and a half years imprisonment with hard labour for
possessing a tiny amount of opium oil for medical use.On 1st
February 1999, Burmese military regime sentenced U Yaw Hsi to five and a half
years imprisonment with hard labour for possessing a tiny amount of opium oil
for medical use.U Yaw Hsi was arrested in October 1998 during a raid at his
home in Putao, in which the police found among papers rag soaked with opium oil
.The cloth weighed about 3.4 milligrams.U Yaw Hsi however was arrested and
charged with possessing the illicit drug.According to locals, it is common in
upper Kachin State that they keep small pieces of rags or cloth soaked in opium
oil for use as a traditional cure for dysentery and other minor illness.Despite
the fact that the Burmese military is known to be heavily involved with drug
trafficking, it regularly suppresses small time drug traffickers in the pretest
of anti-narcotic efforts.In the case of U Yaw Hsi, the motive was clearly
political, as the quantity involved was no small, and as the widespread use of
drug for medical purposes is normally of no concern to the military
authorities.U Yaw Hsi has no connestion with narcotics production of dealing in
the area.It appears obvious that he was singled out for prosecution, as he is
an MP from NLD.U Yaw Hsi left for the jungle in 1991 to join up with exiled
NLD-MPs.However, he surrendered to the military in 1994 after the Kachin
Independent Army (KIA) signed a cease-fire agreement with the military
junta.Since his return, the military have wanted to arrest U Yaw Hsi on
political charges but have been unable to do so.This incident is reminiscent of
that of Dr. Tin Min Htut, another NLD-MP from Pantanaw (1), Irrawaddy Division,
who was detained in 1997 for alleged possessing illegal currency because during
a police raid at his home, they found two Singaporean coins in the toy cup his
son was playing with. U Yaw Hsi received 8,695 valid votes as 49 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name:
Daw Sein Tin
Constituency: Shwegu
(Eligible Voters 26,266; Votes Cast 17,790; Valid Votes 15,483; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 1922
Father: U Poe Aung
The Election Commission announced on 23 February 1997 that Daw Sein Tin had
resigned as an MP. It is understood that the SLORC used intimidation to force
her to resign. Daw Sein Tin was part of the NLD boycott of the National
Convention on 28 December 1995. She was involved in the 1938 strike against the
British and was a member of the Asia Youth Association. She passed tenth
standard in Moulmein and worked as a teacher from 1949-1984. Daw Sein Tin
received 11,038 valid votes as 71 % in 1990 election.
v
Name:
U N. Wam Khan Zau Tawng
Constituency: Tanai
(Eligible Voters 8,917; Votes Cast 4,876; Valid Votes 4,319; Number of
Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 15 March 1927
Place of Birth: Innwankhan Village
Father: U N. Wam Kham Zau Aung
U N. Wam Khan Zau Tawng was educated to fourth standard in Myitkhyina and was a
member of the Peoples Volunteer Force (PVF) in Nammar from 1946-1952. He was
also the chairman of Tanai Township Kachin Youth Organisation from 1948-1952. U
N. Wam Khan Zau Tawng served as the chairman of the Tanai Peoples Council
under the BSPP government from 1974-78 and also a part-time member of the
Kachin State Peoples Council from 1970-1980. He joined the NLD after the
August 1988 uprising and became the chairman of Tanai Township NLD.U N. Wam Khan
Zau Tawng received 2,771 valid votes as 64 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
Duwa Zaw Aung
Constituency: Waingmaw
(Eligible Voters 35,741; Votes Cast 24,792; Valid Votes 21,751;
Number of Candidates 8)
Date of Birth: 20 September 1933
Father: Duwa Jah
Duwa Zaw Aung was the chairman of the Kachin State Student Union from
1954-1957. He was also the Bamaw District chairman of the Committee for the
Promotion of Kachin Culture from 1956-1957 and chairman of the Kachin State
Baptist Church from 1982-1987. He was imprisoned and released on 13-8-2001.He was actively participated in
the 1988 democracy uprising and became a local leader in the National League
for Democracy (NLD). He stayed secretly in Rangoon when the Committee
Representing the Peoples Parliament (CRPP) was founded in 1998.In August 1999,
he was arrested by Military Intelligence and sentenced him to 7 years
imprisonment for his writings to religious leaders on the subject of solving
the political deadlock between the military authorities and NLD. Duwa Zau Aung
received 8,229 valid votes as 38 % in the 1990 elections.
Duwa means chief of Kachin
people (Chieftain)
KACHIN
STATE NATIONAL CONGRESS FOR DEMOCRACY (KSNCD)
v
Name:
U G. Bawn Hlan
Constituency: Chiphwe
(Eligible Voters 1,753; Votes Cast 1,417; Valid Votes 1,339; Number of
Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 15 December 1953
Parents: U G Chan Bawn and Daw La Nam
The State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) banned the Kachin State
National Congress for Democracy (KSNCD) on 6 March 1992. Following the 1990
election the unsuccessful National Unity Party (NUP) candidate U Khaw Saung
lodged a protest against U G. Bawn Hlan. The Election Commission launched an
investigation into the complaint which was dismissed. U G. Bawn Hlan passed tenth standard at Myitkyina State High
School No.(3). U G. Bawn Hlan received 496 valid votes as 37 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name:
U Oo Byit Tu
Constituency: Myitkyina (2)
(Eligible Voters 39,894; Votes Cast 22,420; Valid Votes 19,244; Number of
Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 1 June 1920
Place of Birth: Lamaga Village, Swamprabwam
Parents: U Oo Byit Naw On and Daw Daung Grakha
U Oo Byit Tu voluntarily resigned as Kachin State National Congress for
Democracy (KSNCD) chairman and as a Member of Parliament on 13 January 1992. He
joined the Burma Rifle Regiment (2) under the British in 1939 and, while in the
army, continued his education in India. He was with the British army when it
retreated into Assam, India, in 1942 during the Japanese occupation and he
participated in the military campaign against the Japanese in 1944. In 1962, he
became the commander of Burma Rifle Regiment (6) and he retired from the army
in 1965. He then worked as the state manager for the Directorate of Trade and
as Kachin State Inspector-General. In 1980 he served as a mediator between the
Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) and the then Burma Socialist Programme
Party (BSPP) government during their talks. He was detained in January 1991 and
released from Myitkyina Jail on 13-5-92. U Oo Byit Tu received 6,898 valid
votes as 36 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Zau Ein
Constituency: Sumprabum
(Eligible Voters 1,284; Votes Cast 879; Valid Votes 806; Number of
Candidates 2)
Date of Birth: 13 November 1938
Place of Birth: Kyanayan Village, Sumpraburm
Parents: U Sinkhar Naung and Daw Susyel Jar
U Zau Ein voluntarily resigned as an MP on 5 December 1991. He was educated to
tenth standard in Sumpraburm State High School, and was in charge of Sumpraburm
Peoples Co-operative and was the township manager for the Directorate of
Trade. From 1981-1985, he was a part-time member of Myitkyina Peoples Council.
(Election Commission Announcement No. 982 of 5-12-91 authorizes U Zau Ein to
resign. WPD_6/12/91) U Zau Ein received 589 valid votes as 73 % in the 1990
elections.
NATIONAL UNITY PARTY (NUP)
v
Name:
U Mok Myaw Hsan Khawng
Constituency: Hsawlaw
(Eligible Voters 452; Votes Cast 397; Valid Votes 382; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 4 October 1947
Place of Birth: Htawtlan Village, Hsawlaw
Parents: U Khau San and Daw Khau Yaw
U Mok Myaw Hsan Khawng studied at Myitkyina College from 1970-1973 and worked
at Myitkyina Kein Myat Hospital for two years. He was a Burma Socialist
Programme Party (BSPP) Hsawlaw Township Party Unit member from 1975-1988, and
was then appointed secretary of the township party unit. U Mok Myaw Hsan Khawng
received 158 valid votes as 41 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U M. Sinsar
Constituency: Nawngmun
(Eligible Voters 3,850; Votes Cast 3,096;
Valid Votes 2,877; Number of Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 3 June 1925
Place of Birth: Nawngmun
Parents: U Monhaung and Tina
Following the 1988 demonstrations U M. Sinsar became a member of the National
Unity Party (NUP) Central Executive Committee. He was educated to tenth standard and worked as a clerk at the
Kachin State Education Department from 1956-1957 and as a deputy headmaster. He
was a Burma Socialist Programme Party (BSPP) township organiser, a member of
the BSPP Regional Committee for Kachin State and a Central Committee member of
the BSPP. He was also a member of the Pyithu
Hluttaw from 1974-1988, representing the townships of Khawbude, Nawngmun
and Bhamo. U M. Sinsar received 2,231 valid votes as 78 % in the 1990 elections.
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Kayah State |
Location: Kayah
State is situated in eastern Burma and bounded on the north by Shan State. on
the east by Thailand and on the south and west by Karen State. It lies approximately
between 18° 30' and 19° 55' north latitude and between 94°40' and 97° 93' east
longitute. The area is 4,530 sq miles.
Being a section of eastern plateau, its bed-rocks are of igneous
stratified and metamorphic types. Relating with those rocks, alabaster, tin,
wolfram, shellac are found. Red earth is mostly found. There are fertile paddy
lands in Loikaw plains through which Balu stream flows.
Climate: The
highland area has the wet climate of mild-hot regions and the low-lying areas
have the climate of Savanna and monsoon climate of the tropical regions. In
winter, the average temperature of the highland areas is below 40°F (4.4°C) and
that of the low lying areas is 62.6°F (17°C). In May, the hottest month, the
average temperature is 77.4°F (25°C). The annual rainfall in low-lying areas is
about 38.43 inches. The highland areas get more rain.
Population, inhabitants, religion and dialects: The estimated
population in 1996 had been over 240,000 and the population density is about 53
persons per sq mile. The population
density in Loikaw and Dimawhso Townships where there are vast plains, is more
than 100 persons per sq mile. Mountainous townships are sparsely populated. The
resident national races are Kayah, Kayan (Padaung), Paye, Yinbaw, Yinkale, Paki
Karen and small racial groups such as Manumanao, Gaykho, Gaybar etc. In
addition, there are few numbers of Shan, Intha, Bamar living along Balu stream
in the north. Pa-o nationals can be found on surrounding hills.
Organization of districts, townships, villages and wards: Loikaw and
Bawlake districts are constituted with seven townships. There are 106 wards and
village-tracts. The area of the State is 4,529.564 sq miles. The capital of the
state is Loikaw.
NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR DEMOCRACY (NLD)
v
Name:
U Bo Thin
Constituency: Loikaw (1)
(Eligible Voters 19,854; Votes Cast 12,659; Valid Votes 11,647;
Number of Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 26 November 1936
Father: U Ba Thaung
On 13 January 1997, the Election Commission announced that U Bo Thin had
resigned as an MP. It is understood that the State Law and Order Restoration
Council (SLORC) used intimidation to force him to resign. He joined the
National League for Democracy (NLD) after the August 1988 uprising.U Bo Thin
was the general secretary of the Kayah State Students Union and he worked for
the Loikaw Trade Corporation in 1968. He was also the deputy chairman of the
Loikaw Township Co-operative as well as a member of the Kayah State Council and
a part-time member of the Kayah State Judiciary. U Bo Thin received 6,184 valid
votes as 53 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Teddy Buri
Constituency: Loikaw (2)
(Eligible Voters 21,536; Votes Cast 12,272;
Valid Votes 10,688; Number of Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 19 December 1944
Father: U Maung Maung Kyaw
U Teddy Buri left Burma in 1994 and
subsequently joined Burmas government in exile, the National Coalition
Government of the Union of Burma (NCGUB) on the Thai-Burma border. He was
appointed Minister of the Prime Ministers office on 27 July 1995, and was made
NCGUB Minister for Asia/Pacific Affairs in July 1997. He is also chairman of
the Foreign Affairs Committee of National Council of the Union of Burma (NCUB)
and Members of Parliament Union (MPU).U Teddy Buri graduated in English at
Rangoon University in 1967. He was a teacher at Loikaw State High School from
1968-1969 and worked at the Lawpita Hydro-electric Power Plant from 1973-1975.
He was a Central Executive Committee member of the Burma Socialist Programme
Party (BSPP) Kayah State Council from 1975-1978, and was the general secretary
of the Kayah State Co-operative from
1987-1988. U Teddy Buri received 6,182 valid votes as 58 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name: U Saw Oo Reh
Constituency: Phruso
(Eligible Voters 9,237; Votes Cast 3,330; Valid Votes 2,739; Number of Candidates
4)
Date of Birth: 30 August 1928
Father: U Toe Reh
U Saw Oo Reh was imprisoned in Loikaw, Kayah State, and is suffering from
serious diabetes and kidney problems and released on 21 June 2002.He was freed
from Loikaw correctional facility in Kayah State on ground of humanitarian
consideration out of his sickness suffered in the prison. He was hospitalised
in July 1997 as a result of his health problems and, although in shackles, was
tied to his hospital bed. U Saw Oo Reh was arrested on 18 December 1996 and
charged with financially supporting the outlawed Karenni National Progressive
Party (KNPP) and writing a book entitled The Crisis of Kayah State and Causes of Civil War in Burma. He
was charged under the Association with
Illegal Organisations Act and the 1962
Printing and Publishing Act, and sentenced to 17 years imprisonment. Prior
to his arrest, on 28 November 1996 the Election Commission announced that U Saw
Oo Reh had resigned as an MP. It is understood that the SLORC used intimidation
to force him to resign. He joined the National League for Democracy (NLD) after
the August 1988 uprising and was a member of the Kayah State Organising
Committee. He was then a Central Committee member of the NLD and boycotted the
National Convention on 28 December 1995. U Saw Oo Reh was educated up to
seventh standard and during World War II he served as sergeant with
spider-badge paratroop unit 136. He was a candidate in the 1960 election, and
was a representative of the Pyithu Hluttaw
from 1974-1978 for Phruso Township, Kayah State. U Saw Oo Reh received
1,070 valid votes as 39 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Aung Tin
Constituency: Shadaw
(Eligible Voters 2,546; Votes Cast 871;
Valid Votes 735; Number of Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 30 August 1935
Father: U Ba Aung
U Aung Tin joined the National League for Democracy (NLD) following the August
1988 uprising. He studied up to ninth standard and from 1954-1956 worked for
the Electric Power Corporation. He was then the deputy in charge of the Agriculture
and Farm Products Trading Corporation and has worked as a merchant since 1967.
U Aung Tin received 417 valid votes as 57 % in the 1990 elections.
KAYAH STATE ALL NATIONALITIES LEAGUE FOR DEMOCRACY (KSNLD)
v
Name: U
Khin Maung Cho
Constituency: Dimawhso (1)
(Eligible Voters 12,187; Votes Cast 5,658;
Valid Votes 4,778; Number of Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 1939
Place of Birth: Nanpae Khon Village
Parents: U Saung and Daw Nan Myat
U Khin Maung Cho became an independent MP after the SLORC banned the Kayah
State All Nationalities League for Democracy (KSNLD) with order 8/92 on 18
March 1992. The National Convention Convening Commission dismissed him from the
Convention for allegedly having unauthorised discussions. U Khin Maung Cho is a
former Central Executive Committee member of the KSNLD. He worked as a civil
servant for the Kayah State Trade Corporation from 1964-1967 and then worked as
a merchant. U Khin Maung Cho received 2,298 valid votes as 48 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name: U
Victor Lay
Constituency: Dimawhso (2)
(Eligible Voters 12,209; Votes Cast 8,535;
Valid Votes 7,044; Number of Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 19 July 1949
Parents: U A Mya Lay and Daw Layte Shar
U Victor Lay became an independent MP after the SLORC banned the Kayah State
All Nationalities League for Democracy (KSNLD) in 1992. He graduated from
Pyinmana Agricultural Science Institute in 1973 and from the Taunggyi Teacher
Training Course in 1975. U Victor Lay received 4,614 valid votes as 66 % in the
1990 elections.
NATIONAL
UNITY PARTY (NUP)
v
Name: U
Aung Thein
Constituency: Bawlake
(Eligible Voters 2,575; Votes Cast 1,831;
Valid Votes 1,426; Number of Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 1940
Place of Birth: Loikaw
Father: U San Sint
U Aung Thein completed high school at Loikaw State High School in 1961 and worked
as a clerk at the District Administrative Office from 1961-1971. He was then a
committee member, secretary and chairman of Bawlake Township Burma Socialist
Programme Party (BSPP) Party Unit, as well as a secretary of the BSPP Regional
Committee and a member of the BSPP Central Committee. He was elected to the Pyithu Hluttaw in 1981 as a
representative of Phasawng Township. U Aung Thein received 697 valid votes as
49 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Saw Tar Rutu
Constituency: Phasawng
(Eligible Voters 7,753; Votes Cast 3,574;
Valid Votes 3,121; Number of Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 24 December 1939
Place of Birth: Lokharlo Village, Phasawng
Father: U Saw Tin Ray
U Saw Tar Rutu graduated from Rangoon University in 1968 with a Bachelor of
Science degree in Chemistry. He worked at the Mawchee Mine Project, Kayah
State, and attended the Burma Socialist Programme Party (BSPP)s basic
political course in 1970. In 1972 he worked as the secretary of Phasawng Township Security and Administrative
Committee and was the chairman of Phasawng Township Peoples Council from
1974-1985. He was the chairman of Phasawng Township BSPP Party Unit from
1985-1988. U Saw Tar Rutu received 1,621 valid votes as 52 % in the 1990
elections.
|
Karen State |
Location: Located
between latitudes 15° 45' north and 19° 25' north and longitudes 96° 10' east
and 98° 28' east. Karen State shares the border with Yamethin District, Shan
State and Kayah State in the north, Toungoo, Thaton and Moulmein districts in
the west, Ye Township in the south and Thailand
in the east. The area of the State is 11,731 sq-miles.
Climate: Karen State has a
hot and humid climate because of the mountain ranges that lie in its backdrop
and its location, which is near the sea, in the tropics. The temperature of the
hottest month in eastern mountain regions never falls below 71.9° F. Lowlands
in the west and south of the state are located in the tropical monsoon climate.
The lowest annual rainfall in the region is 120 inches and the highest is 190
inches. The regions get most of the rain in summer. Some of the rivers and
creeks in Karen State are flowing from south to north due to the location of
mountains. The main rivers in the state are Thanlwin, Thaungyin and Attaran
rivers.
Population, inhabitant, languages and religion: National races such
as Karen, Bamar, Pa-O, Shan, Mon and Rakhine are residing in the state which
has a population of 1,431,377. The main religions are Buddhism. Christian and
Leke. The word Karen is the collective name for all or Sawhaw (Sakaw), Sho
(Poe) and Bwe national races. Descended from Tibet-Myanmar dialect group,
Karens gradually entered Burma in Seventh AD or Eighth AD from east of Toungoo.
The six different families of Kayin nationals are Sawhaw (Sakaw), Sho (Poe),
Bwe, Padaung, Kayinni and Zayein. They can be also defined as northern Karens
and southern Karens based on the regions they are living in. Bwes are northern
Karens and Sawhaws (Sakaws) and Shos (Poes) are southern Karens. Though there
are differences in tone and accent in dialects of various groups of the Karen
family, they all came from the same origin. National races such as Karen,
Bamar, Pa-O, Shan, Mon and Rakhine are residing in the state which has a
population of 1,431,377. The main religions are Buddhism. Christian and Leke.
The word Kayin is the collective name for all or Sawhaw (Sakaw), Sho (Poe) and
Bwe national races. Descended from Tibet-Myanmar dialect group, Karens
gradually entered Burma in Seventh AD or Eighth AD from east of Toungoo. The
six different families of Karen nationals are Sawhaw (Sakaw), Sho (Poe), Bwe,
Padaung, Kayinni and Zayein. They can be also defined as northern Karens and
southern Karens based on the regions they are living in. Bwes are northern
Karens and Sawhaws (Sakaws) and Shos (Poes) are southern Karens.Though there
are differences in tone and accent in dialects of various groups of the Karen
family, they all came from the same origin.National races such as Karen, Bamar,
Pa-O, Shan, Mon and Arakan are residing in the state which has a population of
1,431,377. The main religions are Buddhism. Christian and Leke.The word Karen
is the collective name for all or Sawhaw (Sakaw), Sho (Poe) and Bwe national
races. Descended from Tibet-Myanmar dialect group, Karens gradually entered
Burma in Seventh AD or Eighth AD from east of Toungoo. The six different
families of Kayin nationals are Sawhaw (Sakaw), Sho (Poe), Bwe, Padaung,
Kayinni and Zayein. They can be also defined as northern Karens and southern
Karens based on the regions they are living in. Bwes are northern Karens and
Sawhaws (Sakaws) and Shos (Poes) are southern Karens.Though there are
differences in tone and accent in dialects of various groups of the Karen
family, they all came from the same origin.National races such as Karen, Bamar,
Pa-O, Shan, Mon and Arakan are residing in the state which has a population of
1,431,377. The main religions are Buddhism. Christian and Leke.The word Karen
is the collective name for all or Sawhaw (Sakaw), Sho (Poe) and Bwe national
races. Descended from Tibet-Myanmar dialect group, Karens gradually entered
Burma in Seventh AD or Eighth AD from east of Toungoo. The six different
families of Kayin nationals are Sawhaw (Sakaw), Sho (Poe), Bwe, Padaung,
Kayinni and Zayein. They can be also defined as northern Karens and southern
Karens based on the regions they are living in. Bwes are northern Karens and
Sawhaws (Sakaws) and Shos (Poes) are southern Karens.Though there are
differences in tone and accent in dialects of various groups of the Karen
family, they all came from the same origin.
Formation of districts, townships and villages: Total area of Karen
State is 11,730.894 square-miles. There are 410 wards and village-tracts and
seven townships under Pa-an District, Kawkareik District and Myawady District.
The capital of Karen State is Pa-an.
NATIONAL
LEAGUE FOR DEMOCRACY (NLD)
v
Name:
U Saw Tun Lwin
Constituency: Hlaingbwe (2)
(Eligible Voters 26,312; Votes Cast 13,003; Valid Votes 10,674; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 1 December 1917
Place of Birth: Htaw Shwal Village
Parents: U Hte Maung and Daw Phone Shwe
The Election Commission announced on 5 March 1997 that U Saw Tun Lwin had
resigned as an MP. It is understood that the SLORC used intimidation to force
him to resign. U Saw Tun Lwin received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Judson
College in Rangoon in 1941 and worked as a civil servant until 1972. He
received the Wana Kyaw Htin award from the government in 1962 for his
services. In 1978 he started working as a lawyer, after working as the Officer
In Charge of Judicial Affairs in Karen State. U Saw Tun Lwin received 8,573
valid votes as 80 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Mahn Myaing Aye
Constituency: Kawkareik (1)
(Eligible Voters 30,972; Votes Cast 22,192;
Valid Votes 18,968; Number of Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 7 February 1937
Father: U Kyar Pwint
After the 1988 uprising, U Mahn Myaing Aye became a member of the Central
Executive Committee of the National League for Democracy (NLD). In July 1991 the SLORC charged him under the 1950 Emergency Provision Act, Article 5(j), and he was sent to
prison. The Election Commission also dismissed him as an MP on 25 November
1991. U Mahn Myaing Aye was released from Moulmein Prison on 27 May 1992. Prior
to the military coup on 2 March 1962, U Mahn Myaing Aye was the Minister for
Health and Education. In 1963 the military authorities detained him for four
years and five months. He was educated at Moulmein Inter College and has a
Diploma of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science. He worked as a veterinary
surgeon in the government service for 30 years, and retired as the deputy in
charge of the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department in Rangoon. (Election
Commission Announcement No. 978 of 25 November 1991 states that the following
candidate was convicted for committing an offence shown against him and was
sentenced by the court concerned and thus has no right to continue to be
Hluttaw representative and
has been declared as disqualified for his
infringement of the Pyithu Hluttaw Election Law : U Mahn Myaing Aye convicted
under 1950 Emergency Provisions Act, Section 5 (j). WPD_26/11/91) U Mahn Myaing
Aye received 13,379 valid votes as 71 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Kyin Thein
Constituency: Kya-in-Seikkyi (2)
(Eligible Voters 11,157; Votes Cast 4,424;
Valid Votes 3,563; Number of Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 1948
Place of Birth: Ye, Mon State
Father: U Par O
U Kyin Thein was released on 10-9-2001 after being sentenced to seven years
imprisonment under Article 5 (j) of the 1950
Emergency Provision Act. Prior to his arrest he was the chairman of
Kya-in-Seikkyi Township National League for Democracy (NLD) and in charge of
the Karen State Organising Committee. He attended the SLORCs National
Convention and was a part of the NLD boycott in December 1995. He led student demonstrations against the
BSPP government in 1975 at Moulmein College and was subsequently arrested and
from March to September 1976 was detained in Moulmein Prison as a political
prisoner. U Kyin Thein has a degree in Geography and worked as a Kya-in-Seikkyi
Township council member in 1985 and a part time member of the township jury.
During the August 1988 uprising he was studying the BSPPs basic political training
at the Central Institute of Political Science in Rangoon. He returned to
Kya-in-Seikkyi and joined in the demonstrations and afterwards was dismissed
from his job as an assistant librarian at the Television and Radio Broadcasting
Department. U Kyin Thein received 2,398 valid votes as 67 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name:
U Sein Bo
Constituency: Myawaddy
(Eligible Voters 8,882; Votes Cast 6,461;
Valid Votes 5,645; Number of Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 15 March 1947
Place of Birth: Ye Oo Kone Village, Tanse
Parents:U Phoe Thant and Daw Chit Mae
U Sein Bo joined the National League for Democracy (NLD) after the August 1988
uprising. He worked as a telegraphic clerk from 1965-1966 and then as a tractor
mechanic. He passed tenth standard in 1969 and later received a Bachelor of
Veterinary Science degree. U Sein Bo received 4,783 valid votes as 76 % in the
1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Saw Chit Than
Constituency: Pa-an (1)
(Eligible Voters 56,084; Votes Cast 30,566; Valid Votes 25,489; Number of Candidates
5)
Date of Birth: 17 February 1926
Place of Birth: Tha Ton
Parent: U Tun Lin and Daw Hla Shwe
After the 1988 democracy uprising, U Saw Chit Than joined the National League
for Democracy (NLD). U Saw Chit Than
was arrested on 30 January 1992 and charged under the 1950 Emergency Provisions Act, Article 5 (a), (b) and (j) and sentenced
to 12 years imprisonment. The Election Commission dismissed him as an MP by
order no. 1016 on 9 April 1992 and he was also barred from running in elections
for a period of ten years. He was released from Insein Prison on 9 April 1992. U Saw Chit Than was educated until eighth
standard at the English-Burmese High School at Tha Ton. He served as a private
in the Burma Independence Army (BIA) and was in the unit led by Bo Nyar Na, one
of Thirty Comrades. He also took part in the resistance against Japanese rule
by forming a Thaton district guerrilla force which was allied with Division (4)
of the Burmese Army. In 1945, he served as an executive member of the district
level of the Anti-Fascist Peoples Freedom League (AFPFL). He was elected to
Parliament in 1952 as a representative of Thaton North Constituency, and served
as the Parliamentary Secretary for Karen State. He was Health and Education
Minister of Karen State from the election in 1960 until the military coup in
1962. From 1962-1963 he served as the head of Agriculture and Forest Affairs at
the Administrative Committee of Karen State under the Revolutionary Council. He
was then detained on 4 October 1963 by the Revolutionary Council and spent
almost four years and five months in prison. He was honoured by the government
in 1980 for his role in Burmas independence by being presented with the Naing Ngan Gonye award (Second Class). U
Saw Chit Than received 18,272 valid votes as 72 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Tun Chit
Constituency: Pa-an (2)
(Eligible Voters 54,177; Votes Cast 34,507;
Valid Votes 29,616; Number of Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 10 November 1948
Place of Birth: Hton Ai Village, Pa-An
Parents:U Htwe and Daw Konma
U Tun Chit received a Government Technical Institute diploma in 1972. U Tun
Chit received 17,544 valid votes as 59 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: Daw
Nan Khin Htwe Myint
Constituency: Pa-an (3)
(Eligible Voters 52,590; Votes Cast 29,737; Valid Votes 24,983; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 10 May 1954
Parents: Dr. Saw Hla Tun and Daw Ahmar
Daw Nan Khin Htwe Myint was arrested on 10 February 1998 while on her way to
Rangoon to attend celebrations for the 51st Anniversary of Union Day. Military
Intelligence Service officers from Unit 25 based in Pa-an detained her at
Thaton station. The intelligence officers had followed her since she left her
home, and when she arrived at Thaton station the officers searched her bag and
returned it to her with some belongings missing. An argument ensued and the
officers arrested her on the grounds that she had obstructed the officers in
their duties. She was tried and convicted the following day under Penal Code Article 353 and sentenced to
two years imprisonment by the Thaton court. Her family knew nothing of what had
happened to her until they heard that she was in prison. She was not allowed to
hire a lawyer to represent her nor call any witnesses to testify in court.
According to the NLD, her arrest had been set-up since she had previously had a
heated argument with Major Khin Maung Kyi who was the commander of the
intelligence unit that arrested her. Daw Nan Khin Htwe Myint is the daughter of
Dr. Saw Hla Tun, a former Prime Minister of Karen State. The BSPP government
imprisoned her in 1975 because of her participation in the June students
demonstration at Rangoon University. At the time she was a second year student
at the Rangoon Institute of Economics. She was released from prison in 1978.
After the 1988 uprising, Daw Nan Khin Htwe Myint left the Department of
Domestic Revenue where she was working and began to work full time for the
National League for Democracy (NLD). In June 1992, she attended a pre-National
Convention meeting organised by the SLORC as a representative of the NLD. Daw
Nan Khin Htwe Myint received 18,423 valid votes as 74 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Aung Than
Constituency: Papun (1)
(Eligible Voters 7,840; Votes Cast 4,554; Valid Votes 4,129; Number of
Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 21 August 1939
Parents:U Hlaing and Daw Hla Tin
U Aung Than is a member of the Karen State National League for Democracy (NLD)
Organising Committee. After he passed ninth standard, U Aung Than worked as a
teacher at Kamma Moung Primary School. U Aung Than received 2,574 valid votes
as 62 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Ba Aye
Constituency: Papun (2)
(Eligible Voters 2,210; Votes Cast 897; Valid Votes 825; Number of
Candidates 2)
Date of Birth: 1946
Father: U Kyi Yin
U Ba Aye studied two years of an Arts degree and then worked as a primary
school teacher from 1965-1975. He later became a member the Burma Socialist
Programme Party, Papun Township Party Unit. U Ba Aye received 516 valid votes
as 63 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Saw Victor Clyde
Constituency: Thandaung (2)
(Eligible Voters 11,369; Votes Cast 6,383;
Valid Votes 5,605; Number of Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 1948
Place of Birth: Thandaung
Father: U Saw Clyde Tun Win
The SLORC arrested U Saw Victor Clyde in July 1991 and charged him under the 1950 Emergency Provision Act, Article 5
(j). The Election Commission later dismissed him as an MP on 25 November 1991
and he was released from prison on 27 May 1992. After completing a teacher
training course in 1968, U Saw Victor Clyde worked as a primary school teacher
and principal until 1985. (Election Commission Announcement No. 978 of 25
November 1991 states that the following candidate was convicted for
committing an offence shown against him and was sentenced by the court
concerned and thus have no right to continue be Hluttaw representatives and
has been declared as disqualified for his infringement of the Pyithu Hluttaw
Election Law : U Saw Victor Clyde convicted under 1950 Emergency Provisions
Act, Section 5 (j). WPD_26/11/91) U Saw Victor Clyde received 3,798 valid votes
as 68 % in the 1990 elections.
DEMOCRATIC
ORGANIZATION FOR KAYAN NATIONAL UNITY (DOKNU)
v
Name:
U R. P. Thaung
Constituency: Thandaung (1)
(Eligible Voters 15,507; Votes Cast 9,736;
Valid Votes 8,554; Number of Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 24 October 1922
Father: U Ni Se Thaung
U R. P. Thaung is the patron of Democratic Organization for Kayan National
Unity (DOKNU) as well as a member of the presidium of the United Nationalities
League for Democracy (UNLD). He was arrested in February 1991 and the SLORC
accused him of having contact with the United States Embassy in Rangoon. He was
charged under the 1950 Emergency
Provision Act Article 5 (j) for refusing to sign the SLORCs order 1/90,
and was sentenced to five years imprisonment in March 1991. The Election Commission dismissed him as a Member of Parliament on
27 December 1991. He was released from Insein Special Prison in December 1994.
U R. P. Thaung studied at Rangoon University and received a Peoples
Administration Arts degree from Manila University. He was a radio operator in
the US army and was involved in Burma Defense Army (BDA) revolt against
Japanese forces in March 1945 in Insein District, Rangoon. For 30 years he
served as a township and district mayor, and then as the deputy staff officer
of Rangoon Division Peoples Council. U R P Thaung received 3,764 valid votes
as 44 % in the 1990 elections.
KAREN
STATE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION (KSNO)
v
Name:
U Saw Tun Pe
Constituency: Hlaingbwe (1)
(Eligible Voters 28,735; Votes Cast 12,901; Valid Votes 10,190; Number of Candidates
4)
Date of Birth: December 1917
Place of Birth: Kyat Phogyi Village, Fruso
Father: U Saw Khun Su
U Saw Tun Pe became an independent MP after the Election Commission banned the
Karen State National Organization (KSNO) on 27 November 1991. U Saw Tun Pe
received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1941 and a Bachelor of Law degree from Rangoon University in
1959. From 1948-1971 he worked as a township and district mayor and as a registration officer. He then
served as the secretary of the Karen State Administration Committee. U Saw Tun Pe received 5,142 valid
votes as 50 % in the 1990 elections.
MON
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC FRONT (MNDF)
v
Name:
Nai Thaung Shein
Constituency: Kawkareik (2)
(Eligible Voters 34,854; Votes Cast 24,475;
Valid Votes 21,402; Number of Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 9 October 1947
Place of Birth: Thayattaw Village
Father: U Nai Kyaw
Nai Thaung Shein passed tenth standard in 1968 and worked as a teacher at Kanny
State Middle School from 1969-1974.He was fled to Thai-Burma border in December
1998 because of the severe repression imposed on MPs and other party members.He
was able to escape despite heavy surveillance of party members and activities
by the Burmese Military Intelligence Service (MIS).He currently lives in
Netherlands. U Naing Thaung Shein received 10,444 valid votes as 49 % in the
1990 elections.
PATRIOTIC
OLD COMRADES LEAGUE (POCL)
v
Name:
Lt-Col U Hla Maung (Retired)
Constituency: Kya-in-Seikkyi (1)
(Eligible Voters 11,265; Votes Cast 3,879;
Valid Votes 2,861; Number of Candidates 2)
Date of Birth: 26 July 1936
Place of Birth: Than Po Ward, Mergui
Parents:U Po Titt and Daw Ma Ma Gyi
Lt. Col. U Hla Maung became an independent after the SLORC banned the Patriotic
Old Comrades League (POCL) with
order 7/92 on 11 March 1992. He has attended the SLORCs National Convention as
an independent delegate.U Hla Maung left school in 1954 while in tenth standard
to join the army. From 1971-1975 he was the administrative officer in charge of
the Central Military Command Headquarters. He was also involved in the three Moe Hein operations with Light Infantry
Battalion 65 to remove opium in Shan State. From 1979-1984, he served as an
army commander. Lt-Col Hla Maung received 2,054 valid votes as 72 % in the 1990
elections.
|
Chin State |
Location: Chin State is located in the west of Burma. It lies between
North Latitude 21°0'and 24°15'and East Longitude between 93°15' and 94°0'.
India is to its north and west; Arakan State, to its south; Sagaing and Magwe
Division are to its east. It has an area of 13,907 sq miles.
Climate: Chin State has a mild hot, wet climate. April and May are
the hottest months of the year. Average temperatures of the months range from
60°F (15.5 Degrees Centigrade) to 70°F (21 Degrees Centigrade). Average
temperature in the cold season is below 40°F (4.4 Degrees Centigrade). In the
cold season, temperatures fall as low as freezing point of water in the higher
parts of towns like Haka, Foshaik and Kanpetlet.
Average annual rainfall is 80-100 inches. The southern part of Chin State gets
more rain due to the storms that come from Bay of Begal.
Inhabitants, religions and languages: The population of Chin State
is 465,361. Population density is 32 persons per square mile. A large majority
of the people are Chins. Mros (Mago), Khamis and Bamars form significant parts
in southern and western parts of Chin State. Majority of the people are
Christians. There are Buddhists too. Because Chin State is hilly and acess is
difficult, there is a slight difference in languages spoken in one region and
another.
Organization of districts, townships and village-tracts: There are
505 wards/village-tracts, nine townships and
two districts-Mindat and Falam in Chin State. Haka is the capital of Chin
State.
NATIONAL
LEAGUE FOR DEMOCRACY (NLD)
v
Name:
U Shwe Htan
Constituency: Matupi (2)
(Eligible Voters 12,234; Votes Cast 9,753;
Valid Votes 9,298; Number of Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 4 September 1947
Place of Birth: Matupi
Parents: U Si Tone and Daw Htwe Yin
U Shwe Htan worked as a headmaster before joining the National League for
Democracy (NLD) in November 1989. He was the headmaster of a primary school
from 1967-1973 and then as a middle school teacher from 1973-1985, and attended
the BSPPs basic political training course in 1986. In 1984, he gained two
degrees, a Bachelor of Law and a Bachelor of Education. He also worked as a
central executive member of the Matupi Township Council from 1981-1985. U Shwe
Htan received 4,417 valid votes as 48 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Kyaw Tun
Constituency: Paletwa (1)
(Eligible Voters 19,345; Votes Cast 11,451; Valid Votes 10,374; Number of Candidates
4)
Date of Birth: 14 October 1945
Place of Birth: Htwe Ponewa Village, Plaetwa
Father: U Line Phar
U Kyaw Tun is the chairman of Plaetwa Township NLD as well as a member of the
Chin State NLD Organising Committee. He passed his high school final at Rangoon
National High School and later started working for the Food and General Goods
Corporation. He was the secretary of the Plaetwa Regional Security Council in
1972, and from 1974-1984 was the secretary and then chairman of the Plaetwa
Township Council. U Kyaw Tun received 3,961 valid votes as 38 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name:
U Htwe Aung
Constituency: Paletwa (2)
(Eligible Voters 18,828; Votes Cast 9,466; Valid Votes 8,707; Number of
Candidates 5)
Place of Birth: Palon Chaung Village, Paletwa
Father: U Khin Tali
U Htwe Aung studied at the Institute of Development of Nationalities in Sagaing
from 1964-1967. He has worked as a primary and middle school teacher and as a
principal, and was the secretary of the Plaetwa Township Peoples Council from
1978-1979. U Htwe Aung received 2,732 valid votes as 31 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name:
U Ngin Thang
Constituency: Tiddim (1)
(Eligible Voters 18,651; Votes Cast 13,831;
Valid Votes 13,137; Number of Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 1 March 1944
Parents: U Byel Pone and Daw Kyint Lwin
The Election Commission announced on 30 September 1996 that U Ngin Thang had
submitted his resignation as an MP. It is understood the authorities used
intimidation to force him to resign. He had previously attended the National
Convention and was part of the NLD boycott on 28 December 1995. U Ngin Thang
received a Law degree in 1984 while working as a staff officer clerk at the
Tunzan Township Justice Office. He resigned from the job in 1988 and became the
head of the Tiddim Township NLD Organising Committee. U Ngin Thang received
5,716 valid votes as 44 % in the 1990 elections.
CHIN
NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR DEMOCRACY (CNLD)
v
Name:
U C. K. Taikwell
Constituency: Falam (1)
(Eligible Voters 12,531; Votes Cast 9,928;
Valid Votes 9,511; Number of Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 20 September 1929
Father: Major Taikwell
U C.K. Taikwell was the patron of the Chin National League for Democracy (CNLD) which the SLORC banned on 18 March
1992 by order 8/92. As a result of
the ban, U C. K. Taikwell became an independent MP. He studied in the United
States from 1948-1954 and then worked for the Burma Electric Power Corporation
for 35 years. He has a Bachelor of Science degree and a Masters degree. U C.K. Taikwell received 6,127 valid
votes as 65 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
Dr. Zahle Tang
Constituency: Falam (2)
(Eligible Voters 12,501; Votes Cast 9,899;
Valid Votes 9,454; Number of Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 6 April 1944
Place of Birth: Klaymon Village, Falam
Parents: U Ha Yan Shin and Daw Kaw Lyan Swle
Dr. Zahle Tang is currently the Chairman of the Chin National League for
Democracy (CNLD) and in July 1997 was appointed Health and Education Minister
of the NCGUB. He fled Burma after the SLORC accused him of breaking the 1962 Printers and Publishers Registration
Act, Article 20. Dr. Zahle Tang fled to India and the SLORC later declared
him a fugitive. The Election Commission dismissed him as an MP on 22 February
1991. Dr. Zahle Tang joined the NCGUB in
1995 and was later appointed Minister of Social Welfare and Development. He
received a medical degree at Rangoon Medical College in 1977 and operated a
clinic in Kalay, Sagaing Division.
(Election Commission Announcement No. 914 of 22-2-91, ousts Hluttaw representative
U Zahle Thng. While action was being taken
for infringing Section 20 of the
Printers and Publishers Registration Law
he absconded to Izor in Mizoram
State, India, and so the court concerned then ruled he is an absconder .
WPD_23/2/91) (Dr. Zahle Thang has been declared absconder by the township
court: absconded to India while he was
on trial at the Kale Township Court . WPD_25/4/91) U Zahle Tang received 4,753
valid votes as 50 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Shein Pe Ling
Constituency: Mindat
(Eligible Voters 17,479; Votes Cast 14,242;
Valid Votes 13,167; Number of Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 10 December 1939
Parents: U Nein Shein Pe and Daw Tan Li Shu
U Shein Pe Ling was the first chairman of the Chin National League for
Democracy (CNLD) and later served as its patron. He became an independent MP
after the SLORC banned the CNLD on in 1992. U Shein Pe Ling studied at Mindat
High School, and from 1960-1984 worked as a teacher and headmaster, and as a
trainer at the Institute of Development of Nationalities in Sagaing. U Shein Pe
Ling received 5,542 valid votes as 42 % in the 1990 elections.
INDEPENDENTS
v
Name:
U Liam Uk
Constituency: Haka
(Eligible Voters 19,528; Votes Cast 14,995; Valid Votes 13,907; Number of
Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 4 January 1937
Father: U Hmong Naw
The Election Commission dismissed U Liam Uk as an MP on 20 December 1991 and he
currently lives in the United States. In 1990 the SLORC declared him a fugitive
after he violated bail conditions following his arrest under the 1950 Emergency Provision Act Articles
5(a), (d) and (j), and Penal Code
Article 512. U Liam Uk worked as a
higher grade pleader from 1969-1970 and also as a High Court advocate from
1971-1990. He has a Bachelor of Arts (Law) degree and a Bachelor of Law degree
from Rangoon University, and from 1959-1963 he was the headmaster at Paletwa
State Middle School, Chin State. (U Liam Uk has been declared absconder by
township court: absconded while he was on trial at the Haka Township Court .
WPD_25/4/91) U Liam Uk received 5,149 valid votes as 37 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name:
Dr. Hmu Thang
Constituency: Thantlang
(Eligible Voters 25,604; Votes Cast 20,255;
Valid Votes 19,258; Number of Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 16 May 1948
Father: U Hae Thum
Dr. Hmu Thang was a member of the National League for Democracy (NLD) but
decided to run as an Independent in the 1990 elections. He was a member of the
fifth Party Congress of the BSPP and he served as a part-time member of the
1986 Chin State Council. He is also a member of the SLORCs National
Convention. He gained a medical degree in 1973 and served as an assistant
doctor at Toonzan and Falam Hospitals. He retired in November 1989 after
working as a doctor at Thantlang for eight years. Dr. Hmu Thang received 7,322
valid votes as 38 % in the 1990 elections.
MARA
PEOPLES PARTY (MPP)
v
Name:
U Yo Ok
Constituency: Matupi (1)
(Eligible Voters 12,617; Votes Cast 10,949; Valid Votes 10,107; Number of
Candidates 6)
Place of Birth: Tesi Village, Matupi
Parents: U Hla Swe and Daw Nayku
U Yo Ok was the general secretary of the Mara Peoples Party (MPP) when the
SLORC banned the party with order 7/92 on 11 March 1992. He has a Bachelor of
Science degree majoring in Physics. U Yo Ok received 3,450 valid votes as 34 %
in the 1990 elections.
ZOMI
NATIONAL CONGRESS (ZNC)
v
Name:
U Fu Cin Shing Thang
Constituency: Tiddim (2)
(Eligible Voters 18,180; Votes Cast 13,674; Valid Votes 13,021; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 6 April 1938
Father: U Swum Harn
U Fu Cin Shing Thang was the chairman of the ZNC when the SLORC banned the
party on 11 March 1992. In 1971, U Fu
Cin Shing Thang became a member of the Group for Solidarity Among States which
was formed by the states for the drafting of the new constitution. He gave
advice to the BSPPs constitution drafting committee in 1972, and was
subsequently detained by the BSPP for two years. U Fu Cin Shing Thang is a High
Court advocate and has a Bachelor of Arts (Law) degree and a Bachelor of Law
degree from Rangoon University. On 6 June 1998, U Fu Cin Shing Thang, together
with three other ethnic leaders of powerful parties, asked the military to have
a dialogue with democratic activists for the sake of the countrys future. On 6
September 1998, he was detained at the Ye Mon Military Camp (so-called guest
house) and released on 14 June 2001. U Fu Cin Shing Thang received 5,408 valid
votes as 42 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Tan Tang Lian Pau
Constituency: Tonzang
(Eligible Voters 12,899; Votes Cast 9,923; Valid Votes 9,582; Number of
Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 18 April 1960
Place of Birth: Panmwarl village, Tonzang
Parents: U Khard Khan Tang and Daw Nyaung Kyint
U Tan Tang Lian Pau was the general secretary of the Zomi National Congress
(ZNC) until December 1991. He gained a Bachelor of Science degree from Mandalay
University in 1984, and received a Masters of Science degree in 1988 from
Rangoon University. He became an independent MP after the SLORC banned the ZNC
in 1992. U Tan Tang Lian Pau received 3,483 valid votes as 36 % in the 1990
elections.
NATIONAL
UNITY PARTY (NUP)
v
Name:
U Ling Ha
Constituency: Kanpetlet
(Eligible Voters 8,201; Votes Cast 6,820; Valid Votes 6,430; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 3 March 1945
Place of Birth: Yelaungpan Village, Kanpetlet
Parents: U Har Tan and Daw Ewe Oum
U Ling Ha attended Hsaw State High School in Magwe Division and completed high
school in 1970. He worked at the Kanpetlet BSPP Party Unit Office for three
years, and was also the secretary of the township BSPP Youth. From 1977-1988,
he was secretary and then chairman of the Kanpetlet BSPP Party Unit. U Ling Ha
received 2,361 valid votes as 37 % in the 1990 elections.
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Sagaing Division |
Location: Sagaing
Division is situated in the north-western part of Burma between latitude 21°
30' north and longitude 94° 97' east. It shares border with India in the north
Kachin State, Shan State and Mandalay Division in the east Mandalay and Magwe
Divisions in the south and Chin State and India in the west and has 36,535
sq-miles.
Climate: Temperatures fall to
freezing pOil1t in winter on Pakkoi and Naga mountain ranges where coldness
remains in summer. Winter temperatures fall as low as 40 Degrees Fahrenheit
(4.4 Degrees Celsius) in northern lowlands. The southern region which lies in
the dry zone has an extremely hot climate. In Monywa, temperatures rise as high
as 110. Degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 Degrees Celsius) in summer and falls to 50
Degrees Fahrenheit (10 Degrees Celsius) in the cold season. The northern
regions get annual rain fall ranging from 80 to 100 inches and the southern
region gets 40 inches. Average annual rain fall in Monywa is 31 inches, Sagaing
34 inches and Shwebo 36 inches. Sometimes the region gets a small amount of
rain in winter due to cyclones that enter it from the west.
Population, inhabitants, languages and religion: The estimated
population of Sagaing Division in 1996 was over five million. Average density
of the division is 139 persons per square mile. Population is dense in the
lower regions of Chindwin and Mu rivers where there are many plains and sparse
in mountail1ous north-west regions. Bamars are the majority of inhabitants in
the dry regions, Katha Township and the regions along Mandalay-Myitkyina
Railroad. Shans live in upper Chindwin valley, Kawlin, Wuntho and Pinlebu
townships. Nagas reside in the north of north-west mountain ranges and Chins in
the south. Kadu and Ganang national races can be found at upper Mu River valley
and Meza River Valley.
The estimated population of Sagaing Division in 1996 was over five million.
Average density of the division is 139 persons per square mile. Population is
dense in the lower regions of Chindwin and Mu
rivers where there are many plains and sparse in mountail1ous north-west
regions. Bamars are the majority of inhabitants in the dry regions, Katha
Township and the regions along Mandalay-Myitkyina Railroad. Shans live in upper
Chindwin valley, Kawlin, Wuntho and Pinlebu townships. Nagas reside in the
north of north-west mountain ranges and Chins in the south. Kadu and Ganang
national races can be found at upper Mu River valley and Meza River Valley.
Formation of districts, townships and villages: Sagaing Division is
formed with 198 wards and village-tracts, 38 townships and eight
districts-Sagaing, Shwebo, Monywa, Katha, Kale, Tamu, Mawlaik and Hkamti.
Sagaing is the capital of the division.
NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR DEMOCRACY (NLD)
v
Name:
Dr. Zaw Win
Constituency: Ayadaw (1)
Date of Birth: 28 July 1952
Place of Birth: Shwebo
Parents: U Thein Maung and Daw Thaung Tin
The Election Commission announced on 30 September 1996 that Dr. Zaw Win had
resigned as an MP. It is understood that the SLORC authorities intimidated him
into resigning. He was among the NLD representatives who boycotted the National
Convention in December 1995. Dr. Zaw Win finished his medical studies at
Mandalay Institute of Medicine and began working in Tawka Village, Ayadaw
Township.
v
Name:
U Bala
Constituency: Ayadaw (2)
Date of Birth: 25 June 1944
Father: U Chit Tin
U Bala is a member of the Organising Committee of Ayadaw Township National
League for Democracy (NLD). He studied up to Ninth Standard and was Chairman of
Iron Market Committee in Lamataw Township during the 1988 uprising. He is also
the Secretary of the Ayadaw Township Association.
v
Name:
U Ba Nyein
Constituency: Banmauk
(Eligible Voters 37,453; Votes Cast 26,251;
Valid Votes 22,979; Number of Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 22 June 1917
Place of Birth: Jothaung Village, Wuntho
Parents: U Don and Daw Mon
The Election Commission announced on 20 August 1997 that U Ba Nyein had
resigned as an MP. It is understood that the SLORC authorities intimidated him
into resigning. He studied until Seventh Standard at Banmauk Middle School and
was Secretary of the Banmauk Anti-Fascist Peoples Freedom League (AFPFL) from
1947-1957. He also served as Treasurer of the Township Solidarity Organisation.
U Ba Nyein received 12,889 valid votes as 56 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Han Tha Myint
Constituency: Budalin (1)
Date of Birth: 7 May 1948
Parents: U Thein Pe Myint and Daw Khin Kyi Kyi
The Election Commission announced on 11 June 1996 that U Han Tha Myint had
resigned as an MP. It is understood that the SLORC authorities intimidated him
into resigning. He was among the NLD representatives who boycotted the National
Convention on 28 December 1995. His father, U Thein Pe Myint, was a prominent
Anti-Fascist Peoples Freedom League (AFPFL) leader and a close friend of Gen.
Aung San. U Han Tha Myint gained a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Power
from Rangoon Institute of Technology in 1970. From 1970-1988 he worked as
Training Demonstrator at the Burma Communication Service, and as Deputy In
Charge of the Engineering Department in Mon, Shan and Karen States and in
Irrawaddy Division.
v
Name: U
Khin Maung Aye
Constituency: Budalin (2)
Date of Birth: 10 February 1948
Father: U Thein
U Khin Maung Aye studied at both Rangoon and Mandalay Universities and
graduated with a degree in Zoology. He worked as a Field Manager at Shwebo
Fishery Department in 1975.
v
Name:
U Aunt Kyi
Constituency: Chaung U
(Eligible Voters 52,736; Votes Cast 41,320;
Valid Votes 36,367; Number of Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 10 December 1922
Father: U Aung Ba
U Aunt Kyi completed Tenth Standard and Teacher Training School. He was a
student leader in the 1938 strike and was also a member of the Dobama Asiayone (We Burma Association)
in Chaung U and worked in the Associations head office in Rangoon. He was
awarded the Star of Independence (Second Class) for his efforts in bringing
independence to Burma. He was elected a Member of Parliament of the NUF in 1956 for Chaung U Township. U Aunt
Kyi received 26,107 valid votes as 72 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
Daw Hse Hse
Constituency: Hkamti
(Eligible Voters 13,701; Votes Cast 8,200;
Valid Votes 7,145; Number of Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 10 March 1945
Place of Birth: Mandalay
Father: U Tay Naung
Daw Hse Hse was among the NLD representatives who boycotted the National
Convention on 28 December 1995. She completed high school at Mandalay Pwegon
Private School and since 1979 has worked as Secretary at the Hkamti Maternity
and Child Care Association. Daw Hse Hse received 3,332 valid votes as 47 % in
the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Ohn Kyaing
Constituency: Homalin (1)
(Eligible Voters 33,390; Votes Cast 23,765;
Valid Votes 20,734; Number of Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 14 July 1934
Place of Birth: Mongkhan Village, Homalin
Father: U Thawa
U Ohn Kyaing completed Seventh Standard in 1953. From 1964-1983 he worked as a
primary school teacher in Leshi Township and as a Principal of Seinkhun Primary
School in Khantee Township, Sagaing Division. U Ohn Kyaing received 8,684 valid
votes as 42 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Hla Thein
Constituency: Homalin (2)
(Eligible Voters 32,012; Votes Cast 19,120; Valid Votes 16,427; Number of
Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 14 July 1934
Father: U Tha Wa
The SLORC briefly detained U Hla Thein in 1988 due to his participation in the
August uprising. He joined the BSPP in 1966 and served as the Chairman of
Khantee Township BSPP Party Unit in 1974. U Hla Thein resigned as Chairman in
1974 and sent a letter to BSPP headquarters which was critical of the party.
His resignation letter stated that there was a lack of democracy in the BSPP,
that it was too centralised and dictatorial, and that the party was out of
touch with public opinion. He was subsequently expelled from the BSPP. U Hla Thein passed high school in 1957 and
later worked as the headmaster of a middle school. U Hla Thein received 7,068
valid votes as 43 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Kyaw Win
Constituency: Htigyaing
(Eligible Voters 46,214; Votes Cast 38,045;
Valid Votes 33,589; Number of Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 20 October 1947
Place of Birth: Kanni Village
Parents: U Chit Swe and Daw Tin Kyi
The Election Commission announced on 8 May 1997 that U Kyaw Win had resigned as
an MP. It is understood that the SLORC authorities intimidated him into
resigning. U Kyaw Win studied at Mandalay University and received a Bachelor of
Science degree majoring in Chemistry. In 1972 he attended the Army Officer
Training School and received an award for bravery in 1975. He resigned from the
Army in 1980 and from 1982-1986 was Vice-Chairman of the Taungoo Township
Veteran Organisation. U Kyaw Win received 22,591 valid votes as 67 % in the
1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Saw Hlaing
Constituency: Indaw
(Eligible Voters 50,067; Votes Cast 39,945;
Valid Votes 35,129; Number of Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 8 February 1956
Parents: U Nathanthee and Daw Yee
U Saw Hlaing was arrested and imprisoned after he attended a secret meeting on
29 September 1990 in Mandalay to form a provisional government. He was charged under Penal Code Article 122 (1) and was freed
from Insein Prison on 27 May 1992. The Election Commission dismissed U Saw
Hlaing from Parliament on 23 December 1991 and banned him from running in
future elections. In 1976 he was sentenced to nine years imprisonment because
of his involvement in the 1976 Thakhin Ko Daw Hmine demonstration. He was released in 1978 under an
amnesty. U Saw Hlaing has a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in Philosophy and
a Master of Arts degree. In 1982 he became a Higher-Grade Pleader in 1987 he
qualified as a High Court Advocate. He was arrested by Military Intelligence
and released from so-called guest hours on 13 July 2001. U Saw Hlaing received
27,598 valid votes as 79 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name:
U Do Htaung
Constituency: Kale (1)
(Eligible Voters 62,820; Votes Cast 44,272;
Valid Votes 40,599; Number of Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 1940
Place of Birth: Bo Kyone Village, Phlam
Parents: U Hlanon and Daw Htanman
U Do Htaung is currently under detention in Mandalay Prison. He was
arrested by the SLORCs Military Intelligence at midnight on 21 May 1996 while
preparing to attend the sixth anniversary of NLD at Daw Aung San Suu Kyis
residence. After he was released on 27 May 1996, he was arrested again by the
MIS and was tortured the whole night. His sons, Dr Rodain and Dr Lawn Thang
fled from Burma after the MIS attempted to catch them. Some 19 other NLD
members, including U Ba Min, U Tin Cho and U Win Naing, were arrested and
charged along with U Do Htaung under Article 5 (j) of the 1950 Emergency Provision Act. They are all still in Mandalay
Prison. U Do Htaung passed Medic Training in 1962 with the highest mark in the
country and from 1963-1989 he worked as a Medic in Tatalan, Kanpalat, Kale,
Mawlaik and Homalin. He was arrested by the BSPP in 1971 and spent two years in
Myingyan Prison. U Do Htaung received 17,381 valid votes as 43 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name:
Dr Thein Win
Constituency: Kale (2)
(Eligible Voters 58,991; Votes Cast 44,117;
Valid Votes 40,307; Number of Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 1952
Place of Birth: Monywa
Parents: U Bo and Daw Than Htike
Dr. Thein Win is the Chairman of Kale Township NLD.He received his medical
degree from Mandalay Medical Institute in 1978, and after completing his
medical internship he worked at the Tahan Township Co-operative Clinic, Chin
State, until 1988.Dr. Thein Win received 23,068 valid votes as 57 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name:
U Tin Maung
Constituency: Kalewa
(Eligible Voters 26,230; Votes Cast 23,115; Valid Votes 19,712;
Number of Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 14 March 1933
Place of Birth: Kyolin Village, Leway
Father: U Than Kyaw
U Tin Maung was arrested for over one month for his involvement in the 1988
uprising. He passed Eighth Standard at Pyawbwe High School and won a
scholarship to study Mining in Australia in 1955. From 1958-1962 he was
Chairman of the Kalewa Township Coal Mine Union, an Executive Committee member
of the Kalewa Township Peoples Council and Chairman of the Copper Mine Union.
From 1975-1978 he worked as a Mining Engineer at Kalewa Coal Mine and then ran
a restaurant in Kalewa Township. U Tin Maung received 9,041 valid votes as 46 %
in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
Dr. Myint Naing
Constituency: Kantbalu (2)
(Eligible Voters 55,285; Votes Cast 46,253; Valid Votes 40,390; Number of Candidates
7)
Date of Birth: 6 October 1951
Place of Birth: Shwe Bo
Parents: U Zaw and Daw Aye Yin
Dr. Myint Naing is currently under detention after being arrested for
attending a secret meeting held in September 1990 in Mandalay to form a
provisional government. He was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment under Penal Code Article 122 (1). The Election
Commission dismissed Dr. Myint Naing from Parliament by Declaration 995 on 2
January 1992, and banned him from running in future elections. Dr. Myint Naing
received his medical degree from Mandalay Institute of Medicine in 1981. Dr.
Myint Naing received 30,628 valid votes as 76 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Khin Maung Than
Constituency: Kani (1)
(Eligible Voters 30,501; Votes Cast 23,751;
Valid Votes 22,147; Number of Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 1 January 1945
Place of Birth: Letpansuu Village, Kani
Parents: U Nyunt and Daw Ohn Kyi
U Khin Maung Than was imprisoned for one and a half years for his involvement
in the 1969 South East Asian Games demonstration while he was studying at
Mandalay University. He received a Bachelor of Science degree majoring in
Mathematics in 1973 and worked as teacher in Kani Township until 1988. U Khin
Maung Than received 17,238 valid votes as 78 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Thant Zin
Constituency: Kani (2)
(Eligible Voters 31,839; Votes Cast 24,972; Valid Votes 22,755; Number of
Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 15 February 1940
Place of Birth: Mawlaik
Father: U Ba Sein
U Thant Zin studied at Mawlaik High School and graduated from Mandalay
University with a degree in Agriculture. From 1967-1981 he worked as the Kani
Township Manager of the Farm and Agriculture Corporation. U Thant Zin received
18,781 valid votes as 83 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Myint Kyi
Constituency: Katha
(Eligible Voters 59,103; Votes Cast 42,719;
Valid Votes 36,538; Number of Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 25 October 1950
Place of Birth: Katha
Parents: U Tin Aung and Daw Chit
U Myint Kyi was arrested for attending a secret meeting in Mandalay in 1990 to
form a provisional government. He was imprisoned under Penal Code Article 122 (1) and was released from Insein Prison on 4
June 1992. The Election Commission dismissed U Myint Kyi as an MP on 2 January
1992 in accordance with Declaration No. 995, and also banned him from running
in future elections. U Myint Kyi studied at the Institute of Veterinary
Science, and later transferred to Mandalay University to complete a Bachelor of
Science degree majoring in Zoology. U Myint Kyi received 25,753 valid votes as
70 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Thein San
Constituency: Kawlin
(Eligible Voters 60,907; Votes Cast 46,519;
Valid Votes 41,023; Number of Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 18 August 1946
Place of Birth: Kawlin
Father: U Ba Thin
U Thein San studied at Kawlin High School and was expelled from Rangoon
University while studying a Bachelor of Arts degree due to his involvement in a
demonstration in 1966. He worked as Middle School Teacher at Kawlin High School
from 1967-1969 and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1971 and a Master of
Arts degree in 1977. U Thein San received 29,986 valid votes as 73 % in the
1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Khin Maung Thein
Constituency: Khin U (1)
(Eligible Voters 35,924; Votes Cast 26,580;
Valid Votes 22,642; Number of Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 3 December 1940
Place of Birth: Khin U
Father: U Phone Maw
U Khin Maung Thein was arrested for attending a secret meeting held in Mandalay
in 1990 to form a provisional government.
He was tried and sentenced under Penal
Code Article 122 (1) and was released from Insein Prison on 2 June 1992.
The Election Commission dismissed him from Parliament on 18 December 1991 and
also banned him from running in future elections. U Khin Maung Thein received a Bachelor of
Science degree majoring in Chemistry from Mandalay University in 1969. He
became a High Court Advocate in 1983. U Khin Maung Thein received 15,367 valid
votes as 68 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Thaung Myint
Constituency: Khin U (2)
(Eligible Voters 35,512; Votes Cast 27,892; Valid Votes 23,711; Number of
Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 1 April 1949
Place of Birth: Painzlote
Father: U Bo K
U Thaung Myint was arrested for attending a meeting in Mandalay in 1990 at the
residence of U Ba Bwa to form a provisional government. He was tried and
sentenced under Penal Code Article
122 (1) and was released from Insein Prison on 4 June 1992. The Election
Commission dismissed him as an MP by Declaration No. 996 on 6 January 1992 and
banned him from running in future elections.
U Thaung received a Bachelor of Law degree from Rangoon University in
1974 and then worked as a High Court Advocate. U Thaung Myint received 14,267
valid votes as 60 % in elections.
v
Name:
U Kyee Maung
Constituency: Kyunhla
(Eligible Voters 32,647; Votes Cast 26,627;
Valid Votes 24,012; Number of Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 29 September 1938
Place of Birth: Yamethin
Parents: U Tun Khaing and Daw Ya
The Election Commission announced on 18 July 1996 that U Kyee Maung had
resigned as an MP. It is understood that the SLORC authorities intimidated him
into resigning. U Kyee Maung passed Tenth Standard from Yamethin High School
and studied at Yankin College at Rangoon University. He joined the Army in 1959
and retired as a Captain in 1985. From 1981-1988 he was Chairman of the Kyunhla
Township Peoples Council. U Kyee Maung received 17,729 valid votes as 74 % in
the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Tin Maung Win
Constituency: Mawlaik
(Eligible Voters 22,327; Votes Cast 19,230;
Valid Votes 17,663; Number of Candidates 2)
Date of Birth: 21 February 1955
Place of Birth: Kintark
Parents: U Nyo Oo and Daw Than Kyi
U Tin Maung Win studied at Kintark Middle School and Mawlaik High School. He
worked as a Clerk at the Mawlaik Township Trade Co-operative from 1975-1980 and
ran a private electronic repair shop from 1980-1990. U Tin Maung Win received
11,249 valid votes as 64 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Bo
Constituency: Mingin
(Eligible Voters 47,015; Votes Cast 38,294; Valid Votes 33,296; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 8 July 1927
Place of Birth: Inbinhla Village, Mingin
Parents: U Po Ohn and Daw Sein
U Bo is Treasurer of the Mingin Township NLD. When the Japanese occupied Burma
in 1942 he left school while studying Fourth Standard at Maukadaw Village
Primary School. From 1952-1988 he operated his own businesses including a
timber concession, rice mill and a cooking oil factory. U Bo received 18,435
valid votes as 55 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Kyi Soe
Constituency: Monywa (1)
(Eligible Voters 82,559; Votes Cast 65,476;
Valid Votes 61,225; Number of Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 14 March 1935
Father: U Han
U Kyi Soe received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1958 and joined the Army the
following year. He resigned from the Army while he was Deputy Commander of
Infantry Battalion (94) and received the second highest percentage of votes
among all candidates in the election. U Kyi Soe received 49,556 valid votes as
81 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Saw Aung
Constituency: Monywa (2)
(Eligible Voters 81,434; Votes Cast 64,205;
Valid Votes 60,695; Number of Candidates 7)
Date of Birth: 9 May 1935
Place of Birth: Shwepan Village, Myaung
Father: U Aung Chate
U Saw Aung boycotted the National Convention in December 1995 along with other
NLD representatives. He gained a Bachelor of Science degree from Rangoon
University, and Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Law degrees between 1960 and
1968 while working as a high school teacher in Monywa. From 1969-1989 he worked
as a Higher-Grade Pleader and a High Court Advocate. He also worked as a
part-time member of Monywa Township Peoples Council from 1985-1988. U Saw Aung
received 47,933 valid votes as 79 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Min Thwin
Constituency: Myaung (2)
(Eligible Voters 33,485; Votes Cast 26,741; Valid Votes 24,205; Number of
Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 1925
Place of Birth: Phalon Village, Taikkyi
Parents: U Pu and Daw Tote
U Min Thwin is the Vice-Chairman of Sagaing Division NLD. He joined the NLD
after he participated in the 1988 uprising in Wuntho. He completed Sixth
Standard at Taikkyi State Middle School and joined the Burma Military Police
(BMP) in 1940. He also joined the Burma Independence Army (BIA) in 1942 and
fought against the Japanese. He was one of Gen. Aung Sans bodyguards until
1947 when he then served in the Army in the anti-insurgent unit. He was also in
the State Guard Police Regiment and served as a Company Commander of the
Presidents bodyguards. U Min Thwin passed Tenth Standard in 1961. In
1966 he was injured while serving as a Column Commander during the Yoma
Operation against the Communist Party of Burma (CPB). Both his legs had to be amputated as a result of his injuries and
he retired from the Army in 1968 on medical grounds. U Min Thwin was a member of South Okkalapa
Township Peoples Council in 1975 and in same year he was awarded the Star of
Independence (Third Class) for his role in Burmas independence. U Min Thwin
received 9,941 valid votes as 41 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Bar Bar
Constituency: Myinmu (1)
(Eligible Voters 29,892; Votes Cast 24,679;
Valid Votes 22,545; Number of Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 12 March 1932
Father: U Hoke Sein
U Bar Bar was among the NLD representatives who boycotted the National
Convention in December 1995. He gained a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rangoon University in 1963 and worked as a
government servant in the Education Department from 1963-1988. U Bar Bar
received 16,477 valid votes as 73 %
in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Tin Ngwe
Constituency: Myinmu (2)
(Eligible Voters 30,935; Votes Cast 24,653; Valid Votes 22,398; Number of
Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 6 July 1941
Place of Birth: Ywathaung
Parents: U Po Soe and Daw Myin
U Tin Ngwe is the Myinmu Township organiser for the NLD. He studied at Myinmu
High School and worked as a government servant in the Industrial Farming
Department from 1965-1971. During the 1988 uprising he was Vice-Chairman of the
Myinmu Strike Committee. U Tin Ngwe received 16,151 valid votes as 72 % in the
1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Chit Khaing
Constituency: Ngazun (1)
(Eligible Voters 39,852; Votes Cast 28,600; Valid Votes 24,881; Number of
Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 4 April 1930
Father: U Aung Kha
The Election Commission announced on 27 August 1996 that U Chit Khaing had
resigned as an MP. It is understood that the SLORC authorities intimidated him
into resigning. U Chit Khaing has worked as an NLD organiser for Ngazun
Township and runs a cooking-oil factory. U Chit Khaing received 16,881 valid
votes as 68 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Cho Hlaing
Constituency: Ngazun (2)
(Eligible Voters 40,271; Votes Cast 30,722;
Valid Votes 25,676; Number of Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 10 April 1961
Place of Birth: Ngazun
Parents: U Mya Than
The SLORC arrested U Cho Hlaing under the 1950
Emergency Provision Act, Article
5 (j) on 16 January 1991, and released on 25 April 1992. He gained a Bachelor
of Science degree in Chemistry in 1987 and is an NLD organiser for Ngazun
Township. U Cho Hlaing received 18,480 valid votes as 72 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name:
U Than Sein (U Than)
Constituency: Pale (1)
(Eligible Voters 34,071; Votes Cast 26,498;
Valid Votes 23,045; Number of Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 16 April 1950
Place of Birth: Kokkosu Village
Parents: U Ba Htwe and Daw Hmone
U Than Sein is currently in exile in India. The Election Commission dismissed U
Than Sein from Parliament on 21 February 1991 for having contact with armed
groups and co-operating with them with the intent of forming a parallel
government. As a result, U Than Sein fled Burma for India and joined the NCGUB.
U Than Sein studied at Yinmabin High School and worked as Primary School
Teacher at Nyaungkai and Padaukkone Villages in Pale Township from 1969-1976.
He also worked in the transportation industry from 1976-1990. (Election
Commission Announcement No. 913 of 21-2-91 announces the non-existence as
Hluttaw representatives
. and cancellation of their names from the list of
elected Hluttaw representatives of: U
Than Sein along with Dr. Tint Swe - Pale 2, U Maung Maung Aye - Mandalay NE
1 and Dr. San Aung - Ingapu 2. The
court concerned has ruled with firm evidence that the above-mentioned persons
made contacts with and collaborated with the armed insurgent organizationa
which formed parallel government to rise up against the State and with members
of the said organizations and that they formed organizations to rise up against
the State . (WPD 22/2/91)
(U Than Sein has been declared absconder by the township court: went
to Mizoram State, India, where he is engaged in anti-government activities .
(WPD 25/4/91) U Than Sein received 15,874 valid votes as 69 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name:
Dr Tint Swe
Constituency: Pale (2)
(Eligible Voters 33,195; Votes Cast 24,264; Valid Votes 20,759; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 8 August 1948
Place of Birth: Min Village, Pale
Parents: U Ba Cho,Daw Khin Khin
Dr Tint Swe is in exile in India and is the NCGUBs Minister for South Asia
Affairs. He is also a Central Executive Committee of the NLD-LA. The Election
Commission dismissed him as an MP on 21 February 1992. The Commission charged
that Dr. Tint Swe made contact with armed groups and collaborated with them
with the intent to form a parallel government. Dr. Tint Swe left for India to
join the NCGUB and was initially appointed the Coalitions Minister for the
Prime Ministers Office. Dr Tint Swe
gained his medical degree in 1972 from Mandalay Institute of Medicine. He
worked as a government doctor in Heinze Mine, Monywa, Myotha, Ngazun, Sagaing and Pale and left the
government service in 1988. (Election Commission Announcement No. 913 of
21-2-91, announces the non-existence as Hluttaw representatives
. and
cancellation of their names from the list of elected Hluttaw representatives
of: Dr. Tint Swe along with U Than Sein - Pale 1, U Maung Maung Aye - Mandalay
NE 1 - and Dr. Sann Aung Ingapu 2. The court concerned has ruled with firm
evidence that the above-mentioned persons made contacts with and collaborated
with the armed insurgent organizations which formed parallel government to rise
up against the State and with members of the said organizations and that they
formed organizations to rise up against the State WPD_22/2/91) (Three Hluttaw
members, all from the NLD, have been declared absconders by the Bahan
Township court as they have absconded to avoid legal action to be taken against
them .They are Dr. Tint Swe, U Than Kywe - Shwedaung 1 and U Si Maung -
Laymyethnar 1. In September and October they discussed the formation of a
parallel government in Mandalay and a temporary government in the jungles .
(WPD_6/12/90)
v
Name:
U Aung Thaung
Constituency: Phaungpyin
(Eligible Voters 37,956; Votes Cast 33,566; Valid Votes 28,841; Number of
Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 23 November 1955
Place of Birth: Phaungpyin
Parents: U Kan Tint
U Aung Thaung was among the NLD representatives who walked out of the SLORCs
National Convention in December 1995. He is now an NLD township organiser. He
studied at Phaungpyin High School and worked at Phaungpyin Township
Co-operative. During the 1988 uprising he was in charge of the News and
Information Department of Phaungpyin Township
Strike Committee.U Aung Thaung received 18,835 valid votes as 65 % in
the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Mya Aye (Bamaw Shwe Nyo)
Constituency: Pinlebu
(Eligible Voters 47,980; Votes Cast 39,776; Valid Votes 35,075; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 1930
Place of Birth: Naungkho Village, Bhamo
Parents: U San Ya and Daw Lay
U Mya Aye voluntarily resigned from the NLD in April 1992. He started writing
novels, poems and articles in 1954 under the pen name of Bamaw Shwe Nyo. He was
an education officer from 1954-1960 and a middle school teacher at Wuntho from
1960-1966. After he completed the BSPPs Basic Political Training Course in
1966, he became a Wuntho Township BSPP Party Unit organiser. He was also an
assistant lecturer at the Central Institute of Political Science in 1967. U Mya Aye was Chairman of the Sanchaung
Township Peoples Justice Council, but in September 1976 he was discharged from
the position and expelled from the BSPP after he dismissed a case of six
workers involved in the 1974 labour strike. U Mya Aye then worked as a teacher.
U Mya Aye received 25,497 valid votes as 73 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
Col Thiha Thuya Soe Thein (Retired)
Constituency: Sagaing (1)
(Eligible Voters 71,844; Votes Cast 58,103;
Valid Votes 52,772; Number of Candidates 8)
Date of Birth: 19 June 1927
Place of Birth: Sagaing
Father: U Zay Yar
Col. Thiha Thuya Soe Thein was a Central Committee member of the Patriotic Old
Comrades League (POCL) before the SLORC banned the party. The SLORC arrested
him on 16 January 1991 and charged under Article 5 (a), (b) and (j) of the 1950 Emergency Provision Act. He was
sentenced to 12 years imprisonment and was released from Insein Prison on 25
April 1992. The Election Commission dismissed Col Thiha Thuya Soe Thein as an
MP on 11 April 1992. Col. Thiha Thuya
Soe Thein was Chairman of the Magwe Division Security and Administrative
Committee, a Central Committee member of the BSPP and he also worked at the
BSPP headquarters in Rangoon. In 1977 he was expelled from the BSPP with many
other Central Committee members during the Third Party Congress. Col. Thiha
Thuya Soe Thein studied at Sagaing State High School. He served as Information
Officer of the PVF in 1946 and was Secretary of the Sagaing District Socialist
Party. He was also an Executive Committee member of the AFPFL from 1947-1949
and was involved in major operations in the Army from 1949-1978. He was awarded
a medal for bravery after the Yan Gyi Aung operation that defeated an invasion
into Shan State by Kuomintang forces from China. U Soe Thein received 37,037
valid votes as 70 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
Dr. Khin Maung Swe
Constituency: Sagaing (2)
(Eligible Voters 77,887; Votes Cast 62,961; Valid Votes 57,674; Number of
Candidates 7)
Date of Birth: 1953
Father: U Tun Pe
Dr Khin Maung Swe boycotted the National Convention on 28 December 1995 along
with other NLD representatives. He gained a medical degree from the Rangoon
Institute of Medicine and from 1981-1985 was the organiser and Treasurer of the
Mudon Township Burma Doctors Association. Dr. Khin Maung Swe received 41,523
valid votes as 72 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Khin Maung Kyi
Constituency: Salingyi (1)
(Eligible Voters 34,866; Votes Cast 25,263; Valid Votes 23,512; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 15 September 1926
Place of Birth: Sathone Village, Salingyi
Father: U Ba Than
U Khin Maung Kyi was among the NLD representatives who boycotted the National
Convention on 28 December 1995 and was a member the Labour Department of the
NLD. He gained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1951 and was a member of Rangoon
University Students Union from 1950-1951. From 1943-1945, U Khin Maung Kyi was
a trainer in the Asia Youth Association and in 1945 he joined an artillery
company to fight against the Japanese. He worked at the Department of Labour
from 1952-1959 and up until 1979 worked with various government departments. He
was also a member of the BSPPs Workers Organising Committee. U Khin Maung Kyi
received 18,126 valid votes as 77 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Sein Yan
Constituency: Salingyi (2)
(Eligible Voters 32,356; Votes Cast 24,513; Valid Votes 21,421; Number of
Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 7 March 1922
Place of Birth: Salingyi
Father: U Aung Boe
U Sein Yan received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1968 and a Diploma of
Education through correspondence in 1972. He worked as High School Teacher at
Kyakaw High School from 1965-1982. U Sein Yan received 14,092 valid votes as 66
% in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
Dr. Aung Bo
Constituency: Shwebo (1)
(Eligible Voters 67,433; Votes Cast 54,321; Valid Votes 50,613; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 7 May 1952
Place of Birth: Kyaukmyaung, Shwebo
Parents: U Thein Tan and Daw Thaung Thaung
The Election Commission announced on 7 June 1996 that Dr. Aung Bo had resigned
as an MP. It is understood that the SLORC authorities intimidated him into
resigning. Dr. Aung Bo received his medical degree from Mandalay Institute of
Medicine. Dr. Aung Bo received 31,270 valid votes as 62 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name:
U Than Tun
Constituency: Shwebo (2)
(Eligible Voters 68,208; Votes Cast 57,097; Valid Votes 53,231; Number of
Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 11 February 1949
Place of Birth: Shwebo
Parents: U Ba Ohn and Daw Kyi
The Election Commission announced on 28 February 1992 that U Than Tun had
resigned as an MP. It is understood that the SLORC authorities intimidated him
into resigning. The SLORC arrested him in January 1992 and placed him in Shwebo
Prison. He was released on 13 May 1992. U Than Tun gained a Bachelor of
Engineering degree from Rangoon Institute of Technology in 1973 and joined the
NLD after the 1988 uprising. U Than Tun received 36,958 valid votes as 69 % in
the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Bo Moung
Constituency: Tabayin (1)
(Eligible Voters 33,332; Votes Cast 25,118; Valid Votes 23,819; Number of
Candidates 5)
Place of Birth: Tabayin
Date of Birth: 1948
Parents: U Bo Shin and Daw Chan Phyu
In 1991, U Bo Moung was charged under Penal
Code Article 143 and sent to prison and has since been released. The
Election Commission dismissed him from Parliament in accordance with
Declaration 984 on 10 December 1991 and banned him from running in elections
held within ten years. During the 1988 uprising he was the leader of the
Tabayin Township Strike Committee. U Bo Moung received a Bachelor of Science
degree in 1969, a Diploma of Accounting in 1975 and became a High Court
Advocate in 1978. He was worked for the Tabayin Township Co-operative from
1970-1984 and started working as a lawyer in 1983. U Bo Moung received 18,454
valid votes as 77 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Win Myint Aung
Constituency: Tabayin (2)
(Eligible Voters 36,528; Votes Cast 27,099; Valid Votes 24,746; Number of
Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 1955
Father: U Bo Sein
U Win Myint Aung boycotted the National Convention in December 1995 along with
other NLD representatives. He received a Bachelor of Science degree majoring in
Botany from Mandalay University and then worked for his parents business. U
Win Myint Aung received 17,448 valid votes as 71 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
Lt-Col Kyaw San (Retired)
Constituency: Taze (1)
(Eligible Voters 39,720; Votes Cast 28,921; Valid Votes 23,970; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 17 June 1932
Place of Birth: Kyarmingyi Village, Sagaing
Parents: U Lar Mya and Daw Ohn Khin
Military Intelligence officers arrested Lt. Col. Kyaw San in January 1992 after
the Sagaing Division NLD released a statement supporting the decision to award
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize. After he refused to withdraw
the statement, the authorities sentenced him to seven years imprisonment. He
was released from Insein Special Prison in February 1995, along with U Tin Oo
and U Kyi Maung, on the 50th anniversary of the founding of the
Burmese Army. The Election Commission dismissed him as an MP in 1994. Lt. Col. Kyaw San joined the Army in 1949 and
he retired as a Lieutenant-Colonel in January 1986. During the 1988 uprising he
was involved in the Army Veterans Association and was later a Central Committee
member of the now banned POCL. He is still under detention. Lt-Col Kyaw
San received 18,862 valid votes as 79 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Pe Than
Constituency: Taze (2)
(Eligible Voters 40,555; Votes Cast 29,560; Valid Votes 24,742; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 12 March 1943
Place of Birth: Taze
Parents: U San Maung and Daw Aye Khin
U Pe Than graduated from Mandalay University and attended Mandalay Teacher
Training School from 1966-1968. He worked as a teacher at Taze State Middle
School from 1968-1985. U Pe Than received 16,387 valid votes as 66 % in the
1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Tun Myaing
Constituency: Wetlet (1)
(Eligible Voters 54,571; Votes Cast 41,951; Valid Votes 37,858; Number of
Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 1 May 1949
Parents: U Chit Toak and Daw Mi
U Tun Myaing was among the NLD representatives who boycotted the National
Convention in December 1995. He received a Bachelor of Science degree majoring
in Mathematics from Mandalay University in 1973 and worked as a Clerk at Wetlet
Township Co-operative from 1973-1975. He was also Secretary of Wetlet Township
BSPPs Youth Wing from 1975-1981. In 1981 he was accused of creating problems
in Wetlet Township BSPP and was subsequently dismissed from his post. He then
worked as a private teacher from 1981-1988. U Tun Myaing received 23,986 valid
votes as 63 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
Daw Khin San Hlaing
Constituency: Wetlet (2)
(Eligible Voters 55,931; Votes Cast 43,864; Valid Votes 39,562;
Number of Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 16 October 1956
Place of Birth: Wetlet
Parents: U Shwe Ba and Daw Lay
Daw Khin San Hlaing was arrested in April 1991 for participating in a secret
meeting in Mandalay in 1990 to form a provisional government. She was tried and sentenced under Penal Code Article 122 (1) and was
released from Insein Prison on 4 May 1992 in accordance with SLORC Declaration
No. 11/92 of 24 April 1992. The Election Commission dismissed her as an MP on
18 December 1991 and banned her from running in future elections. Daw Khin San Hlaing attended Wetlet State
High School and worked as a clerk in 1979. She obtained a Bachelor of Law
degree in 1982 and in 1985 began working as a High Court Advocate. Daw Khin San
Hlaing received 29,805 valid votes as 75 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
Dr. Aung Khin
Constituency: Wuntho
(Eligible Voters 33,008; Votes Cast 26,379; Valid Votes 21,464; Number of
Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 13 May 1952
Place of Birth: Kawlin
Parents: U Kyaw and Daw Myat
The Election Commission announced on 21 June 1996 that Dr. Aung Khin had
resigned as an MP. It is understood that the SLORC authorities intimidated him
into resigning. Dr. Aung Khin was among the NLD representatives who walked out
of the National Convention in December 1995. He completed his medical study at
Mandalay Institute of Medicine in 1981 and from 1982-1985 he worked at the
Chokethin Village Co-operative Clinic in Kantbalu Township. Since 1986 he has
run his own clinic. Dr. Aung Khin received 14,963 valid votes as 70 % in the
1990 elections.
v
Name:
Dr. Htay Maung (aka U Than Aung Htay)
Constituency: Ye-U (1)
(Eligible Voters 32,692; Votes Cast 25,037; Valid Votes 22,605; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 4 September 1942
Place of Birth: Chaung Yoe, Tantse
Parents: U Ba Yan and Daw Kyi May
Dr. Htay Maung is Chairman of Ye-U Township NLD and was among the NLD
representatives who boycotted the National Convention in December 1995. He
received a medical degree from the Mandalay Institute of Medicine in 1971 and
worked as the Doctor In Charge at the Ye-U Township Co-operative Clinic. Dr.
Htay Maung received 16,109 valid votes as 71 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Win Ko
Constituency: Ye-U (2)
(Eligible Voters 32,752; Votes Cast 26,241; Valid Votes 24,540; Number of
Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 11 April 1945
Place of Birth: Ye-U
Father: U Thiwa
U Win Ko was murdered in a hotel in Kunming, China on 28 February 1993.His body
was found on his bed at the Tea Garden Hotel by Chinese authorities.He had been
stabbed twice in the chest and had his throat slashed.There was no sign of a
struggle.His belongings including US$800 were found undisturbed.Only his
Burmese passport was missing. U Win Ko had been sent on a mission to Kachin
State in 1992 to organize the democratic opposition in northern Burma against
the ruling SLORC.Most observers suspect the murder was politically motivated.It
is known that Colonel Ye Myint, Deputy Commander Northeastern Military Region,
Lieut-Col Than Tin from the Military Attaches office in Beijing, Lieut-Col
Kyaw Thein from Military Intelligence headquarters in Rangoon and a Major Tin
Yu, met in Muse in January 93 with senior Chinese military officials.He was
assassinated at a hotel on his way back to Manerplaw camp after visiting in
northern Burma. Prior to his death he was a Central Committee member of the
NLD-LA, and on 18 December 1990, U Win Ko was appointed NCGUB Minister for
Finance. The Election Commission dismissed him as an MP on 26 December 1992 on
the grounds that he had contact with armed revolutionary groups and was
co-operating with them to form a parallel government. U Win Ko has a Bachelor
of Education degree and worked as a teacher at Ye-U State High School from
1968-1985. (Seven Hluttaw members, five of them from the NLD, have absconded to
avoid legal action against them.They had taken part in a series of
clandestine meetings held during the months of September and October,1990 where
the formation of a parallel government in Mandalay and the formation of a
temporary government in the jungles were discussed.They are U Win Ko, U Bo Hla
Tint Mogok-2, U Thein Oo-Mandalay SW-2, U Hla Pe-Pyawbwe-2, U Mya
Win-Ingapu-1, U Peter Limbin-Indep. Pyin Oo Lwin-2 and Dr. Sann Aung-Indep.
Ingapu-2. WPD_2/12/90) U Win Ko received 16,304 valid votes as 66 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name:
U Bo Thaung
Constituency: Yinmabin (1)
(Eligible Voters 31,513; Votes Cast 23,399; Valid Votes 20,876; Number of
Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 31 July 1947
Place of Birth: Chaung U
Parents: U Yan and Daw Gyi
U Bo Thaung joined the NLD after the 1988 uprising, and in 1992 he left for
India to join the NCGUB. He was selected as a Central Executive Committee
member of the NLD-LA in November 1996. U Bo Thaung studied at Chaung U High
School and gained a Bachelor of Science degree majoring in Physics from
Mandalay University in 1973. He worked as a teacher from 1974-1986 and since
then has operated his own business. U Bo Thaung received 15,647 valid votes as
75 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Tin Tun Aung
Constituency: Yinmabin (2)
(Eligible Voters 31,162; Votes Cast 24,424; Valid Votes 21,278; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 1 May 1937
Place of Birth: Daikoo
Parents: U Tin and Daw Thein Tin
U Tin Tun Aung worked at the New Light of
Myanmar newspaper, and as an Editor at the Burmese Broadcasting Service for
30 years. He gained a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rangoon University and a
Newspaper Diploma from the Rangoon Journalism Training School. U Tin Tun Aung
received 15,390 valid votes as 72 % in the 1990 elections.
INDEPENDENTS
v
Name:
U Thein Pe
Constituency: Kantbalu (1)
(Eligible Voters 55,029; Votes Cast 42,683; Valid Votes 36,681; Number of
Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 5 January 1940
Place of Birth: Homalin
Father: U Ba Thin
U Thein Pe was arrested by the SLORC for participating in a meeting in
September 1990 in Mandalay to form a provisional government. He was charged under Penal
Code Article 122(b) in May 1991 and sent to Insein Prison for one year. The
Election Commission subsequently dismissed him as an MP on 22 January
1992. U Thein Pe graduated from the
Assistant Medic Training School in 1961 and worked as a village Medic from
1961-1987. U Thein Pe received 17,364 valid votes as 47 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name:
U Win Shein
Constituency: Myaung (1)
(Eligible Voters 33,415; Votes Cast 26,885; Valid Votes 24,747; Number of
Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 25 February 1948
Parents: U Than Pe and Daw Kyi Win
U Win Shein was Myaung Township strike leader in 1988 and the township
organiser of the NLD from 1988-1989. He resigned from the NLD on 2 January 1990
because he was replaced by Lt. Col. Aung Tun to run as the NLD candidate for
Myaung (1) constituency. Lt. Col. Aung Tun was a former Deputy Minister of the
Education Ministry. U Win Shein
subsequently ran as an independent in the election. U Win Shein has a Bachelor
of Science degree in Industrial Chemistry from Rangoon University and he worked
as teacher from 1972-1982. The BSPP arrested him in April 1982 under the 1975 State Protection Act Article 10
(a), and he was sent to prison for 15 months. U Win Shein received 9,749 valid
votes as 39 % in the 1990 elections.
NAGA
HILLS REGIONAL PROGRESSIVE PARTY (NHRPP)
v
Name:
U Khapo Kailon
Constituency: Lahe
(Eligible Voters 8,847; Votes Cast 5,511; Valid Votes 4,678; Number of
Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 16 August 1933
Father: U Par Non
The SLORC abolished the Naga Hills Regional Progressive Party (NHRPP) on 18
March 1992 and U Khapo Kailon, who was party Chairman at the time, subsequently
became an independent MP. U Khapo Kailon completed Seventh Standard at Rangoon
Model High School and served as district organiser for the AFPFL from
1959-1960. U Khapo Kailon received 4,053 valid votes as 87 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name:
U Dwe Pawt
Constituency: Leshi
(Eligible Voters 5,572; Votes Cast 4,951; Valid Votes 4,724; Number of
Candidates 2)
Date of Birth: 1947
Place of Birth: Sommara Village
Father: U Tar Lai Pawt
After the SLORC abolished the NHRPP in 1992, U Dwe Pawt became an independent MP.
He studied at Henzada Karen Baptist Christian Bible School and Insein Baptist
Christian Bible School, and was General-Secretary of the Naga Baptist
Convention in Naga Hills. U Dwe Pawt received 3,300 valid votes as 70 % in the
1990 elections.
UNITED
NATIONALITIES LEAGUE FOR DEMOCRACY (UNLD)
v
Name:
U Htaung Kho Htan
Constituency: Tamu
(Eligible Voters 37,680; Votes Cast 28,783; Valid Votes 25,281; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 5 July 1951
Place of Birth: Sankart Village, Tamu
Parents: U Yan Kho Lun and Daw Hlaing Kho Kyin
The SLORC banned the UNLD on 11 March 1992 by Declaration No. 7/92, and U
Htaung Kho Htan subsequently became an independent MP. He was the
General-Secretary of the Hill Tribe Democratic Party which was banned along
with the UNLD. U Htaung Kho Htan has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rangoon
University and has attended the SLORCs National Convention. U Htaung Kho Htan
received 8,939 valid votes as 35 % in the 1990 elections.
NATIONAL
UNITY PARTY (NUP)
v
Name:
U Kyaw Maung
Constituency: Nanyun
(Eligible Voters 6,466; Votes Cast 1,782; Valid Votes 1,544; Number of
Candidates 2)
Date of Birth: 10 June 1948
Place of Birth: Donti Village, Nanyun
Father: U Kay Pu
U Kyaw Maung is the Nanyun Township organiser for the NUP. He studied at
Khamti, Tavoy and Kawkareik High Schools and worked as a Clerk at the Nanyun
Township Police Force in 1969. In 1970, he attended the BSPPs Basic Political
Training Course and was Secretary of Nanyun Township Peoples Council and
Secretary of the townships BSPP Party Unit. He was also a member of the Sagaing
Division Peoples Council. U Kyaw Maung received 1,146 valid votes as 74 % in
the 1990 elections.
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Tenasserim Division |
Location: Bordering Mon State in the north and Thailand in the south and east
and facing Andaman Sea in the West, Tenasserim Division is situated between
latitudes 9°58' north and 15°16' north in the southernmost part of Burma. The
sea along Tenasserim coast is dotted with nearly 800 islands. Islands in the
south are called Mergui(Myeik) archipelago. The Division's area is 16,735.5
square miles.
Topography and climate: As Tenasserim Division is located in the
eastern mountain range region, its landscape is mountainous. Generally,
mountains with nearly 3,000 feet in height run from north-west to south - east.
Some of the mountain ranges run into the sea and rise again as islands along
the coast. The 6,801 foot Myinmolekhat Mountain is the highest peak in the
Division. Nwalaboh with an elevation of 5,063 feet is the famous mountain in
the region. The mountain range linking Taungnyo
Mountain Range in the north runs as the border Thailand and Myanmar. Long and
narrow plains can be found along the rivers and the coastal areas.
Tenasserim Division has a tropical monsoon climate. The land which is located
nearest to the Equator in Burma is warm year round with only slight changes in
temperatures. The highest temperature of Dawei is 100° F. The average highest
temperature of Mergui(Myeik) is 96.5° F and the lowest average temperature is
65° F. Annual average rainfall in Mergui(Myeik) is 162 inches and in
Tavoy(Dawei) is 215 inches.
Population, inhabitants, languages and
religion: As the
land is mountainous, it is a thinly populated area. Its total population is
over 1.2 million, with a population density of 64 persons per square mile.
Majority of the residents of the Division live along the coastal plains and
river valleys. Launglon and Mergui(Myeik) townships have the highest population
density. Tenasserim and Bokpyin townships have population density of only 14 to
15 persons per square mile. The inhabitants of the Division are Bamars, Karens,
Mons, Shans, Arakans, Pashues or Malays and Salons who live mainly in
Mergui(Myeik) archipelago. Majority of the inhabitants are Buddhists and speak
Burmese Language.
Formation of districts, townships and
villages: Tenasserim
Division has three districts Tavoy(Dawei), Mergui(Myeik) and Kawthoung --
formed with ten townships and 328 village-tracts.
NATIONAL
LEAGUE FOR DEMOCRACY (NLD)
v
Name:
U Ohn Myint
Constituency: Bokepyin
(Eligible Voters 18,137; Votes Cast 7,064; Valid Votes 6,251; Number of
Candidates 2)
Date of Birth: 7 February 1934
Place of Birth: Bokepyin
Father: U Thein Tin
U Ohn Myint voluntarily resigned as an MP on 27 November 1991 because of health
reasons. From 1955-1971 U Ohn Myint worked as a teacher at a primary school in
Mergui Township and was the officer-in charge of education in Launglon
Township. From 1971, he was secretary and chairman of Bokepyin Township BSPP
until he was suspended from the party on 20 July 1988.(Election Commission
Announcement No. 979 of 27-11-91 authorizes the resignation of U Ohn Myint for
reasons of health . WPD_28/11/91) U Ohn Myint received 4,651 valid votes as
74 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Hla Min
Constituency: Kawthaung
(Eligible Voters 26,256; Votes Cast 13,677; Valid Votes 11,567; Number of
Candidates 5)
Parents: U Aung Hlaing and Daw Aye Kyi
U Hla Min is currently under detention after being arrested at his home by
Military Intelligence Service officers on 19 November 1996. At the time he was
a member of the NLD Central Committee and chief organiser of Tenasserim
Division NLD. U Hla Min was charged under Article 5 (a) of the 1950 Emergency Provision Act and during
his trial he was not allowed to have any legal representation. He was sentenced
to seven years imprisonment. U Hla Min
graduated from Rangoon University in Economics and during 1966 and 1967 he was
a training officer at the Department of Planning and Finance. From 1968-1978 he
was the manager of the Trade Corporation in Thandaung, Kyankhin, Kyonepyaw and
Bassein Townships. He was among the NLD representatives who boycotted the
National Convention on 28 December 1995. U Hla Min received 8,652 valid votes
as 75 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Khin Maung Oo
Constituency: Kyunsu
(Eligible Voters 46,686; Votes Cast 19,680; Valid Votes 16,696; Number of
Candidates 3)
Place of Birth: Nyaung Oo, Mandalay Division
Date of Birth: 23 March 1925
Parents: U Ba Khin
U Khin Maung Oo is a member of Sanchaung Township NLD in Rangoon. He was a
Central Committee member of the now banned POCL and a former member of the Army
Veterans Association. He was in ninth standard at Yenangyaung State High School when he left school and in
1942 he became a member of the Asian Youth Association and joined the BDA the
following year. He fought as a senior sergeant in the Irrawaddy Delta Division
and in Division 6 in 1945 against the Japanese. He was the joint-secretary of
Nyaung Oo Township AFPFL and served at the headquarters of the PVF in 1946. He
was a major in the army from 1962-1970 and the state honoured him for his role
in the fight for independence with the Star of Independence (Second Class). U
Khin Maung Oo received 13,568 valid votes as 81 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Hla Pe
Constituency: Launglon (1)
(Eligible Voters 37,442; Votes Cast 25,133; Valid Votes 19,614; Number of
Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 10 March 1929
Parents: U Nyunt
U Hla Pe is a member of the Central Executive Committee of the NLD. The
Election Commission dismissed him as an MP on 9 April 1992 and banned him from
running in elections held within ten years.
U Hla Pe joined the army in 1950 and is a former colonel, deputy
commander, and commander. In 1976 he was charged under Penal Code Article 122(1) and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment
with hard labour. He received ten years for anti-BSPP activities and another
ten years for his involvement in a failed coup led by Captain Ohn Kyaw Myint.
He was later freed under an amnesty in 1980.
In 1992, U Hla Pe was imprisoned again under the 1950 Emergency Provisions Act Article 5(j) while he was working as
a Central Executive Committee member of the POCL and the NLD. He completed his
high school study at Mandalay International School in 1946 and continued his
college level study at Rangoon University. U Hla Pe received 17,241 valid votes
as 88 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Chain Hin
Constituency: Launglon (2)
(Eligible Voters 33,723; Votes Cast 22,759; Valid Votes 18,015; Number of
Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 22 January 1941
Place of Birth: Pyinchaung Village, Launglon
Parents: U Nyan Hlaing and Daw Kyin Phwar
U Chain Hin received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rangoon University in 1965.
He joined the armys Officer Training School and retired at the rank of captain
in 1988. U Chein Hin received 14,667 valid votes as 81 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Kyaw Shein
Constituency: Mergui (1)
Date of Birth: 10 March 1952
Place of Birth: Myitnge ward, Mergui
Parents: U Kyin Maung and Daw Gin Wah
U Kyaw Shein completed a Bachelor of Engineering degree majoring in Civil
Engineering in 1974.
v
Name:
U Nyan Aye
Constituency: Mergui (2)
Date of Birth: 21 August 1955
Place of Birth: Maoobin, Irrawaddy Division
Parents: U Shein and Daw Kyaw Hlaing
U Nyan Aye studied at the Rangoon University of Economics in 1971, but before
he completed his studies he was arrested by the BSPP after taking part in the
demonstrations in June 1975. He was imprisoned on 10 June 1975 and released on
2 December 1977. He then obtained a Bachelor of Economics degree.
v
Name:
U Kyi Shwe
Constituency: Palaw
(Eligible Voters 44,726; Votes Cast 28,745; Valid Votes 24,965; Number of
Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 7 March 1937
Place of Birth: Mali Village, Palaw Township, Tenasserim Division
Father: U Nyein
U Kyi Shwe was in tenth standard at Moulmein State High School when he left
school and to operate a boat transport business. U Kyi Shwe received 22,088
valid votes as 88 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Soe Nyunt
Constituency: Tavoy (1)
(Eligible Voters 34,527; Votes Cast 23,456;
Valid Votes 20,110; Number of Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 12 September 1933
Place of Birth: Palaw
Parents: U Kyin Pe and Daw Su
U Soe Nyunt passed away on 10 November 1991. He received a Bachelor of Science
degree in 1959 and worked as a high school teacher. He received a Diploma of
Education in 1969 and from 1963-1988 worked as a teacher. He was an organiser
for the Tenasserim Division NLD. U Soe Nyunt received 17,059 valid votes as 85
% in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Myo Aung
Constituency: Tavoy (2)
(Eligible Voters 34,766; Votes Cast 23,677; Valid Votes 20,656; Number of
Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 20 March 1919
Place of Birth: Tavoy
Parents: U Ba O and Daw Saw Khin
The SLORC arrested and imprisoned U Myo Aung for his role in writing the Three
Ways to Attain Power (3 Strategies Paper), which was to be used as alternative in case the SLORC failed to
convene Parliament. U Myo Aung was released from Insein prison on 25 April 1992
and the Election Commission dismissed him from Parliament on 10 December 1991
and banned him from running in elections held within ten years. The SLORC also
used intimidation to force the NLD and the POCL to dismiss him from their
parties. U Myo Aung is the younger
brother of Thakhin Ba Thein Tin, Chairman of the CPB. He was a former colonel
and received training at the Tactics and Military Academy in the United States.
In 1967 he travelled to Cairo and Jerusalem and supervised a United Nations
cease-fire unit. His military positions included division commander, commander
and Principal of the Defence Academy. He was forced to retire at the rank of
colonel after being accused of involvement in a failed coup by Captain Ohn Kyaw
Myint. Following the 1988 uprising he served as an executive member of the POCL
and a member of the Central Committee of the NLD. He was a member of the BDA and became a
lieutenant in Division 5 during the fight against the Japanese. After World War
II he continued his study at Rangoon University and he joined the army again
before he completed the second part of an engineering course. U Myo Aung received
17,906 valid votes as 87 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Win Oo
Constituency: Tenasserim
(Eligible Voters 24,303; Votes Cast 11,776; Valid Votes 9,559; Number of Candidates
4)
Date of Birth: 30 October 1962
Place of Birth: Tenasserim
Parents: U Thein and Daw Than Shwe
U Win Oo attended Botataung State High School and graduated in Burmese from
Rangoon University in 1987. U Win Oo received 8,542 valid votes as 89 % in the
1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Tin Myint
Constituency: Thayetchaung
(Eligible Voters 33,182; Votes Cast 21,697; Valid Votes 17,038; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 30 May 1932
Place of Birth: Kadetgyi Village, Launglone
Parents: U San Ba and Daw Chit May
U Tin Myint voluntarily resigned as an MP on 27 September 1991. Among the 392
NLD MPs, he received the highest percentage of votes. From 1947-1948 was in
charge of a co-operative in Kadetgyi Village and in 1948 he joined the army and
rose to captain. From 1981-1987 he was the chairman of Thayetchaung Township
Peoples Council. U Tin Myint received 15,522 valid votes as 91 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name:
U Toe Po
Constituency: Yebyu
Place of Birth: Palaw
Date of Birth: 17 November 1939
Father: U Pe Chit
During the 1988 uprising, U Toe Po joined the demonstrations as the patron of
the Workers Union of the Industry Ministry No.1. When the SLORC came to power
he was forced to resign from his position as deputy director of the Ministry.
In 1964 he joined the army and retired as a captain in 1981. He worked for the
Ministry of Industry No.(1) for five years in Tavoy and two years in Pegu. He
became a key member in NLDs Social Supporting Committee that has been working
especially for the political prisoners. He was arrested in September 1998. He
is still under detention.
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Pegu
Division |
Location: Pegu
Division is in the south of the big central plains. Magwe and Mandalay
Divisions arc to its north; Karen State, Mon State and the Gulf of Mottama are to
its east; Rangoon Division is to its south and Irrawaddy Division and Arakan
State are to its west. It is located between North Latitude 46 degrees 45
minutes and 19 degrees 20 minutes and East Longitude between 94 degrees 35
minutes and 97 degrees 10 minutes and has 24,792.95 sq-miles.
Climate: The
southern part of Pegu Division has the tropical monsoon climate. The northern
part has the tropical Savannah Climate. The average temperatures of Pegu,
Taungoo and Prome(Pyay) in April, the hottest month of the year are 88°F and
90° respectively. The average temperature of Pegu(Bago) in January. the coolest
month, is 75°F. The average annual rainfall of the town of Myitkyo is 132.36
inches. The average rainfall of Prome(Pyay), which receives less rain than other
towns, is 45.49 inches.
Inhabitants, religions and languages: Karens, Bamars, Mons, Chins,
Arakans and Shans reside in Pegu Division. There are also some Pa-Os. The total
population of Pegu Division is over 4.9 million. The average population density
is over 300 per-square mile. Buddhists account
for majority of the people. There are also residents who believe in Christian,
Hindu and Islam faiths. Myanmar language is the key linguafranca.
Organization of districts, townships and ward/village-tracts: Bago
Division occupies an area of 14,866 square miles. Pegu Division is made up of
Pegu, Prome, Thayawady and Taungoo Districts which comprise 28 townships with
1,619 ward/village-tracts. Pegu is the divisional capital. It is the fourth
largest town of Burma. Other big towns of Pegu Division are Taungoo and Prome.
Other well-known towns in the west of Pegu Mountain Range are Thayawady,
Gyobingauk, Paungde and Shwedaung. Some well-known towns in the east of the
Pegu Mountain Range are Daik-U, Nyaunglebin, Pyu, Yedashe and Shwekyin.
NATIONAL
LEAGUE FOR DEMOCRARY (NLD)
v
Name:
U Ye Htut
Constituency: Daik-U (1)
(Eligible Voters 49,393; Votes Cast 36,763; Valid Votes 32,571; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 1 January 1951
Place of Birth: Tamwe, Rangoon Division
Father: U Mya Than
U Ye Htut was arrested and imprisoned under Penal
Code Article 122 (1) in May, 1991 for attending a secret meeting in
Mandalay in 1990 to form a provisional government. The Election Commission
dismissed him as an MP by Declaration No. 984 on 30 December 1991 and banned
him from running in future elections. He was freed from Insein Prison on 27 May
1992. U Ye Htut had earlier been imprisoned in 1982 after being sentenced to
two years with hard labour under the 1950
Emergency Provision Act, Article 5 (j). U Ye Htut took part in the
demonstration at the South East Asian Games in 1969, and was involved in the
demonstration at U Thants funeral in 1974 and in the labour strike of the same
year. He graduated from Rangoon Institute of Economics in 1975 and from
1976-1982 worked as an auditor and as an assistant labour officer. U Ye Htut
received 24,978 valid votes as 77 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Sein Tun
Constituency: Daik-U (2)
(Eligible Voters 48,453; Votes Cast 35,059; Valid Votes 29,729; Number of
Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 27 January 1942
Place of Birth: Pauktabin Village, Daik-U
Parents: U Tun Yin and Daw Tin
U Sein Tun passed away on 3 May 1992. He had a Bachelor of Arts degree in Law
and a Bachelor of Law degree, and worked as a lawyer. U Sein Tun received
20,761 valid votes as 70 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Aye Myint
Constituency: Gyobingauk (1)
(Eligible Voters 35,266; Votes Cast 25,007; Valid Votes 21,079; Number of
Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 20 April 1931
Place of Birth: Gyobingauk
Father: U Hla Maung
U Aye Myint was part of the NLD boycott of the National Convention on 28
December 1995. He graduated from Rangoon University with a Bachelor of Arts
degree in 1953 and a Bachelor of Law degree in 1969. U Aye Myint worked as a
middle school teacher and a headmaster, and was a Translation Editor at the New Light of Myanmar newspaper. U Aye
Myint received 12,739 valid votes as 60 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Aye
Constituency: Gyobingauk (2)
(Eligible Voters 33,672; Votes Cast 23,528; Valid Votes 19,857;
Number of Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 11 February 1924
Place of Birth: Gyobingauk
Parents: U Ba Ohn and Daw Shwe Su
While at school, U Aye was a member of the Dobama
Asiaone (We Burma Association), and Chairman of the school Students Union.
He went on a hunger strike during the 1938 general strike and was expelled from
school for joining in a demonstration. He was also a member of the resistance
movement against the British. U Aye received 11,008 valid votes as 55 % in the
1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Chit Maung
Constituency: Htantabin
(Eligible Voters 50,435; Votes Cast 36,471; Valid Votes 30,089; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 2 November 1943
Place of Birth: Let Hlout Village, Yin Marbin
Parents: U Phoe Oo and Daw Aye Sein
U Chit Maung has a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Bachelor of Education degree,
and is a Higher-Grade Pleader. From 1962-1967 he worked as a clerk at the
Directorate of Procurement in the Defence Ministry, and from 1967-1974 as a
High School Teacher at Htantabin High School. From 1974-1988 he was a Judge at
Htantabin Township and for the next two years he worked as a lawyer. U Chit
Maung received 19,665 valid votes as 65 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
Dr. Myo Win
Constituency: Kawa (1)
(Eligible Voters 49,855; Votes Cast 39,549; Valid Votes 33,663; Number of
Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 29 December 1954
Place of Birth: Kawa
Parents: U Cho and Daw Tin Nyunt
Dr. Myo Win is in charge of the Kawa Township NLD. He attended Pegu State High
School no.3 in Kawa Township, and graduated from Mandalay Institute of
Medicine. Dr. Myo Win received 22,774
valid votes as 68 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Mya Lay
Constituency: Kawa (2)
(Eligible Voters 49,198; Votes Cast 40,292; Valid Votes 34,562; Number of
Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 15 December 1922
Parents: U Pan Myaing
U Mya Lay attended the National Convention before passing away on 15 July 1995.
He joined the NLD after the 1988 uprising and became a member of the Central
Executive Committee following the arrests of Daw Aung San Su Kyi and U Tin Oo
and the re-organisation of the party on 26 March 1991. U Mya Lay was a member
of the Dobama Asiaone (We Burma
Association) and the Asian Youth Association and fought with the British
resistance. He also fought in the Japanese resistance in 1945 and became the
Secretary of the Shwe Kyin Township AFPFL from 1946-1947. The AFPFL headquarters sent him to Vietnam in
1947 to contact Vietnamese guerrillas and he went on a mission to China in
1955. He was honoured for his role in the struggle for independence with the
Star of Independence (Second Class). U Mya Lay received 23,547 valid votes as
68 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Tun Oo
Constituency: Kyaukkyi
(Eligible Voters 43,167; Votes Cast 23,512; Valid Votes 20,343; Number of
Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 9 February 1957
Place of Birth: Kyaukkyi
Parents: U Maung Kyin and Daw San Yee
U Tun Oo lives in exile in USA and is a former NCGUB minister for Social
Welfare, Labour and Finance. The SLORC declared him a fugitive in 1990 and the
Election Commission dismissed him as an MP on 26 December 1990 for joining the
NCGUB. In 1979, U Tun Oo graduated from
Rangoon Institute of Technology in Civil Engineering and he worked as an
assistant engineer until 1988. During the 1988 uprising he was Chairman of the
Kyaukkyi Township demonstration force. (U Tun Oo has been declared absconder by
township court: went to the Manerplaw Camp of KNU insurgents and joined Dr.
Sein Wins interim government . (WPD_25/4/91) U Tun Oo received 14,461 valid
votes as 71 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Hla Oo
Constituency: Kyauktaga (1)
(Eligible Voters 45,057; Votes Cast 33,352; Valid Votes 27,731; Number of
Candidates 7)
Date of Birth: 6 April 1951
Parents: U Hla Gyi and Daw Kyi Kyi
U Hla Oo lives in exile in Thailand and is the Chairman of the Federation of
Trade Unions of Burma (FTUB). He is also a former NCGUB Minister for Labour.
The SLORC declared him a fugitive for joining the NCGUB and charged him under Penal Code Article 512 and the 1950 Emergency Provision Act, Articles 5
(a), (b) and (j). The Election Commission subsequently dismissed him from
Parliament on 30 April 1991. (U Hla Oo has been declared absconder by township
court: has been working in collusion with insurgents at Manerplaw Camp of the
KNU . WPD_25/4/91) (Election Commission Announcement No. 921 of 30 April 1991
cancelled the election of U Hla Oo, because the court concerned has ruled
with firm evidence that the above-mentioned person made contact with and
collaborated with the armed insurgent organizations which formed parallel
government to rise up against the State and with members of the said
organizations and that they formed organizations to rise up against the State
. (WPD_2/5/91) U Hla Oo received 17,236 valid votes as 62 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name: U Maung Maung Gyi
Constituency: Kyauktaga (2)
(Eligible Voters 45,063; Votes Cast 36,073; Valid Votes 31,020; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 9 July 1922
Parents: U Yangyi Aung
U Maung Maung Gyi passed away on 8 February 1991. He was Chairman of the
Kyauktaga Township NLD. After the military coup in 1962, U Maung Maung Gyi left
for the jungle and joined rebel groups for two years. He later returned and set
up his own business. U Maung Maung Gyi received 19,914 valid votes as 64 % in
the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U Aung Myint
Constituency: Letpadan (1)
(Eligible Voters 50,985; Votes Cast 36,473; Valid Votes 30,649; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 5 June 1944
Place of Birth: Khamong Sate Ywama Village
Parents: U Khin Maung and Daw Htwe Tin
U Aung Myint is the Secretary of the Letpadan Township NLD and a former
township Chairman of the banned POCL. He boycotted the SLORCs National
Convention in December 1995 along with other NLD representatives. He finished
school at Letpadan State High School and from 1961-1962 was convenor of the
Letpadan Students Union. In 1961 he joined the Army and became a member of the
BSPP, however he was imprisoned from 1967-1972 for breaking BSPP rules. During
the 1988 uprising, he was involved in the Letpadan Township pro-democracy
force. U Aung Myint received 22,541 valid votes as 74 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Nyunt Aye
Constituency: Letpadan (2)
(Eligible Voters 50,304; Votes Cast 36,306; Valid Votes 29,062; Number of
Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 12 April 1936 1 July 1928
Place of Birth: Kunchan Kone Village, Letpadan
Parents: U Boe Shwe and Daw Khin Pu
U Nyunt Aye is a member of Letpadan Township NLD and during the 1988 uprising
he was Chairman of the Letpadan Township pro-democracy force. He studied
science at Rangoon University for two years and from 1958-1959 he taught at Gyobingauk
State High School. From 1961 he was a Patron of the Workers Unity Party and
the NUF until his arrest by the Revolutionary Council in 1963. He was released
from prison in 1968. From 1971-78 he worked as the Secretary at the office of
Soviet Film. He worked as a Higher-Grade Pleader from 1978-1986 and as a
sugar-cane farmer from 1986-1989. U Nyunt Aye received 19,829 valid votes as 68
% in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Tint Lwin
Constituency: Minhla (1)
(Eligible Voters 36,120; Votes Cast 27,489; Valid Votes 24,366; Number of
Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 4 December 1917
Place of Birth: Yang Aung Village, Pyawbwe, Mandalay Division
Father: U Tun
The Election Commission announced on 13 July 1996 that U Tint Lwin had resigned
as an MP. It is understood that the SLORC used intimidation to force him to
resign. During the 1988 uprising U Tint Lwin was a Central Committee member of
the Army Veterans' Association. He
studied at Pyinmana State High School and in 1936 was Secretary of the school
Students Union and a member of the Minhla strike committee. In 1942 he joined
the Asian Youth Association, the BDA and the PBF. U Tint Lwin fought in the
resistance movement against the Japanese and was honoured with the Star of
Independence (Second Class). He joined the Battalion of Engineering in 1946 as
a private and served in the Army until 1977 having been the Commander of
Regiment (20). He also worked as a headmaster of the Central Institute of Civil
Services. U Tint Lwin was a Central Committee member of the BSPP and was
expelled from the party in 1977. Prior to his expulsion, he was the Member of
Parliament for Hlegu Township, Rangoon Division.He was passed away. U Tint Lwin
received 16,110 valid votes as 66 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
Daw Hla Hla Moe
Constituency: Minhla (2)
(Eligible Voters 35,260; Votes Cast 23,568;
Valid Votes - ; Number of
Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 1943
Place of Birth: Min Hla
Father: U Hla Boo
Daw Hla Hla Moe was among the NLD representatives who boycotted the National
Convention on 28 December 1995. She finished high school in 1961 and in 1968
began working as a high school teacher. She was a member of the Organising
Committee of the BSPP Youth from 1975, and in 1984 she obtained a Bachelor of
Education degree. Daw Hla Hla Moe
received 16,282 valid votes as 69 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Hla Aung
Constituency: Monyo (1)
(Eligible Voters 37,502; Votes Cast 24,214; Valid Votes 20,779; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 1924
Father: U Pho Sein
U Hla Aung was in Tenth Standard at Htonepho High School when he left school
and joined the Dobama Asiayone (We
Burma Association) as a soldier. During 1943 and 1944 he worked as a primary
school teacher and fought in the resistance movement against the Japanese. When
the PVO was formed during 1946 and 1947, he became a General Staff Officer, and
from 1947-1948 he was as a Staff Officer in the Burmese Reserve Army. From
1950-1956 he worked in the AFPFL Co-operative and he then joined the AFPFL
faction led by U Bo.He was passed away. U Hla Aung received 12,210 valid votes
as 59 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Tun Shwe
Constituency: Monyo (2)
(Eligible Voters 38,988; Votes Cast 24,962; Valid Votes 21,848; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 1 March 1933
Father: U Hla Maung
U Tun Shwe was part of the NLD boycott of the National Convention on 28
December 1995. Between 1964 and 1978, U Tun Swe was a member of the BSPP
Central Committee, a member of the BSPP Discipline Enforcement Committee, an
Assistant Attorney-General, Director of the Office of Legal Affairs in the
Ministry of Justice, and a member of the BSPP Central Land Committee. U Tun
Shwe also was a member of the Constitution Drafting Committee and the Member of
Parliament for Monyo Township. He was arrested at the third conference of the
BSPP following a conflict over voting in the election. U Tun Shwe has a Bachelor of Arts degree in
Education and a Bachelor of Law degree and from 1956-1964 he worked as a
teacher and lawyer. He is also a graduate of the Central Institute of Political
Science. He used to write articles under the pen name Maung Tun Shwe (High
Court Lawyer). He was expelled from the NLD in 1999, as renegade MP (the
lackey of SPDC). U Tun Shwe received 14,223 valid votes as 65 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name:
U Ohn Ngwe
Constituency: Nattalin (1)
(Eligible Voters 47,418; Votes Cast 38,764; Valid Votes 33,017; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 24 March 1918
Place of Birth: Oattwin Kone Village, Nattalin
Father: U Boe Shein
U Ohn Ngwe has a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Diploma of Education. He was the
headmaster of a primary school, and in 1977 he retired as a township Director
of Education. U Ohn Ngwe received 24,388 valid votes as 74 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name:
U Saw Sein Tun
Constituency: Nattalin (2)
(Eligible Voters 48,088; Votes Cast 37,488; Valid Votes 32,112; Number of
Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 6 June 1931
Father: U Aung Myint
U Saw Sein Tun is currently a member of the NLD Central Working Committee of
Farmers. He graduated in agriculture in 1955 and received a Bachelor of Law
degree in 1960. From 1955-1957 he worked as a high school teacher and from
1958-1967 as a District Agricultural Officer in Thayawady and Mergui districts.
From 1967-1977 he was the Headmaster at the Agriculture and Livestock School in
Nam San and The Kone. U Saw Sein Tun received 23,112 valid votes as 73 % in the
1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Ohn Maung
Constituency: Nyaunglebin (1)
(Eligible Voters 51,201; Votes Cast 39,456; Valid Votes 34,441; Number of
Candidates 7)
Date of Birth: 1 July 1928
Father: U Shwe Hla
U Ohn Maung studied at Rangoon University and received a Bachelor of Arts
degree and a Bachelor of Law degree. In 1945, he fought in the resistance
against the Japanese and in 1946 he was the Secretary of the AFPFL in Madauk
Sub-district. The following year he was Chairman of the Students Union at
Minbu State High School and from 1948-1951 was Chairman of the Students Union
at Baho State High School, Rangoon. In 1963 he travelled to England to study
banking and he later retired as a bank manager.He is still under detention.
U Ohn Maung received 23,518 valid votes as 68 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Tun Kywe
Constituency: Nyaunglebin (2)
(Eligible Voters 51,324; Votes Cast 34,674; Valid Votes 29,861; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 7 February 1925
Father: U Kyaw
U Tun Kywe was among the NLD representatives who boycotted the SLORCs National
Convention in December 1995. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Education and a
Master of Arts from Columbia University, as well as a Diploma of Teacher
Training. He started as a primary school teacher and retired as a professor and
has been to Japan, India and Sri Lanka on study tours. He has written articles
on education under the names of Professor U Tun Kywe and Saya Dubba. He used to
be the Secretary of the Pyundasa Township Anti-Fascist Organisation (AFO), the
Secretary of the Township Teachers Union and Chairman of the Pyundasa
Association. U Tun Kywe received 20,342 valid votes as 68 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name:
U Tin Oo
Constituency: Oakpo (1)
(Eligible Voters 34,368; Votes Cast 23,523; Valid Votes 19,700; Number of
Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 13 May 1938
Place of Birth: Kyibin Sake Village, Oakpo
Parents: U Tha Hman and Daw Mel Kyin
U Tin Oo is the Secretary of the Oakpo Township NLD and during the 1988
uprising he was Secretary of the Oakpo Peasants and Farmers Union. He was in
year ten when he left school and from 1970-1981 he was joint Secretary of Oakpo
Township Peasants and Farmers Association and a committee member of a BSPP
party unit. His membership of the BSPP was revoked when he accused the party of
lacking democracy. U Tin Oo received 10,166 valid votes as 52 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name:
U Tha Maung
Constituency: Oakpo (2)
(Eligible Voters 39,086; Votes Cast 26,435; Valid Votes 22,873; Number of
Candidates 7)
Date of Birth: 27 February 1920
Place of Birth: Kyain Tala Phaya Kon Village, Irrawaddy Division
Parents: U Boe Sein and Daw Sake Kaung
U Tha Maung is Chairman of the Oakpo Township NLD. During the 1988 uprising, he
acted as Patron of the Township Peasant and Farmers Union. He passed seventh
Standard and joined the BIA in 1942.
He was a graduate of Cadet Training School Class 2 under the Japanese, and from
1945-1948 was a district organiser of the PVF. From 1953-1962 he worked for the
AFPFL and the Union Party as a township Chairman, district organiser and
Central Committee member. U Tha Maung received 12,443 valid votes as 54 % in
the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Khin Maung Win
Constituency: Oaktwin (2)
(Eligible Voters 31,257; Votes Cast 22,696; Valid Votes 19,561; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 12 November 1944
Place of Birth: Myingyan
Parents: U Tun Yin and Daw Than New
U Khin Maung Win was arrested on the charge of illegally holding a party
meeting on 22 July 1991, but the authorities later charged him under the Gambling Act. He finished high school in
1962 and in 1966 attended Deputy Police Officer Training at the Central
Institute of Civil Services in Paunggyi. From 1967 he worked as a Sub-Inspector
of Police in Taungoo District until he resigned from the Police Force in
1978.He was released from Taungoo Prison on 1-8-2001. U Khin Maung Win received
12,357 valid votes as 63 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Tin Ohn
Constituency: Padaung (1)
(Eligible Voters 42,763; Votes Cast 26,532; Valid Votes 23,077; Number of
Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 18 February 1947
Place of Birth: Padaung
Parents: U Saw Hlaing and Daw Than Sein
The Election Commission announced on 14 March 1997 that U Tin Ohn had resigned
as an MP. It is understood that the SLORC used intimidation to force him to
resign. U Tin Ohn left school when he was in Tenth Standard at the National
Model School in Rangoon. He worked in a government shop from 1964-1966 and from
1967-1970 worked as an accountant. For the next ten years he was the Officer In
Charge of the Padaung Township Co-operative. He was expelled from the party.U
Tin Ohn received 15,133 valid votes as 66 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Thein Han (Ye Han)
Constituency: Padaung (2)
(Eligible Voters 44,615; Votes Cast 31,106; Valid Votes 27,023; Number of
Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 17 February 1939
Place of Birth: Ohn Shippin Village, Padaung
Parents: U San Shwe and Daw Nyunt
U Thein Han is Chairman of the Padaung Township NLD. He was a first year
student of physics when he left Workers College in Rangoon, and from 1961-1981
he worked as a Clerk at the Department of Labour. Between 1981 and 1985 he
wrote a number of articles and novels under the pen name of Ye Han. U Thein Han
received 18,050 valid votes as 69 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Ohn Naing
Constituency: Paungde (1)
(Eligible Voters 40,222; Votes Cast 29,939; Valid Votes 24,329; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 11 November 1933
Parents: U Sein Phyo and Daw Sein
U Ohn Naing was expelled from the NLD following the 1990 election. He received
a Bachelor of Science degree, a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Diploma of
Education from Rangoon University. While at university he joined the Students
Unity Front and the Students Welfare Association in Prome District. From
1958-1965 he worked as a high school teacher and from 1965-1976 he was a
Lecturer at Thegon Teacher Training School. He then worked as a headmaster of
schools in Paungde and Daik-U Townships until 1988. U Ohn Naing received 15,589
valid votes as 64 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name:
U Aye Than
Constituency: Paungde (2)
(Eligible Voters 39,381; Votes Cast 29,545; Valid Votes 23,846; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 4 February 1941
Parents: U Ngwe Dah and Daw Sein Chu
U Aye Than was expelled from the NLD following the 1990 election. He graduated
from Rangoon University in Burmese in 1974 and from 1967-1988 made his living
as a trader. He was a member of the Paungde Township NLD Organising Committee.
U Aye Than received 18,005 valid votes as 76 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Myat Hla
Constituency: Pegu (2)
(Eligible Voters 106,431; Votes Cast 78,019; Valid Votes 71,588;
Number of Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 23 May, 1935
Place of Birth: Paypinchaung Village, Pegu
Parents: U Sein Tun and Daw Aye Tin
U Myat Hla received the highest percentage of votes among all Members of
Parliament in the 1990 election. Following the election he voluntarily resigned
from the NLD and also as an MP. He finished school at Pegu National High School
and graduated from Rangoon University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1957.
He also received a Bachelor of Law degree in 1967. He worked as a high school
teacher from 1957-1968 and he has been a High Court Advocate since then. U Myat
Hla received 53,527 valid votes as 75 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Thaung Sein
Constituency: Prome (2)
(Eligible Voters 62,493; Votes Cast 40,662; Valid Votes 36,768; Number of
Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 1930
Place of Birth: Thae Kone
Parents: U Soe Min and Daw Aye Mya
U Thaung Sein is the Chairman of Prome Township NLD. He was among the NLD
representatives who boycotted the National Convention in December 1995. U
Thaung Sein was in Ninth Standard at Thaegone High School when he left school.
From 1953-1960 he worked as an assistant clerk and a rice inspector. From
1960-1962 he was a contractor at the Department of Irrigation and in 1962 he
set up his own rice mill and ran it until 1990. He was expelled from the NLD
in 1999, as renegade MP (the lackey of SPDC). U Thaung Sein received
18,941 valid votes as 52 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Aung Than
Constituency: Pyu (1)
(Eligible Voters 47,205; Votes Cast 31,432;
Valid Votes 27,392; Number of Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 17 December 1929
Place of Birth: Pyu
Parents: U Boe Gaung and Daw Sein May
U Aung Than received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1962, and a Diploma of
Education in 1973. From 1944-1946 he was a member of the Asia Youth Association
and from 1959-1960 was Secretary of the Pyu Township AFPFL. He worked as a High
School Teacher in Pyu from 1954-1959 and was a member of the BSPP from
1964-1968. U Aung Than was also a Headmaster at Yamethin from 1963-1975, and at
Ahlone State High School No.3 from 1981-1986, and was the Taungoo Township
Director of Education. During the 1988 uprising, he was the Vice-Chairman of
the Central Committee of the Taungoo Township pro-democracy movement, and the
chairman of the combined civil servant and factory workers union in Taungoo. U
Aung Than received 18,067 valid votes as 66 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Soe Maung
Constituency: Pyu (2)
(Eligible Voters 65,024; Votes Cast 41,432; Valid Votes 36,948; Number of
Candidates 5)
Parents: U Aye and Daw Hl Myaing
U Soe Maung is Chairman of the Pyu Township NLD Organising Committee. On June
26 1996, the Election Commission announced that he had resigned as an MP. It is
understood that the SLORC used intimidation to force him to resign. During the
1988 uprising, U Soe Maung was the Vice-Chairman of the Pyu Township Democracy
Front. He graduated from Rangoon University with a Bachelor of Arts degree and
a Bachelor of Law degree. From 1972-1974 he worked as a High Court Advocate,
and from 1974-1978 as a State Prosecutor in Hlaing Township. U Soe Maung
received 23,588 valid votes as 64 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Than Kywe
Constituency: Shwedaung (1)
(Eligible Voters 40,926; Votes Cast 30,797; Valid Votes 27,709; Number of
Candidates 7)
Date of Birth: 4 December 1942
Place of Birth: Kyee The Village, Shwedaung
Parents: U Tun Sein and Daw Mya Tin
The SLORC declared U Than Kywe a fugitive on 4 December 1990 for attending
meetings in Mandalay earlier that year with the aim to form a provisional
government. The Election Commission then dismissed him from Parliament after he
was appointed NCGUB Minister for Trade and Co-operatives on 18 December
1990. On 31 January 1991, he and U Myint
Aung, (MP-Kamma, Magwe Division), surrendered to the SLORC at the Burmese
Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, and announced their resignations from the NCGUB.
In 1968, U Than Kywe received a Bachelor of Arts degree and from 1964 he worked
as an Accountant at the Trade Department until he retired in 1987. U Than Kywe
received 16,280 valid votes as 59 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Paik Chon
Constituency: Shwedaung (2)
(Eligible Voters 40,989; Votes Cast 27,001; Valid Votes 23,976; Number of
Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 5 July 1945
Place of Birth: Htanaung Kone Village
Parents: U Shin and Daw Thein Shin
U Paik Chon is one of the organising committee members of the NLD in Pegu
Division and was among the NLD representatives who boycotted the National
Convention on 28 December 1995. He studied at Rangoon University and in 1984
became a solicitor.He was released from SPDCs so-called guest house on
21-6-2001. U Paik Chon received 15,635 valid votes as 65 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name:
U Soe Lwin
Constituency: Shwekyin
(Eligible Voters 36,473; Votes Cast 27,987; Valid Votes 23,909; Number of
Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 25 December 1946
Place of Birth: Shwegyin
Parents: U Tote and Daw Amar
U Soe Lwin is a High Court Advocate. He attended Shwegyin State High School and
received a Law degree in 1982 by correspondence.He was passed away. U Soe Lwin
received 17,840 valid votes as 75 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Aung Soe Myint
Constituency: Taungoo (1)
(Eligible Voters 54,044; Votes Cast 35,458; Valid Votes 31,543; Number of
Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 3 August 1952
Parents: U Ohn Kyaw and Daw Aye Mi
U Aung Soe Myint was among the NLD representatives who boycotted the National
Convention in December 1995. During the 1988 uprising, he was a member of the
Central General Strike Committee of the Taungoo District Peoples Liberation
Alliance. In 1975, U Aung Soe Myint graduated from Rangoon Institute of
Economics and from 1975-1988 he operated his own business. He was released from
SPDCs so-called guest house on 21-6-2001. U Aung Soe Myint received 21,369
valid votes as 68 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Nyunt Wai
Constituency: Taungoo (2)
(Eligible Voters 55,749; Votes Cast 36,178; Valid Votes 30,405;
Number of Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 14 November 1926
Father: U Ba Swe
U Nyunt Wai was appointed treasurer of the Central Executive Committee of the
NLD on 26 March 1991 in a re-organisation of the party following the arrests of
Daw Aung San Su Kyi and U Tin Oo. On 8 October 1995, he was also placed in charge
of the NLD for Pegu Division. U Nyunt Wai was part of the NLD boycott of the
National Convention on in December 1995.
U Nyunt Wai graduated from Rangoon Institute of Economics and obtained a
Master of Arts in Administration from Harvard University.Between 1952 and 1986,
he worked as the chief manager at the Bank of Industry and the Bank of
Agriculture, and as a Supervisor at the Insurance Corporation. In 1947 he
attended the AFPFLs leadership training, and from 1947-1952 he was a
university student leader. U Nyunt Wai was put under de facto house arrest on
22 September 2000 and released on 1 December 2000. [ Member of CRPP,
Chairperson of Committee for Finance/Economy/Commerce ] U Nyunt Wai
received 20,401 valid votes as 67 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Aye Thein
Constituency: Thanatpin (1)
(Eligible Voters 36,258; Votes Cast 27,609; Valid Votes 25,750; Number of
Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 5 April 1959
Place of Birth: Outsu Ward, Thanatpin
Parents: U Thein Shwe and Daw Mya Kyi
U Aye Thein attended Thanatpin State High School and received a Law degree by
correspondence in 1980.He was resigned from MP. U Aye Thein received 18,847
valid votes as 73 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
Dr. Htay Thein
Constituency: Thanatpin (2)
(Eligible Voters 36,299; Votes Cast 26,987;
Valid Votes 24,326; Number of Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 24 September 1953
Parents: U Chit Maung and Daw Kyin Nu
Dr. Htay Thein graduated from Rangoon Institute of Medicine and worked at North
Okkalapa Hospital before establishing his own clinic. He was Patron of the
Thanatpin Township Students Union during the 1988 pro-democracy uprising. Dr.
Htay Thein received 17,390 valid votes as
71 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U San Win
Constituency: Thayawady
(Eligible Voters 42,498; Votes Cast 32,283; Valid Votes 27,877; Number of
Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 22 April 1924
Place of Birth: Zee Kone
Father: U Ba Kyi
U San Win was part of the NLD boycott of the National Convention on 28 December
1995. From 1942-1945, U San Win served as a Sub-Lieutenant of the BIA and was a
graduate of the Army Cadet Training Class 3. During those years he also served
in Division 7 of the Japanese resistance force, Regiment 2 of the PBF, and was
a Lt-Col in Burma Rifle Regiment 4. Later, he was a BSPP Central Committee
Member and a BSPP Trade Minister. On 7 June 1976 he was expelled from the BSPP
while a member of the working body of the Farmers Council. He was also a Joint
Secretary of the POCL. U San Win received 15,309 valid votes as 55 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Maung Aye
Constituency: Thayawady (2)
(Eligible Voters 42,597; Votes Cast 28,446; Valid Votes 24,473; Number of
Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 25 May 1929
Place of Birth: Paungde
Father: U Boe Se
U Maung Aye was among the NLD representatives who boycotted the National
Convention in December 1995. After he finished high school he joined the Navy
and became a Captain and in charge of a base. In 1963 he worked a Special
Officer of the Pearl and Fish Breeding Corporation. He retired from the Navy in
1972 and worked as a Deputy Manager at the Pearl and Fisheries Corporation. In
1976 he was faced with a lawsuit which he fought for five years and which was
dismissed in 1991. He was released from SPDCs so-called guest house on
14-6-2001. U Maung Aye received 14,747 valid votes as 60 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name:
U Aye
Constituency: Thegon (1)
(Eligible Voters 42,114; Votes Cast 28,353; Valid Votes 24,086; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 22 February 1925
Place of Birth: Inma Village, Thegon
Parents: U Tin and Daw Ohn Tin
U Aye finished Ninth Standard in 1939 and from 1942-1944 he worked as a
Police Sergeant and an Inspector. In 1945 he began working for the Special
Police Intelligence Service in the resistance against the Japanese. He worked
under Col. Ba Htoo in the BIA as an intelligence officer tracking the
activities of the Japanese military police. U Aye received 12,179 valid votes
as 51 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Thein Tun (Tun Lu Aung)
Constituency: Thegon (2)
(Eligible Voters 40,248; Votes Cast 28,050; Valid Votes 24,925; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 11 November 1949
Place of Birth: Thegon
Parents: U Too and Daw Mya Sein
U Thein Tun was arrested and imprisoned under Penal Code Article 122 (1) for attending a meeting in Mandalay in
1990 to form a provisional government.
The Election Commission dismissed him as an MP by Declaration No. 996 on 6
January 1992 and banned him from running in future elections. He was released
from Insein Prison on 27 May 1992. U Thein Tun finished high school in 1966 and
then worked as a Clerk at Thegon Teacher Training School. In 1984 he retired on
a health pension and set up an agriculture and livestock business. Since 1969
he has written in the Moeway, Shumawa, Phyuni Nyopya and Sarpay Lope
Thar magazines under the names of Thakar Tun and Tun Lu Aung. U Thein Tun
received 14,416 valid votes as 58 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Tin Shwe
Constituency: Waw (1)
(Eligible Voters 43,148; Votes Cast 31,552; Valid Votes 27,589; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 10 December, 1941
Place of Birth: Pe Nwe Kone Village, Kyauktada
Father: U Ohn
U Tin Shwe voluntarily resigned from the NLD in April 1992. He was the Chairman
of the Organising Committee in Waw when the NLD was founded in 1988. U Tin Shwe
received 18,618 valid votes as 67 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Soe Thein (Maung Wuntha)
Constituency: Waw (2)
(Eligible Voters 42,986; Votes Cast 31,517; Valid Votes 27,552; Number of
Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 17 April 1945
Place of Birth: Pegu
Parents: U Maung Khin and Daw Mya Sein
U Soe Thein was imprisoned in Insein Prison after being arrested on 21 May 1996
and charged under Article 10 (a) of the 1975
State Protection Act. He was arrested along with U Kyaw Min (MP, Irrawaddy
Division), and four other NLD members.He was released on 13-6-2001. The
Election Commission dismissed U Soe Thein as an MP on 10 December 1991 by
Declaration No. 984. U Soe Thein was earlier imprisoned in November 1990 for
his role in writing the NLD's Three Ways to Attain Power (3 Strategies
Paper). The Paper was written after the Ghandi Hall meeting in July 1990
and contained three strategies to be adopted in case the SLORC failed to
convene Parliament following the NLDs election win. These strategies were
political defiance, to operate the party within the current laws, and to
compromise with the SLORC. A number of
Central Executive Committee members of the NLD were imprisoned due to the Three
Strategies Paper, including U Chan Aye (MP, Mon State), U Khin Maung Swe, U
Kyaw Min (aka Pithugar Kyaw Min) and U Sein Hla Oo (aka Maung Ngwe Oo). In
addition, ex-colonel Myo Aung (MP, Tenasserim Division), ex-Captain Tin Win, U
Win Hlaing (MP, Mandalay Division) and Ko Moe Zaw Oo, Ko Yan Aung, and Ko Ko
Gyi of the NLD Youth were also imprisoned.At the time of his arrest, U Soe
Thein was a Central Executive Committee member of the NLD. He was charged under
Article 5 (a) (b) and (j) of the 1950
Emergency Provision Act for his role in writing the Three Strategies Paper,
and was released from prison on 29 April 1992.
U Soe Thein was expelled from Rangoon University for taking part in the
7 July student uprising in 1962. He earned his living as a poet and writer from
1964-1988, and has written several books under the name of Maung Wuntha. He was
forcibly pensioned off as the editor of the Botahtaung
daily newspaper after the 1988 uprising. U Soe Thein received 20,997 valid
votes as 76 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
Dr. Kyaw Kyaw
Constituency: Yedashe (1)
(Eligible Voters 42,297; Votes Cast 32,544; Valid Votes 27,413; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 2 April 1951
Place of Birth: Mandalay
Parents: U Ko Ko and Daw Than Than
During the 1988 uprising, Dr. Kyaw Kyaw was in charge of the township
demonstration base.He was resigned from MP. He received a Dentistry degree in
1978 and set up his own dental clinic. Dr. Kyaw Kyaw received 15,874 valid
votes as 58 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Tun Aung
Constituency: Yedashe (2)
(Eligible Voters 43,647; Votes Cast 32,784; Valid Votes 29,014; Number of
Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 19 May 1951
Parents: U Boe Kaung and Daw U Lay
U Tun Aung was arrested and imprisoned under Penal Code Article 122 (1) for attending meetings in Mandalay in
1990 to form a provisional government.
The Election Commission dismissed him as an MP by Declaration No. 992 on 30
January 1991 and banned him from running in future elections. He was released
from Insein Prison on 27 May 1992. U Tun Aung received a Science diploma from
the Insein Institute of Technology in 1974, and from 1978-1979 he taught at a
state evening school. U Tun Aung received 17,571 valid votes as 61 % in the
1990 elections.
v
Name:
U San Tin
Constituency: Zigon
(Eligible Voters 41,957; Votes Cast 33,429; Valid Votes 28,158; Number of
Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 1934
Place of Birth: Mingyi Village, Monyo
Father: U Ohn Maung
U San Tin was in Seventh Standard at Yekin Affiliated High School when he left
school. He was a member of the AFPFL and the Socialist Youth. U San Tin
received 15,992 valid votes as 57 % in the 1990 elections.
PARTY
FOR NATIONAL DEMOCRACY (PND)
v
Name:
U Thein Oo
Constituency: Oaktwin (1)
(Eligible Voters 32,918; Votes Cast 23,535; Valid Votes 18,228; Number of
Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 21 June 1949
Place of Birth: Myaung Mya
Father: U Ye Baloo
During the 1988 uprising, U Thein Oo was Patron of Rangoon University Graduates
and Former Students Union. He graduated from Rangoon Institute of Economics in
1971 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics and Statistics. In 1972, he
began working for the Mya Kantha Film Distribution company, and from 1984-1985
was the Administrator and an Editor of the Moe
Way magazine. U Thein Oo received 10,881 valid votes as 60 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name:
Dr. Sein Win
Constituency: Paukkhaung
(Eligible Voters 56,337; Votes Cast 39,412; Valid Votes 35,063; Number of
Candidates 8)
Date of Birth: 7 December 1943
Place of Birth: Taungdwin Gyi
Parents: U Ba Win and Daw Khin Saw
Dr. Sein Win is the Prime Minister of the NCGUB and the former leader of the
Party for National Democracy(PND). He currently lives in the United States. In
late 1990, Dr. Sein Win left for the liberated area on the Thai-Burma border
and set up the NCGUB. The PND was then banned on 20 December 1990 and Dr. Sein
Win was charged with breaking the Political
Parties Registration Act. The Election Commission subsequently and
dismissed him as an MP on 26 December 1990. Dr. Sein Win is the son of U Ba
Win, the elder brother of Gen. Aung San. In 1965 he graduated from Rangoon
University in Mathematics and later went to Hamburg University and obtained a Master of Science in 1974 and a
doctorate in Mathematics in 1979. From 1980-1982 he taught at Colombo
University in Sri Lanka and from 1982-1984 at Nairobi University in Kenya. From
1986-1988 he taught at the Workers College as a part-time Mathematics Lecturer
and the following year he was the Treasurer of the Information Department of
the NLD and in charge of the PND. (One Hluttaw member opposed the State
Government and took part in forming a parallel government and was nominated to
head an interim government to be formed in the jungles and while legal action
was being taken against him, he absconded . He is Dr. Sein Win, who is also
Chairman of the PND. WPD_4/12/90) Dr. Sein Win received 17,511 valid votes as
50 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Soe Win
Constituency: Pegu (1)
(Eligible Voters 103,481; Votes Cast 68,931; Valid Votes 61,219; Number
of Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 7 August 1945
Place of Birth: Nyan U
Father: U Kyin Syne
U Soe Win is currently a member of the NLD Information Department. When the PND
was banned in December 1990, U Soe Win was a Central Executive Committee member
of the party. During the 1988 uprising U
Soe Win was a bodyguard for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. He has a Bachelor of Arts
degree in Economics and a degree in Industrial Production. U Soe Win received
61,219 valid votes as 72 % in the 1990 elections.
NATIONAL
UNITY PARTY (PND)
v
Name:
Col. Maung Ohn (Retired)
Constituency: Prome (1)
(Eligible Voters 59,592; Votes Cast 40,181; Valid Votes 35,315; Number of
Candidates 7)
Date of Birth: 7 April 1929
Place of Birth: Rangoon
Parents: U Thein Pe and Daw Aye Sein
Colonel Maung Ohn graduated from Rangoon Institute of Technology in Mechanics
and joined the Army in 1955. After retiring from the Army in 1981, he became a
member of the BSPP Central Committee, the Member for Pandaung 2 constituency,
and the Deputy Minister of Industry 1 under the BSPP. Col Maung Ohn received
14,850 valid votes as 42 % in the 1990 elections.
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Magwe Division |
Location: Magwe(Magway) Division is located in the
central part of Burma. Its major part falls in the Dry Zone. Magwe Division has
a common boundary with Mandalay and Pegu Divisions as well as Arakan and Chin
States. Sagaing Division is to its north; Mandalay Division, to its east; Pegu
Division, to its south, and Arakan and Chin States, to its west. Magwe Division
has an area of 17,305 sq-miles and is situated between North Latitude 18° 50'
and 22° 47' and East Longitude between 93° 47' and 95° 55'.
Climate: The western hilly
region whose rainfall is slightly more than other parts of the Division, Pegu
Mountain Range and the southernmost part have the tropical Savannah Climate. As
the majority part of Magwe Division falls within the Dry Zone, it is very hot
during the hot season and is relatively cold during the cold season. The
average temperature of April, which is the hottest month of the year, is 90°
Fahrenheit and the temperature of April, which is the hottest month of the
year, is 90° Fahrenheit and the temperatures during daytime range between 100°
- 110° Fahrenheit. The average temperature of January, which is the coolest
month of the year, is 70° Fahrenheit and the temperature sometimes falls as low
as 50° Fahrenheit.
Inhabitants, religions and Languages: The population of Magwe
Division is 4.218,699. The majority of the people are Bamars and there are also
Chins, Arakans, Karens, Shansand others. A total of 98 percent of the people
are Buddhists and the rest are Christians, Hindus. Muslims
or Animists.
The population of Magwe Division is 4.218,699. The majority of the people
are Bamars and there are also Chins, Arakans, Karens, Shans and others. A total
of 98 percent of the people are Buddhists and the rest are Christians, Hindus.
Muslims or Animists.
The population of Magwe Division is 4.218,699. The majority of the people
are Bamars and there are also Chins, Arakans, Karens, Shans and others. A total
of 98 percent of the people are Buddhists and the rest are Christians, Hindus.
Muslims or Animists.
Organization of districts, townships and village-tracts: Magwe
Division occupies an area of 177305.32 square miles. It is made up of Magwe,
Minbu, Thayet, Pakokku and Gangaw Districts where there are 25 townships and
1,696 ward village-tracts. Magwe is the divisional capital. Its population in
1994 was about 300.000. Other major towns of the Division are Pakokku and
Minbu. Other well-known towns are Taungdwingyi, Thayet, Aunglan, Natmauk,
Pwintbyu, Chauk, Yenangyaung, Pauk, Gangaw and Yesagyo.
Magwe Division occupies an area of 177305.32 square miles. It is made up of
Magwe, Minbu, Thayet, Pakokku and Gangaw Districts where there are 25 townships
and 1,696 ward village-tracts. Magway is the divisional capital. Its population
in 1994 was about 300.000. Other major towns of the Division are Pakokku and
Minbu. Other well-known towns are Taungdwingyi, Thayet, Aunglan, Natmauk,
Pwintbyu, Chauk, Yenangyaung, Pauk, Gangaw and Yesagyo.
Magwe Division occupies an area of 177305.32 square miles. It is made up of
Magwe, Minbu, Thayet, Pakokku and Gangaw
Districts where there are 25 townships and 1,696 ward village-tracts. Magwe is
the divisional capital. Its population in 1994 was about 300.000. Other major
towns of the Division are Pakokku and Minbu. Other well-known towns are
Taungdwingyi, Thayet, Aunglan, Natmauk, Pwintbyu, Chauk, Yenangyaung, Pauk,
Gangaw and Yesagyo.
NATIONAL
LEAGUE FOR DEMOCRACY (NLD)
v
Name:
U Myint Thein
Constituency: Chauk (1)
(Eligible Voters 58,464; Votes Cast 43,366; Valid Votes 38,181;Number of
Candidates 8)
Date of Birth: 13 September 1942
Place of Birth: Pagan Township
Father: U Ye
U Myint Thein is in charge of Chauk Township NLD. He was a part of the NLD
boycott of the National Convention on 28 December 1995. U Myint Thein graduated
from Rangoon University in History in 1975 and worked for the Burma Oil
Corporation from 1960 and at the Chauk oil field from 1972. He was dismissed
from his job in 1974 following his involvement in a rice riot in Chauk
District.He was released from SPDCs so-called guest house on 6-7-2001. U Myint
Thein received 29,135 valid votes as 76 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: Dr. Nyunt Sein
Constituency: Chauk (2)
(Eligible Voter 58,727; Votes Cast 43,437; Valid Votes 38,047; Number of
Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 11 December 1928
Place of Birth: Than Lian Township
Father: U Maung Maung
Dr. Nyunt Sein is a member of the Organising Committee of Magwe Division and
was a part of the NLD boycott of the National Convention in December 1995. In
1954 Dr. Nyunt Sein graduated from the Rangoon Institute of Medicine and from
1954-1957 he worked as a doctor in the Department of Malaria at Rangoon General
Hospital. He then worked as an assistant doctor at the Chauk oil field hospital
until 1976. In 1977, he travelled to the
Federal Republic Germany, the Netherlands, Iran, Egypt and Indonesia to study
the state of the health of workers in the oil and chemical sectors with the
World Health Organisation (WHO). He then worked from 1977-1988 as the head
doctor at the Myanma Oil Corporation (MOC) and during the 1988 uprising he was
chairman of the MOCs Workers Union.He was passed away. Dr. Nyunt Sein
received 28,501 valid votes in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Aung Htoo
Constituency: Gangaw
(Eligible Voters 58,228; Votes Cast 47,719; Valid Votes 43,416; Number of
Candidates 2)
Date of Birth: 20 September 1930
Parents: U Ba Maw and Daw Chit Mya
The Election Commission announced on 15 January 1998 that U Aung Htoo had
resigned as an MP. It is understood that the SLORC/SPDC used intimidation to
force him to resign. He boycotted the National Convention in December 1995
along with other NLD representatives. U
Aung Htoo is an Arts graduate and worked in the Army Accounting Office from
1951-1957. He also worked as a teacher at Gangaw State High School and was the
assistant Gangaw Township Education Administrator from
1983-1989. U Aung Htoo received 32,587 valid votes as 75 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name: U Saw Win (U Kyaw Zaw Lin)
Constituency: Htilin
(Eligible Voters 31,384; Votes Cast 26,702; Valid Votes 24,909; Number of
Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 14 May 1938
Parents: U Kyaw Nyunt and Daw Aye Hla
U Saw Win was arrested in 1991 for allegedly failing to transport logs in time
while working on the construction of the Rangoon-Thanlyin bridge. He was
charged under Article 3 of the 1963
Public Property Protection Act and was given ten years imprisonment. He was
also charged under Article 5 (j) of the 1950
Emergency Provision Act and was sentenced to an additional year
imprisonment. The Election Commission
subsequently dismissed U Saw Win from Parliament by order No. 985 on 12
December 1991. The authorities have twice promised to release U Saw Win from
prison, once in order 11/92 and again in 1995 to commemorate the Golden
Anniversary of the founding of the Burmese Army, but have failed to do so. He
was first sent to Insein Prison, then transferred to Tharyarwady Prison and in
1997 transferred again to Thayet Prison following a strike by political
prisoners. U Saw Win graduated in Science from Rangoon University and in 1965
began working as a newspaper journalist and as a trader. He later became an
assistant editor at Botahtaung Newspaper and at the government publishing
house.He was died on 7 August 1998, from unknown causes in Tharawaddy
Prison.His body was cremated in secret by military authorities two days after
his death on 9 August 1998, without the knowledge or presence of his family.U
Saw Win @ U Kyaw Zaw Lin is the third NLD-MP to die in prison.U Tin Maung Win
died in 1991 and U Hla Than died in 1996. (U Saw Win has been declared
absconder by the township court: failed to provide the Rangoon-Syriam Bridge
Project with timber extracted at Pyinmana for the project . WPD_25/4/91) U Saw
Win received 14,495 valid votes as 58 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U Myint Aung
Constituency: Kamma
(Eligible Voters 43,598; Votes Cast 36,678;
Valid Votes 33,154; Number of Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 11 June 1959
Place of Birth: Zwaymi Village, Kamma
Parents:U Tha Nyan and Daw Phwa
U Myint Aung was an organiser of Kamma Township NLD when he left for the
Thai-Burma border and joined the NCGUB in Manerplaw on 18 December 1990. He was
subsequently appointed NCGUB Minister for Agriculture and Forests. On 19
January 1991 he, along with U Than Kywe (MP, Pegu Division) surrendered to the
SLORC at the Burmese Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand. He then resigned from
Parliament on 8 February 1991. U Myint Aung has a Bachelor of Science degree in
Chemistry from Rangoon University. (Election Commission Announcement No. 910 of
8-2-91 states that U Myint Aung has been permitted to resign from the Hluttaw.
The announcement says that he joined from October 1990 the insurgents who are
fighting against the state and took part in the parallel government as Minister
for Agriculture and Forests formed by them.He said he had realized his misdeed
and returned to the legal fold but in adherence to the law he asked permission
to resign as elected Pyithu Hluttaw representatives for Kamma Township.
WPD_9/2/91) U Myint Aung received 22,711 valid votes as 69 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name: U Kyaw Myint
Constituency: Magwe (1)
(Eligible Voters 73,001; Votes Cast 51,016; Valid Votes 47,536; Number of
Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 1943
Place of Birth: Natmauk Township
Parents:U Sein and Daw Khin May
U Kyaw Myint was among the NLD representatives who boycotted the National
Convention in December 1995. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from
Mandalay University in 1965 and went to Hmawbe Officer Training School in 1967.
He retired from the army as a major in 1984.He was arrested on 13-7-1998 and
released from SPDCs so-called guest house on 28-6-2001. U Kyaw Myint received
36,934 valid votes as 78 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Aung Soe
Constituency: Magwe (2)
(Eligible Voters 72,654; Votes Cast 51,533; Valid Votes 46,910; Number of
Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 7 September 1934
Father: U Tin
U Aung Soe was part of the NLD boycott of the National Convention in December
1995. In 1996 the authorities forcibly evicted him from his government
apartment. From 1952-1974 he worked as an accountant at the Telegraph and
Postal Service Department. From 1974-1988 he worked as the deputy officer of
the Magwe Township Accounts Department and then was officer in charge of the Magwe
Division Accounts Department.He was arrested on 13-7-1998 and released from
SPDCs so-called guest house on 14-6-2001. U Aung Soe received 34,012 valid
votes as 73 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:U
Soe Myint
Constituency: Minbu (1)
(Eligible Voters 43,600; Votes Cast 31,928; Valid Votes 28,506; Number of
Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 3 March 1946
Father: U Nyunt
U Soe Myint is an organiser with the Magwe Division NLD. In 1968 he graduated
from Mandalay University in Zoology and then worked as a high school teacher
until starting work as a trader in 1974. He is still under detention. U
Soe Myint received 21,324 valid votes as 75 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Hla Soe
Constituency: Minbu (2)
(Eligible Voters 42,102; Votes Cast 28,063; Valid Votes 24,456; Number of
Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 20 November 1934
Place of Birth: Salin Township
Parents: U Sein and Daw Thein Tin
U Hla Soe was among the NLD representatives who boycotted the National
Convention in December 1995. U Hla Soe left high school at tenth standard and
joined the army, serving as a captain from 1953-1962. For the next 14 years he
worked in various positions within the BSPP and rose to regional chairman of
the BSPP in Kayah State. In November 1978 there was a purge within the BSPP and
he was arrested along with 14 regional chairmen as part of the so-called Aung Kyaw Lin Operation. He was released
from prison in September 1980. He was expelled from the NLD in 1999, as
renegade MP (the lackey of SPDC). U Hla Soe received 20,719 valid votes as 85
% in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Tun Win
Constituency: Mindon
(Eligible Voters 37,590; Votes Cast 32,529;
Valid Votes 29,763; Number of Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 3 April 1929
Parents: U Oo Tha and Daw Tin
U Tun Win is the chairman of Mindon NLD. He passed ninth standard at
Yenangyaung State High School and owns a photography and printing business.He was released from Thayet Prison on
9-10-2001. U Tun Win received 20,241
valid votes as 68 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Chit Tin
Constituency: Minhla
(Eligible Voters 57,204; Votes Cast 43,216; Valid Votes 38,167; Number of
Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 1 September 1945
Parents: U Tun Tin and Daw Saki
U Chit Tin was arrested in 1990 for attending secret meetings in Mandalay in
1990 in order to form a provisional government. U Chit Tin was charged
under the Penal Code Article 122 (1)
and sent to prison. The Election Commission dismissed him as an MP and also
banned him from running in future elections. He was released from prison on 29
June 1992. U Chit Tin has a Science
degree and is a High Court advocate, and from 1969 he worked as a high school
teacher in Thayet and Minhla High Schools.He was arrested on 1-1-1999 and
released from SPDCs so-called guest house on 30-7-1999. U Chit Tin received
21,631 valid votes as 57 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Aung San Myint
Constituency: Myaing (1)
(Eligible Voters 66,391; Votes Cast 46,265; Valid Votes 41,988; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 1941
Parents: U Maung Hla and Daw Ma Ma Gyi
U Aung San Myint was arrested and jailed in 1990 for attending secret meetings
in Mandalay to form a provisional government. The Election Commission dismissed
him from Parliament by order No. 996 on 6 January 1992 and he was also banned
from running in future elections. He was released from Insein Prison on 29 June
1992. U Aung San Myint was a member the Red Flag faction of the Communist Party
of Burma between 1965 and 1972. He was arrested in 1966 and sentenced to six
years imprisonment, four years of which were spent in Insein Prison and two
years on Coco Island. He was released from prison in 1972. During the 1988
uprising, he led demonstrations in his village and after the uprising he became
a member of the Myaing Township NLD Organising Committee. U Aung San Myint left
school in tenth standard and from 1956-1960 served in the Bahan High School
Students Union. In 1961 he worked as a civil junior clerk for the Air Force. U Aung San Myint received 30,273 valid
votes as 72 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Myint Aung
Constituency: Myaing (2)
(Eligible Voters 62,836; Votes Cast 44,772; Valid Votes 39,318; Number of
Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 18 May 1959
Parents Name: U Thein Maung and Daw Khin Than
U Myint Aung attended Pakokku College and Rangoon University and graduated in
Chemistry in 1984. U Myint Aung received 28,340 valid votes as 72 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name: U
Nyunt Hlaing
Constituency: Aunglan / Myayde (1)
(Eligible Voters 52,274; Votes Cast 34,693; Valid Votes 30,132; Number of
Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 26 November 1939
Place of Birth: Myayde
Father: U Tun Hlaing
U Nyunt Hlaing was imprisoned in Thayet Prison and released on 18-7-2001. On 24
February 1997 he was detained along with six other NLD members, including U
Thein Zan (MP, Aunglan / Myayde 2), and charged under Article 5 (j) of the 1950 Emergency Provision Act for
inciting farmers. The chairman of the
Myayde Township Law and Order Restoration Council accused the NLD of inciting
two farmers who had asked questions regarding the repayment of state loans. The
two farmers had been slapped across the face by the LORC chairman for asking
their questions and had reported the incident to the Myayde NLD. The local
authorities then detained the six NLD members who were each given five years
imprisonment. Another three township NLD members were arrested over the same
incident and were also each sentenced to five-year terms. U Nyunt Hlaing was part of the NLD boycott of
the National Convention in December 1995. He graduated from Rangoon University
in Arts in 1964 and was the secretary of the Thayet District Students Union
during 1962. From 1965 he worked as an accountant at the Trade Department and
then as a teacher. U Nyunt Hlaing received 17,310 valid votes as 57 % in the
1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Thein Zan
Constituency: Aunglan / Myayde (2)
(Eligible Voters 56,371; Votes Cast 38,848; Valid Votes 33,530; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 15 November 1938
Place of Birth: Duringa Bo Village, Myayde
Father: U Tin
U Thein Zan was arrested in Thayet Prison after being arrested on 24 February
1997 and sentenced to five years imprisonment for allegedly inciting farmers. While in prison, it is understood
that MIS officers used threats and intimidation to force U Thein Zan to submit
a letter of resignation on 14 December 1997 to the Election Commission. The
Commission announced his resignation from Parliament on 7 January 1998.After
resigned, he was released from prison. U Thein Zan graduated from Rangoon
University in Law in 1958 and worked at the Trade Department. He has been a
senior lawyer, state prosecutor and High Court advocate since 1968. U Thein Zan
received 20,717 valid votes as 62 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Tha Aung
Constituency: Myothit (1)
(Eligible Voters 37,313; Votes Cast 24,478; Valid Votes 21,136; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 1956
Place of Birth: Myothit
Parents: U Aung Thaung and Daw Ohn Yin
U Tha Aung is a member of the organising committee of the Myothit Township NLD.
He left school while in tenth standard. He was arrested on 21-7-1998 and
released from SPDCs so-called guest house on 28-6-2001. U Tha Aung received
13,798 valid votes as 65 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U Chit Htwe
Constituency: Myothit (2)
(Eligible Voters 36,715; Votes Cast 26,679;
Valid Votes 22,409; Number of Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 13 July 1965
Place of Birth: Myo Thit Township
Father: U Tin Manung
U Chit Htwe received a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics in 1987. He took
part in the 1988 uprising and is currently an NLD organiser. He was arrested on
2 July 1996 and released from Thayet prison on 1 August 2001. U Chit Htwe received
15,647 valid votes as 70 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Bo Htwe
Constituency: Natmauk (1)
(Eligible Voters 55,749; Votes Cast 37,424; Valid Votes 32,837; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 1926
Parents: U Phoe Aung and Daw Mya
U Bo Htwe is patron of the Natmauk Township NLD. He worked as a primary school
teacher at Sharbinhla Village in Magwe from 1953-1957 and was a middle school
teacher at Natmauk State High School from 1957-1986. He was the patron of the
township strike committee during the 1988 uprising. He was arrested on 20 July
1998 and released from SPDCs so-called guest house on 1 December 1998 due to
poor health. U Bo Htwe received 25,806 valid votes as 79 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name: U
Aung Myint Thein
Constituency: Natmauk (2)
(Eligible Voters 57,049; Votes Cast 40,151; Valid Votes 35,776; Number of
Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 13 June 1954
Place of Birth: Natmauk
Parents: U Ne Aung and Daw Khin Lay
U Aung Myint Thein is a member of the Natmauk Township NLD Organising
Committee. He is the son of the elder
brother of Gen. Aung San and studied until tenth standard.He was arrested on
14-7-1998 and released from SPDCs so-called guest house on 28-6-2001. U Aung
Myint Thein received 24,168 valid votes as 68 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Kyi Lwin
Constituency: Ngahpe
(Eligible Voters 21,337; Votes Cast
17,077; Valid Votes 15,107; Number of Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 1954
Parents: U Tun Shin and Daw Khin Aye
U Kyi Lwin is an organiser for Ngahpe Township NLD. He has a Bachelor of Arts
degree in History from Magwe College and worked as a teacher from 1979-1982. He
was arrested on 10-8-1998 and released from SPDCs so-called guest house on
26-2-1999.He was arrested again by the SPDC on 7 May 2000.The police department
arrived at his residence without proper notification and began searching the
vicinity.Upon this search the officials found some hardwood located near his
house.The police considered this a crime and charged him with illegal
trafficking of wood.In addition, the police claimed that the pharmacy that his
owned was illegitimate so they detained him. He was released from Thayet Prison on 9-10-2001. U
Kyi Lwin received 10,807 valid votes as 72 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: Dr.
Kyi Min
Constituency: Pakokku (1)
(Eligible Voters 81,979; Votes Cast 64,578; Valid Votes 57,546; Number of
Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 24 January 1958
Parents:U Hla Maung and Daw Phwer Kyin
Dr. Kyi Min graduated from Dental College in 1982. He had resigned as MP on 3
November 2000, due to poor health and personal reasons.It is understood that
the SPDC used intimidation to force him to resign. Dr. Kyi Min received 42,684
valid votes as 74 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Hlaing Aye
Constituency: Pakokku (2)
(Eligible Voters 79,497; Votes Cast 64,872; Valid Votes 58,519; Number of
Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 17 October 1942
Parents: U Ohn Maung and Daw Hla Nuynt
U Hlaing Aye graduated in Science from Mandalay University in 1968. He worked
as a high school teacher in Myaing Township from 1969-1973 and in Pakokku from
1973-1981. He has worked as a rice trader from 1981.He had resigned as MP on 3
November 2000, due to poor health and personal reasons.It is understood that
the SPDC used intimidation to force him to resign. U Hlaing Aye received 49,782
valid votes as 70 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Khin Maung Kyi
Constituency: Pauk (1)
(Eligible Voters 39,413; Votes Cast 31,955; Valid Votes 28,308; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 30 January 1954
Place of Birth: Pauk
Father: U Pe Nyunt
The Election Commission dismissed U Khin Maung Kyi as an MP on 9 January 1992.
U Khin Maung Kyi is an organiser of the Pauk Township NLD and he graduated from
Rangoon University in Science in 1979. U Khin Maung Kyi received 17,355 valid
votes as 61 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Aung Naing Oo
Constituency: Pauk (2)
(Eligible Voters 38,018; Votes Cast 29,664;
Valid Votes 25,446; Number of Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 24 June 1951
Place of Birth: Pauk
Father: U Ba Tin
U Aung Naing Oo attended Pauk High School finishing in 1969. He worked as a
council clerk for two years and studied Philosophy as a part-time student. He
has been in business as a trader in Pauk since 1974. U Aung Naing Oo received
14,310 valid votes as 56 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Kyaw Shin
Constituency: Pwintbyu (1)
(Eligible Voters 39,767; Votes Cast 30,471;
Valid Votes 26,645; Number of Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 13 October 1929
Parents: U Thaung and Daw O
U Kyaw Shin graduated from Rangoon University in Arts and obtained a Diploma of
Education in 1974. From 1953-1981, he worked as a teacher at Pwintbyu, a high
school teacher at Kon Saung and an assistant officer in-charge of Education at
Pwintbyu. Currently, he is an organiser with the township NLD.He was arrested
in 1998 and released from SPDCs so-called guest house due to his poor health.
U Kyaw Shin received 19,553 valid votes as 73 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
Dr. Aung Moe Nyo
Constituency: Pwintbyu (2)
(Eligible Voters 42,271; Votes Cast 34,418;
Valid Votes 30,573; Number of Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 13 December 1958
Place of Birth: Pwintbyu
Parents: U Nyo and Daw Nyein
After the 1990 election Dr. Aung Moe Nyo voluntarily resigned from the NLD. He
graduated from Rangoon Institute of Medicine in 1982 and started his own clinic
in 1984.He was arrested in 1998 and released from SPDCs so-called guest house
on 13-7-2001. Dr. Aung Moe Nyo received 22,496 valid votes as 74 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name:
U Tar
Constituency: Salin (1)
(Eligible Voters 62,001; Votes Cast 44,769;
Valid Votes 40,054; Number of Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 10 June 1948
Place of Birth: Linzin Village, Salin
Parents: U Aye Maung and Daw San Kyi
U Tar is the chairman of the Salin Township NLD. He graduated from Rangoon
University in 1972 and worked as an accountant in Sidoktaya Township
Co-operative. He has been in business since 1975. He was arrested by Military
Intelligence in 1998 and released from so-called guest house due to his poor
health. U Tar received 28,498 valid votes as 71 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Kan Oo
Constituency: Salin (2)
(Eligible Voters 58,806; Votes Cast 43,365;
Valid Votes 39,697; Number of Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 11 May 1952
Place of Birth: Salin
Parents:U Hla and Daw Khin Yi
U Kan Oo is a member of the Sinbyukyune Township NLD. He graduated from Rangoon
Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Engineering degree majoring in
Electrical Power. He worked as a teacher at Zeebyubin Affiliated High School.
He was arrested in 1998 and released from SPDCs so-called guest house on
28-6-2001. U Kan Oo received 28,220 valid votes as 71 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Kyaw Tin
Constituency: Saw
(Eligible Voters 37,458; Votes Cast 33,736; Valid Votes 31,110; Number of
Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 5 July 1949
Father: U Aung Kyaw
U Kyaw Tin is currently under detention and is the chairman of the Saw Township
NLD. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Geography in 1974 and worked at
the Saw Township Accounting Office in 1977. He was a part-time member of the
Magwe Division Peoples Council from 1982-1988 and resigned from the government
service on 16 November 1988. U Kyaw Tin received 18,606 valid votes as 60 % in
the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Aunt Kyi
Constituency: Sedoktara
(Eligible Voters 22,537; Votes Cast 18,216;
Valid Votes 16,099; Number of Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 31 July 1938
Place of Birth: Sedoktara
Parents: U Ya Chain and Daw Mae Tin
U Aunt Kyi is a member of the organising committee for Sedoktara Township NLD.
He has an Arts degree and worked as an Educational Administer Office clerk. He
worked as a teacher for 30 years and from 1974-1978 he was a member of the
Sedoktara Township Council.He was arrested in 1998 and released from SPDCs
so-called guest house, due to his poor health and then he was passed away. U
Aunt Kyi received 9,995 valid votes as 62 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Soe Win
Constituency: Seikphyu
(Eligible Voters 46,749; Votes Cast 39,177;
Valid Votes 33,515; Number of Candidates 2)
Date of Birth: 4 April 1944
Place of Birth: Seikphyu
Parents: U Maung Kalay and Daw Shwe Tin
U Soe Win attended Chauk State High School and has an Arts degree from Rangoon
University. U Soe Win received 25,100 valid votes as 75 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name:
U Han Zaw
Constituency: Sinbaungwe
(Eligible Voters 55,251; Votes Cast 41,433;
Valid Votes 36,971; Number of Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 2 December 1940
Place of Birth: Sinbaungwe
Father: U Tun Shwe
U Han Zaw was among the NLD representatives who boycotted the National
Convention in December 1995 and has worked as a staff officer for the NLD
chairman at the party headquarters in Rangoon. He studied at Sinbaungwe High
School and received an Arts degree from Rangoon University in 1964. U Han Zaw
also graduated from Hmawbi Officer Training School in 1965 and retired from the
army in 1977.He was arrested and released from SPDCs so-called guest house on
14-6-2001. U Han Zaw received 22,637 valid votes as 61 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Thein Kyi
Constituency: Taungdwingyi (1)
(Eligible Voters 62,422; Votes Cast 46,560; Valid Votes 41,143; Number of
Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 7 September 1951
Parents: U Aung Myint and Daw Mya Mya Than
U Thein Kyi was expelled from the NLD along with U Than Tun (Dedaye 2) in
January 1997 for breaking party rules by advocating rejoining the National
Convention. On 28 December 1995 he boycotted the National Convention with other
NLD representatives. U Thein Kyi received a Law degree in 1981 and works as a
High Court advocate. On the 28th of June 1996, U Thein Kyi and U
Than Tun submitted a report to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and the NLD Central
Executive Committee members.
(1) In this report the two MPs
criticized (a) Daw Aung San Suu Kyis
anti-investment policy, (b) they also
urged the party to give the SLORC due credit for bringing in the fifteen
insurgent groups into the legal fold and to be able to make the Drug Warlord
Khun Sa surrender unconditionally, (c)to study the feasability of the 104
points agreed upon at the National Convention, d) to look into the shortcomings
of the NLD party and to make unbias assessment on the possibility of having a
so-called dialogue with the SLORC, (e) to accept the reality that the SLORC is
undeniably moving towards democracy.
(2) On the 11th of
July 1996 Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and the NLD central executive members summoned U
Thein Kyi and U Than Tun and had discussion on the report.
(3) On the 6th of
January 1997 the two MPs were expelled from the party on the charges that they
were agitating and attempting to cause disunity in the party. U Thein Kyi
received 29,363 valid votes as 71 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: Dr.
Than Naing
Constituency: Taungdwingyi (2)
(Eligible Voters 59,768; Votes Cast 44,437; Valid Votes 39,182; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 2 February 1951
Father: U Thein Maung
Dr. Than Naing graduated in Medicine from Rangoon Institute of Medicine. He
boycotted the SLORCs National Convention along with other NLD representatives
in December 1995.He was arrested on 14-7-1989 and released from SPDCs
so-called guest house on 4-2-1999. He was resigned as an MP and member of NLD.
It is understood that the SPDC used intimidation to force him to resign. Dr.
Than Naing received 27,436 valid votes as 70 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Khin Maung Than
Constituency: Thayet
(Eligible Voters 57,562; Votes Cast 38,694; Valid Votes 33,618; Number of
Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 11 December 1930
Parents: U Ba Thit and Daw Tin Tin
The Election Commission announced on 9 July 1996 that U Khin Maung Than had
resigned as an MP. It is understood that the SLORC used intimidation to force
him to submit a letter of resignation to the Commission.U Khin Maung Than
received a Bachelor of Education degree in 1963. He worked as a high school
teacher and a principal and was the Thayet Township officer in charge of
education. He was involved in the 1988 uprising and was the patron of the
Thayet Strike Committee and Urban Administrative Association. U Khin Maung Than
received 24,879 valid votes as 74 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: Thakin
Khin Nyunt
Constituency: Yenangyaung (1)
(Eligible Voters 46,454; Votes Cast 35,557; Valid Votes 32,445; Number of
Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 6 July 1914
Parents: U Myat Gyi and Daw Kyin Hmone
Thakin Khin Nyunt established the Dobama Asiayone (We Burma Association)
and was the organisations secretary. He was a leader of the 1938 general strike
and was sentenced to one year imprisonment for his involvement. He was also
chairman of the Asia Youth Association and led a guerrilla force in Yenengyaung
Township against the Japanese. He received the Star of Independence for his
efforts in bringing independence to Burma. Thakin Khin Kyunt was also leader of
the National United Front. He established a publishing house in Rangoon in 1956
and was the convenor of the committee formed to compile a history of the Dobama Asiayone (We Burma Association). He was also the patron of the Youth
Solidarity Front.Thakin Khin Nyunt received 24,703 valid votes as 76% in the
1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Khin Kyaw Han
Constituency: Yenangyaung (2)
(Eligible Voters 46,692; Votes Cast 33,065; Valid Votes 30,582;
Number of Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 23 February 1953
Place of Birth: Yenangyaung
Parents: U Thein Han and Daw Khin
Pyone
U Khin Kyaw Han passed secondary school from No. (1) State High School,
Yenangyaung and continued his further studies at Rangoon University
Correspondence Course, majoring in law up to final-year. From 1972 to 1987, he
had worked as Stores Technician of the Stores Department at the Myanma Oil
Corporation, and resigned from his post in 1987. He had also involved in the
Yenangyaung Petroleum Workers Strike in 1974. He participated in the formation
of the Yenangyaung branch NLD shortly after the 1988 pro-democracy uprising,
and worked as a Chairperson of the Township Executive Committee. He had been
sentenced for three-year-imprisonment at Thayet Prison between 1992 to 1995. He
was released in February 1995, but was arrested again on 14 July 1998. Before
arrested, after the NLD announced its intention to convene a Parliament in line
with the 1990 election result, the SPDC imposed travel restriction order on
him, using the 1961 Habitual Criminal Offenders Act, which puts repeat
offenders on permanent bail, forcing him to sign in with local authority on a
daily basic. He refused to sign in, and as a result he had been arrested. He
had been detained by Military Intelligence Unit (15) on 14 July 1998 for almost
(1081) days and held him at the Detention Camp (so-called guest house) that lay
in the compound of No.(1) Para-military troop of the No. 967 Construction
Engineering Troop under controlled by the 88th. Light Infantry
Division based at Magwe and at last he was released from detention on 28 June
2001 and fled to Thai-Burma border on 4 August 2001. He was also arrested
eleven days in May 1996, a pre-emptive attempt by the SLORC to prevent the
meeting of NLD members of parliament-elect, at Daw Aung San Suu Kyis home to
mark the sixth anniversary of its victory in the 1990 elections, the meeting is
to take place from 26 to 29 May. U Khin Kyaw Han received 23,516 valid votes as
77 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Maw Ni
Constituency: Yesagyo (1)
(Eligible Voters 65,352; Votes Cast 49,402; Valid Votes 44,068; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 21 May 1948
Place of Birth: Yesagyo
Father: U Maw Tin
On 11 February 1997, the Election Commission announced that U Maw Ni had
resigned as an MP. It is understood that the SLORC used intimidation to force
him to resign. U Maw Ni attended Yesagyo State High School and received a
Bachelor of Law degree in 1973. After becoming an apprentice lawyer, he worked
as an advocate at the High Court until 1976. U Maw Ni received 28,381 valid
votes as 64 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Tin Maung
Constituency: Yesagyo (2)
(Eligible Voters 63,010; Votes Cast 50,005; Valid Votes 45,645; Number of
Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 1946
Place of Birth: Kan Thit Village, Yesagyo
Parents:U Sein and Daw Than Tin
U Tin Maung voluntarily resigned as an MP on 4 June 1991. He received a
Bachelor of Law degree from Rangoon University in 1974. (Election Commission
Announcement No. 931 of 4-6-91
authorizes U Tin Maung to resign because some of Yesagyo Township NLD members
are acting, writing and speaking as they wish without any respect for Law and
that if they continue to commit such acts detrimental to law in future, it may
affect his dignity as well as the dignity of the NLD. (WPD_5/6/91) U Tin Maung
received 29,316 valid votes as 64 % in the 1990 elections.
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Mandalay Division |
Location: Linking
Sagaing Division in the north, Shan State in the east Pegu Division and Karen
State in the south and Sagaing and Magwe Divisions in the west. Mandalay
Division is situated between latitudes 19°20' north and 23°45 ' north and
longitudes 94°45' east and 97°00' cast in the central Burma. The area is 14295
sq miles.
Topography and climate:
Mountains or high plateaus can be found in the eastern border Of the division and
Pegu Yoma region in the south-west The eastern plateau is the highest region in
the Division elevating up from G 0()() to 7.000 feet in some places. The 4.98
I-foot Mount Popa. an extinct volcano is famous.
Various Kinds of climates can be
found in Mandalay Division. The eastern plateau has a warm wet temperate
climate. Average temperatures of the region is between 70°F (21°C) and 75°F
(24°C) in April. The average temperature in the coldest months is G0°F
(15.6°C). The lowest temperature sometimes
reaches the freezing point.
The southernmost part has a
Savannah climate and the remaining regions have arid-like climate. Average
temperature of the plains is 88°F (31 °C) and the highest day-time temperature
is 110°F (43.3°C). In the winter. the average temperature is 70°F (21 °C) and
lowest temperature is 5()°F (18°C).
Rainfall is high in the eastern plateau and low in the plains. Average
annual rainfall is over 100 inches in Mogok and over 60 inches in Pyin Oo Lwin.
Average annual rainfall in Pyinmana at the southernmost part of the Division is
56 inches and Mandalay Kyaukse and Meiktila in the central region is from 32 to
34 inches. Myingyan with the least rainfall has received and average annual
rainfall of only 27 inches. Due to the elevation. Mount Popa gets over 40
inches of average annual rainfall.
Population inhabitant languages and religion: Mandalay Division
which is the second most populous State/ Division in Burma has 6.313.938
inhabitants. The average population density is 424 parsons per square mile.
Majority of the population is Bamar. There are also a small number of Shans
Danus. Lisus and Palaungs residing on the eastern plateau. Leway and Pyinmana
have a few population of Plain Chins (Asho Chins). National races such as
Kachin, Karen and Chin are also living in the division Majority of the people
are Buddhists. There are also Hindus. Muslims and Christians. Burmese language
is mainly spoken.
Formation of districts, townships and
villages: Mandalay Division is formed with seven districts. 30 townships
and 2,320 wards and village-tracts. Mandalay with a population of over 650.000
is the capital city of the division.
NATIONAL
LEAGUE FOR DEMOCRACY (NLD)
v
Name:
Dr. Zaw Myint Maung
Constituency: Amar apura (1)
(Eligible Voters 42,741; Votes Cast 34,831;
Valid Votes 31,829; Number of Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 11 December 1951
Father: U Chit Maung
Dr. Zaw Myint Maung is currently under detention after being arrested
for attending meetings in Mandalay in 1990 to form a provisional government. He was charged under Penal Code Article 122 (1) and sentenced
to 25 years imprisonment. The Election Commission dismissed him from Parliament
on 27 November 1991 and banned him from running in future elections. In March 1996 while in Insein Prison, he, U
Win Tin and other political prisoners were sentenced to a further seven years
jail. They were charged under the 1950
Emergency Provision Act, Article 5 (e), for producing a magazine marking
the 75th anniversary of Rangoon University, and a magazine entitled New Blood Wave. Dr. Zaw Myint Maung was
also found in possession of a letter addressed to the UN Special Rapporteur on
Burma, Professor Yozo Yokota, which detailed the situation of political
prisoners in Insein Prison. In relation to this second charge, Dr. Zaw Myint
Maung was interrogated by MIS officers in prison and was tortured and badly
beaten. Dr. Zaw Myint Maung graduated
from Mandalay Institute of Medicine in 1979. He was in charge of the Yurthitgyi
Hospital, Sagaing Division and worked as a chemistry lecturer at Mandalay
University from 1983-1988. Dr. Zaw Myint Maung received 21,119 valid votes as
66 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U Ba Bwa
Constituency: Amarapura (2)
(Eligible Voters 43,735; Votes Cast 37,185; Valid Votes 35,226; Number of
Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 22 January 1926
Father: Thakhin Ba Thein
U Ba Bwa was arrested for attending meetings in Mandalay in 1990 to form a
provisional government in which 20 or 25 Members of Parliament were to be sent
to border areas. The meetings were held on 29 and 30 September and 1 October
1990 in Mandalay at U Ba Bwas home, at an NLD office, and at a rice mill
beside the Mandalay-Maymyo Road. U Ba Bwa was imprisoned in April 1991 under
the Penal Code Article 122 (1) and
was released from Insein Prison on 4 May 1992 in accordance with SLORC
Declaration No. 11/92 of 24 April 1992. On 30 December 1992 the Election
Commission dismissed him from Parliament and banned him from contesting any
future election. U Ba Bwa joined the Dobama Asiayone (We Burma Association)
and the Japanese resistance movements with Thakhin Ba Thein. He also joined the
Burmese Army when it was formed in 1946 and in 1948 he took part in the battle
to recapture Amarapura Township from insurgents. He resigned from the army when
Burma gained her independence in 1948. U Ba Bwa received 24,163 valid votes as
69 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U Bo Zan
Constituency: Kyaukpadaung
(1)
(Eligible Voters 72,304; Votes Cast 55,038;
Valid Votes 49,837; Number of Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 1 October 1937
Place of Birth: Indine Village, Kyaukpadaung
Parents:U Ba Thaw and Daw Aye Hlaing
U Bo Zan is Chairman of the NLD Mandalay Division Organizing Cammittee, after
the ruling military junta released Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in May 2002 from 19
months of house arrest. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mandalay
University in 1964 and then worked for the Directorate of Trade in Kyaukpadaung
Township. From 1965-1972 he was the manager of the Trade and Commerce
Corporation at Kyaukpadaung, Pagan, Nyaung Oo and Saw Townships. He operated a
cooking oil business from 1972-1989. Before the 1962 coup, he was elected to
Parliament under the National United Front. In 1988 he was the vice-chairman of
the Township Strike Alliance in 1988. U Bo Zan received 35,320 valid votes as
71 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Ngwe Tun
Constituency: Kyaukpadaung (2)
(Eligible Voters 72,245; Votes Cast 58,629; Valid Votes 52,215; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 1 February 1937
Place of Birth: Kimpone Chone Village, Kyaukpadaung
Parents: U Tha Ai and Daw Aye Tin
U Ngwe Tun has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education and a Bachelor of
Education degree. He worked as a high school teacher at Kyaukpadaung State High
School no.1 in 1957 and later as a principal. He was also the officer in charge
of Kyaukpadaung Township Education Department in 1984 and attended the BSPPs
Basic Political Training Course in 1986. U Ngwe Tun received 35,735 valid votes
as 68 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Aung Kyaw Oo
Constituency: Kyaukse (1)
(Eligible Voters 48,534; Votes Cast 40,018; Valid Votes 35,479; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 25 May 1956
Place of Birth: Kyaukse
Parents: U Kyaw Khin and Daw Khin Mya Oo
U Aung Kyaw Oo was among the NLD representatives who boycotted the SLORCs
National Convention on 28 December 1995. He received an Engineering degree from
the Rangoon Institute of Technology in 1980 and worked at the Shwedaung Textile
and Cloth Factory in Rangoon from 1980-1983. He then operated his own business
from 1984-1988. U Aung Kyaw Oo received 25,415 valid votes as 72 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name:
U Kyaw Win
Constituency: Kyaukse (2)
(Eligible Voters 47,027; Votes Cast 39,174; Valid Votes 34,394; Number of
Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 28 February 1955
Parents:U Shein and Daw Tun Kyi
U Kyaw Win is the Kyaukse Township NLD organiser. He received a Bachelor of
Science degree in Chemistry from Mandalay University in 1979 and became a
higher grade pleader in 1988. He then worked as a high school teacher at Than
Village Affiliated High School from 1982-1988. U Kyaw Win received 22,866 valid
votes as 66 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Tin Htut Oo
Constituency: Lewe (1)
(Eligible Voters 58,837; Votes Cast 47,469; Valid Votes 42,405; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 27 February 1963
Place of Birth: Mandalay
Parents: U Ko Gyi and Daw Khin Nyein Nyein
U Tin Htut Oo is a member of the NLD Mandalay Division Organizing Committee,
after the ruling military junta released Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in May 2002 from
19 months of house arrest.U Tin Htut Oo was among the NLD representatives who
boycotted the National Convention in December 1995. He received a Bachelor of
Science degree in Physics from Mandalay University in 1983 and then worked as a
Burmese herbal medical agent for his parents business. He was arrested and
released from SPDCs so-called guest house on 13-7-2001. U Tin Htut Oo received
22,887 valid votes as 54 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Nyi Nyi Tun
Constituency: Lewe (2)
(Eligible Voters 59,952; Votes Cast 47,560; Valid Votes 41,923; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 22 May 1935
Place of Birth: Yamethin
Parents:U Myat Tha Tun and Daw Saw Lay
U Nyi Nyi Tun is in the chairman of the Lewe Township NLD. He studied Arts at
the Regional College in Rangoon. He was the chairman of the NUF in 1958 and
competed in the 1960 election under the NUF. He was secretary of the Lewe
Township party unit of the BSPP in 1963 and from 1982-1988 worked as the
manager of the Township Co-operative. U Nyi Nyi Tun received 23,457 valid votes
as 56 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
Dr. Aung Wai
Constituency: Madaya (1)
(Eligible Voters 53,421; Votes Cast 43,721; Valid Votes 39,668; Number of
Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 14 September 1943
Place of Birth: Myingyan
Parents:U Thaik and Daw Phwa Chi
Dr. Aung Wai was part of the NLD boycott of the National Convention on 28
December 1995. Dr. Aung Wai graduated from Mandalay Institute of Medicine in
1968 and from 1969-72 he worked as a health officer in Laputta Township and
then as the doctor in charge of the Phaunggyi Civil Servant School. From
1974-1984, he worked as a doctor in Minpya, Ponna Kyun and Madaya Townships and
from 1978-1988 as a Madaya Township Council member and member of the Workers
Association. During the 1988 demonstrations he led the Madaya Township health
workers. He was passed away on 7 March 2002 at Singapore. Dr. Aung Wai received
27,153 valid votes as 68 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Than Lwin
Constituency: Madaya (2)
(Eligible Voters 44,502; Votes Cast 37,014; Valid Votes 33,554; Number of
Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 1938
Parents: U San Htwe
U Than Lwin is a member of the NLD Mandalay Division Organizing Committee,
after the ruling military junta released Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in May 2002 from
19 months of house arrest.U Than Lwin has a Bachelor of Science degree in
Agriculture. He worked as a teacher for 10 years and as an agriculture officer
for six years. He was imprisoned after a fire broke out while he was on duty as
a civil servant and his department subsequently lost money. He was arrested and
taken away by the Military Intelligence in early May 2000.He was accused of
threatening peace and stability.On 18 May 2000, he was sentenced to 9 years
imprisonment for making subversive speeches in his constituency. U Than Lwin
received 23,364 valid votes as 70 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Saw Shwe
Constituency: Mahlaing (1)
(Eligible Voters 47,457; Votes Cast 36,208;
Valid Votes 32,891; Number of Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 1936
Father: U Wai Lin Cho
U Saw Shwe is a member of the organising committee of the Mahlaing Township NLD
and was among the NLD representatives who boycotted the National Convention in
December 1995. From 1978-1985, he was a member of the Mahlaing Township
Peoples Council. U Saw Shwe
received 19,595 valid votes as 60 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Maung Maung Myint
Constituency: Mahlaing (2)
(Eligible Voters 47,296; Votes Cast 35,018; Valid Votes 29,389; Number of
Candidates 7)
Date of Birth: 1 January 1941
Place of Birth: Maymyo
Parents:Ba Than and Daw Nwet
U Maung Maung Myint attended St. Elberts English High School and in 1961
graduated from Mandalay University in Science. He was imprisoned while serving
in Light Infantry Battalion 109 after he accidentally shot and killed a person,
and was released from Yamethin Prison in 1977. For the next three years he
worked as a council member of Northeast Mandalay Township and then ran a
private language school. During the 1988 uprising he headed a veterans union. U
Maung Maung Myint received 16,468 valid votes as 56 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
Maj Maung Maung Myint (Retired)
Constituency: Meiktila (1)
(Eligible Voters 89,460; Votes Cast 65,622; Valid Votes 56,951; Number of
Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 22 September 1929
Place of Birth: Rangoon
Parents:U Ba Tin and Daw Tin
On 14 August 1997, the Election Commission announced that Maj. Maung Maung
Myint had resigned as an MP. It is understood that the SLORC used intimidation
to force him to resign. Maj Maung Maung Myint attended Myoma High School and
graduated from Rangoon Institute of Medicine. From 1959-1963, he worked as a
doctor at the Kemmendine Christian Hospital and in 1963 at a military hospital.
He became an officer in the Medical Army in 1964 and retired from the army in
1980. Maj Maung Maung Myint received 33,664 valid votes as 59 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name:
Dr. Thein Lwin
Constituency: Meiktila (2)
(Eligible Voters 82,376; Votes Cast 53,819; Valid Votes 46,567; Number of
Candidates 5)
Parents:U Kan Yin and Daw Amar
Dr. Thein Lwin was among the NLD representatives who boycotted the National
Convention on 28 December 1995. In 1979, he graduated from Rangoon Institute of
Medicine and ran his own clinic in Meiktila.Dr. Thein Lwin was arrested in 1998
and released from SPDCs so-called guest house on 21 June 2001.Dr. Thein Lwin
received 28,913 valid votes as 62 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
Daw May Hnin Kyi
Constituency: Mogok (1)
(Eligible Voters 36,726; Votes Cast 24,596; Valid Votes 22,873; Number of
Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 14 February 1948
Place of Birth: Mogok
Parents: U Aung Nyunt and Daw Htay
Daw May Hnin Kyi boycotted the National Convention on 28 December 1995 with
other NLD representatives. She attended Mogok State High School and graduated
in Botany from Mandalay University. Daw May Hnin Kyi received 16,527 valid
votes as 72 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Bo Hla Tint
Constituency: Mogok (2)
(Eligible Voters 36,726; Votes Cast 24,596; Valid Votes 22,873; Number of
Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 23 December 1957
Place of Birth: Mogok
Parents: U San Shein and Daw Ohn
U Bo Hla Tint was involved in the formation of the NCGUB and was Minister for
Construction, Mining and Energy as well as Finance Minister. During a cabinet
shake-up in July 1997, U Bo Hla Tint was appointed as the Minister for North
and South American Affairs. The Election Commission dismissed U Bo Hla Tint
from Parliament on 26 December 1990. He was detained from 19 August to 24
October 1988 for participating in the August uprising, and the SLORC declared
him fugitive on 3 December 1992 for participating in meetings in Mandalay in
1990 to form a provisional government. In 1981, U Bo Hla Tint received a Civil
Engineering degree from the Rangoon Institute of Technology and worked as an
assistant engineer at the Litchaung Dam from February 1994 to July 1985. (Seven
Hluttaw members, five of them from the NLD, have absconded to avoid legal
action against them. They had taken part in a series of clandestine meetings
held during the September and October, 1990 where the formation of a parallel
government in Mandalay and the formation of a temporary government in the
jungles were discussed . They are: U Bo Hla Tint; U Thein Oo Mandalay SW 2;
U Hla Pe Pyawbwe 2; U Win Ko Ye U 2; U Mya Win Ingapu 1; U Peter Limbin
Indep. Pyin Oo Lwin 2 and Dr. Sann Aung Indep. Ingapu 2. WPD_5/12/90) U Bo
Hla Tint received 16,527 valid votes as 72 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Paw Khin
Constituency: Myingyan (1)
(Eligible Voters 81,169; Votes Cast 64,928;
Valid Votes 59,943; Number of Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 12 February 1947
Place of Birth: Gawnkwe Village, Myingyan
Parents: U Htwe and Daw Thet Myaing
U Paw Khin is a member of the NLD Mandalay Division Organizing Committee, after
the ruling military junta released Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in May 2002 from 19
months of house arrest. He studied at Maymyo St. Elvert High School and
Myingyan State High School and in 1975 received an Engineering degree from
Rangoon Institute of Technology. He works as a trader. U Paw Khin received
42,015 valid votes as 70 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Maung Maung Win (aka U Win Maung)
Constituency: Myingyan (2)
(Eligible Voters 80,385; Votes Cast 62,136; Valid Votes 57,415; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 19 April 1946
Parents: U Tin Maung and Daw Thein
U Maung Maung Win is an organiser for Myingyan Township NLD. He received a
Bachelor of Arts degree from Mandalay University and a Master of Arts from
Rangoon University. U Maung Maung Win received 39,088 valid votes as 68 % in
the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
Daw Ohn Kyi
Constituency: Myittha (1)
(Eligible Voters 40,971; Votes Cast 34,695; Valid Votes 29,520; Number of
Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 25 February 1952
Place of Birth: Kyanna Village, Natogyi
Parents: U Pu and Daw Than Tin
Daw Ohn Kyi is a member of the Myittha Township NLD Organising Committee. She
was imprisoned in April 1991 under Penal
Code Article 122 (1) for attending a secret meeting in Mandalay to form a
provisional government. The Election Commission dismissed her as an MP by
Declaration No. 996 on 6 January 1992, and banned her from running in future
elections. She was released from prison on 4 May 1992 in accordance with SLORC
declaration No. 11/92 of 24 April 1992.
Daw Ohn Kyi studied at Taunggyi College and in 1973 received a Bachelor
of Science degree majoring in Chemistry degree from Mandalay University. She
became a higher grade pleader in 1980. Daw Ohn Kyi received 20,903 valid votes
as 71 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
Dr. Myo Myint
Constituency: Myittha (2)
(Eligible Voters 42,882; Votes Cast 35,283; Valid Votes 29,741; Number of
Candidates 7)
Date of Birth: 4 April 1954
Place of Birth: Kume Village, Myittha
Parents:U Nyunt Maung and Daw San
Dr. Myo Myint is a member of Myittha Township NLD Organising Committee, and on
16 June 1996 the Election Commission announced that he had resigned as an MP.
It is understood that the SLORC used intimidation to force Dr. Myo Myint to
resign. Dr. Myo Myint received a medical
degree from Mandalay Institute of Medicine in 1981 and was a member of BSPP
Youth at the Institute. He established his own clinic as soon as he finished
his study. Dr. Myo Myint received 18,129 valid votes as 61 % in the 1990
elections.
v Name:
U Pan Tha
Constituency: Natogyi (1)
Date of Birth: 31 January 1924
Place of Birth: Watlu Village, Natogyi
Parents: U Hla Yin and Daw Hla Gyi
U Pan Tha was the leader of a guerrilla force in northern Natogyi Township
during the Japanese occupation and worked for the Asia Youth Association from
1941-1945. He was also a member of the organising committee of the Communist
Party of Burma (CPB) from 1946-1948. On
28 March 1948, he was arrested by the authorities and put in Mandalay
Prison but was released after Karen rebels captured the prison in 1949. From 1951-1953, U Pan Tha was the chairman of
Natogyi Township CPB and in 1953 he surrendered to the authorities. Following
his surrender, he worked with the government as a member of a committee which
assisted rebels who defected.
v
Name: U Seinn Maung
Constituency: Natogyi (2)
(Eligible Voters 53,780; Votes Cast 38,887;
Valid Votes 35,723; Number of Candidates 7)
Parents: U Tun Sein and Daw Hla Yin
The Election Commission announced on 11 June 1996 that U Seinn Maung had
resigned as an MP. It is understood that the SLORC used intimidation to force
him to submit a letter of resignation to the Commission. U Seinn Maung is a
member of the Natogyi Township NLD and a former member of the Natogyi POCL. He studied tenth standard at Myingyan
State High School and joined the army in 1950. In 1965 he attended Officer
Training School and served with Supply Regiment (222) in Shwe Nyaung Township
from 1965-1968, and with Supply Regiment
(525) in Moulmein from 1980-1984. U Seinn Maung received 22,303 valid
votes as 62 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U Maung Maung Aye
Constituency: Northeast Mandalay (1)
(Eligible Voters 37,046; Votes Cast 30,833; Valid Votes 29,005; Number of
Candidates 8)
Date of Birth: 31 January 1956
Parents: U Hla Ngwe and Daw Ahmar
U Maung Maung Aye is the Minister for Health and Education in the NCGUB. He
refused to sign the SLORCs Declaration 1/90 and was subsequently declared a
fugitive by the authorities. On 21 January 1990, the Election Commission
dismissed him as an MP. U Maung Maung Aye graduated in Mathematics from
Mandalay University in 1979 and became a higher grade pleader in 1983.
(Election Commission Announcement No. 913 of 21-2-91 announces the
non-existence as Hluttaw representatives
and cancellation of their names from
the list of elected Hluttaw representatives of: U Maung Maung Aye along
with U Than Sein Pale 1, Dr. Tint Swe
Pale 2 and Dr. Sann Aung Ingapu 2. The court concerned has ruled with firm
evidence that the above-mentioned persons made contacts with and collaborated
with the armed insurgent organizations which formed parallel government to rise
up against the State and with members of the said organizations and that they
formed organizations to rise up against the State . WPD_22/2/91) (Two NLD
Leaders have been declared abscondees .They are U Maung Maung Aye, Hluttaw
representative for Mandalay NE-1 and U Tin Shwe (Monywa), member of the
Mandalay Division Organizing Committee for the NLD.They absconded upon learning
that they were being sought for posting a letter of complaint to the Mandalay
LORC Chairman about the 8 August Mandalay riot. WPD_27/11/90) U Maung Maung Aye
received 24,100 valid votes or 83 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: Lt-Col Tin Aye (Retired)
Constituency: Northeast Mandalay (2)
(Eligible Voters 38,885; Votes Cast 30,746;
Valid Votes 29,401; Number of Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 11 April 1925
Place of Birth: Paungde
Parents: U Nyein and Daw Nyo Mael
Lt-Col Tin Aye is the chairman of Mandalay Division NLD. He was arrested in
January 1991 along with Col Thiha Thuya Soe Thein (Sagaing Division) and was
charged under Articles 5 (a), (b) and (j) of the 1950 Emergency Provision Act. He was sentenced to 12 years
imprisonment and was released from Insein Prison on 25 April 1992. The Election
Commission also dismissed him as an MP on 11 April 1992. Lt-Col Tin Aye studied
until he reached Regional College and was a leader of the Student Union during
the 1938 strike. He was also a member of the BIA and joined the army in 1951
and worked at the Defence Ministry Office and the Welfare Department. He worked
at the Military Research Department and also went to United States as an army
scholar. After the military seized power in the 1962 coup, Lt-Col Tin Aye
worked as a lecturer at the Central Institute of Political Science and rose to
assistant principal. He then became a member of the Central Committee of the Revolutionary
Council and retired from the army in August 1977. He also a member of the Army
Veterans Association which later became the POCL. U Tin Aye received 22,547
valid votes as 77 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U Tin Aung Aung
Constituency: Northwest Mandalay (1)
(Eligible Voters 46,015; Votes Cast 38,138;
Valid Votes 36,630; Number of Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 23 June 1943
Father: U Hla Yin
U Tin Aung Aung is a member of the NLD Mandalay Division Organizing Committee,
after the ruling military junta released Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in May 2002 from
19 months of house arrest.U Tin Aung Aung is under detention after being
arrested for attending meetings in Mandalay in 1990 to form a provisional
government. He was imprisoned under
the Penal Code Article 122 (1) and
sentenced to 25 years imprisonment. On 27 December 1991 the Election Commission
dismissed him from Parliament. U Tin Aung Aung received a Bachelor of
Engineering degree from Rangoon Institute of Technology (RIT). He served as an
assistant engineer and executive engineer of the Land Transportation
Corporation from 1969-1988. U Tin Aung Aung received 29,443 valid votes as 80 %
in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U Aung Soe
Constituency: Northwest Mandalay (2)
(Eligible Voters 50,451; Votes Cast 38,094;
Valid Votes 35,234; Number of Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 29 May 1949
Parents: U Ba Kyauk and Daw Saw Shwe
U Aung Soe graduated in Physics from Mandalay University in 1975. He operates
his own business. U Aung Soe received 23,576 valid votes as 67 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name: U Cho
Constituency: Nyaung-U (1)
(Eligible Voters 62,471; Votes Cast 48,605; Valid Votes 43,241; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 1921
Place of Birth: Nyaung-U
Parents:U Ba Shwe and Daw Mya Ohn
U Cho is a member of Nyaung-U Township NLD Organising Committee. As a student,
he was actively involved in the Asia Youth Association and the Oil Workers
Association. He worked as a school teacher, a supply and oil officer, an
assistant officer with the air force and as a deputy sub-inspector of police.
He spent 30 years in the police force, and retired in 1981 as Mandalay deputy
chief of police. During the 1988 uprising he was the chairman of Nyaung-U
Township Security and Peace Committee. U Cho received 29,884 valid votes or 69
% in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U Pe Tin
Constituency: Nyaung-U
(2)
(Eligible Voters 62,910; Votes Cast 45,294; Valid Votes 40,648; Number of
Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 27 July 1927
Place of Birth: Nattalin
Parents: U Tin and Daw Hla Pu
U Pe Tin is a member of the Nyaung-U Township NLD Organising Committee. He was
among the NLD representatives who boycotted the National Convention on 28
December 1995. U Pe Tin studied until he reached seventh standard. He joined
the BDA and from 1942-1945 was a private in an artillery unit. He joined the
Burma Army under the British in 1946 and was the commander of a security force
from 1946-1961. He was also the chairman of the Amarapura Area Security
Committee and from 1963-1965 served as a platoon commander and column
commander. From 1965-1974 he worked as the manager of the Nyaung-U and
Kutkai Township Trade Corporation.
During the 1988 uprising he was the chairman of the Township Army Veterans'
Association and he currently runs a guesthouse. U Pe Tin received 27,691 valid
votes or 68 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U San Nyunt Wai
Constituency: Patheingyi
(1)
(Eligible Voters 36,244; Votes Cast 27,769; Valid Votes 24,662; Number of
Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 5 September 1952
Place of Birth: Kyauk Padaung
Parents: U Aye and Daw Saw Shwe
U San Nyunt Wai is a member of the Patheingyi Township NLD Organising
Committee. He was a first year student when he left Magwe College and went to
Officer Training School in 1971. He then served in Infantry Battalion (1) as a
lieutenant trainee. While serving as a captain in 1984 he was charged under
Article 307 (1) and sentenced to a year imprisonment with hard labour for
committing a civil crime. He was also expelled from the army for life. From
1984-1989, he worked in the timber business in Patheingyi Township and after
the 1988 uprising he became chairman of the Patheingyi Township POCL. U San
Nyunt Wai received 16,336 valid votes or 66 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: Lt-Col San Hla Baw (Retired)
Constituency: Patheingyi (2)
(Eligible Voters 34,087; Votes Cast 27,070;
Valid Votes 24,014; Number of Candidates 7)
Date of Birth: 28 October 1928
Place of Birth: Moulmein
Father: U Kyaw Shein
Lt-Col San Hla Baw was chairman of Mandalay Division POCL when the party was
banned in 1992 and is a Central Committee member of the NLD. He was among the
NLD representatives who boycotted the National Convention on 28 December 1995.
On 22 November 1996, Lt-Col San Hla Baw was on his way to Rangoon when he was
beaten and robbed by three men identified as SLORC henchmen. Although the NLD
wrote a letter to the then SLORC chairman Senior General Than Shwe, no action
was taken against the culprits. Lt-Col San Hla Baw participated in the 1938
strike and was a member of the Asian Youth Association and the PBF. He joined
the army in 1947 while he was in high school, and retired as a lieutenant
colonel in 1985. Lt-Col San Hla Baw received 13,870 valid votes or 58 % in the
1990 elections.
v
Name: U Khin Maung Nyo
Constituency: Pyawbwe
(1)
(Eligible Voters 63,462; Votes Cast 49,801;
Valid Votes 45,075; Number of Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 2 May 1941
Place of Birth: Shawphyugone Village, Pyawbwe
Parents:U Thaung Pe and Daw Thaung Tin
U Khin Maung Nyo is an organiser and treasurer of Pyawbwe Township NLD. He was
part of the NLD boycott of the National Convention in December 1995. He studied
until he reached tenth standard at Pyawbwe State High School No.(1). U Khin
Maung Nyo received 25,272 valid votes or 56 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U Hla Pe
Constituency: Pyawbwe (2)
(Eligible Voters 61,031; Votes Cast 43,280; Valid Votes 36,739; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 6 June 1949
Place of Birth: Zeephyugone Village, Pawbwe
Parents: U Toe Khin and Daw Saw Mya
U Hla Pe was murdered in Bangkok, Thailand, in June 1993. He was a founding
member of the NCGUB and held the Education, Health and Information portfolios before
the cabinet was reshuffled in April 1991. U Hla Pes body was found in Samut
Prakarn, 100 km from Bangkok.He had been shot twice through the head.It is
reported that U Hla Pe was last seen alive at the Morakot Hotel in the company
of Limbin. After U Hla Pe was missed, U Peter Limbin was assigned to
investigate but failed to find any clues. U Peter Limbin then left for Europe.
About a month later, U Hla Pes body was identified in a police morgue. He was
a deputy organiser of Pyawbwe Township NLD. U Hla Pe received a Bachelor of
Science degree in Physics from Mandalay University in 1971 and worked as a
school teacher for two years. He began teaching privately in 1976 and was
chairman of the Pyawbwe Township Trade Co-operative from 1982-1988. U Hla Pe received
20,527 valid votes or 56 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U Tint Lwin
Constituency: Pyinmana (1)
(Eligible Voters 67,814; Votes Cast 51,240; Valid Votes 44,935; Number of
Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 1945
Place of Birth: Pyinmana
Parents: U Bo Gyi and Daw Khin Mya
U Tint Lwin is a member of the Pyinmana NLD Township Organising Committee, and
on 12 June 1996, the Election Commission announced that he had resigned as an
MP. It is understood that the SLORC used intimidation to force him to resign. U
Tint Lwin passed tenth standard and operated his own sugar business. U Tint
Lwin received 31,681 valid votes or 71 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U Kyaw
Constituency: Pyinmana (2)
(Eligible Voters 72,283; Votes Cast 53,218; Valid Votes 48,082; Number of
Candidates 7)
Date of Birth: 9 February 1937
Place of Birth: Pyinmana
Parents:U Phyu and Daw Saw Yin
U Kyaw is a member of the Pyinmana Township National League for Democracy
Organising Committee. He received an Arts degree from Rangoon University in
1962, and in 1965 he joined the BSPP. He was a member of the BSPP Pyinmana Party Unit Committee from 1965-1976,
the chairman of Pyinmana Township Security and Administrative Committee and chairman
of Pyinmana Township Co-operative. U Kyaw received 29,995 valid votes or 62 %
in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Hla Saw Oo
Constituency: Pyin Oo Lwin (1)
(Eligible Voters 38,050; Votes Cast 35,018; Valid Votes 29,389; Number of
Candidates 7)
Date of Birth: 1924
Parents: U Kyaw Hla Aung and Daw San Mya Khine
The Election Commission announced on 7 June 1996 that U Saw Hla Oo had resigned
as an MP. It is understood that the SLORC used intimidation to force him to
resign. U Hla Saw Oo is a High Court advocate and was among the NLD
representatives who boycotted the National Convention in December 1995. He
received a Bachelor of Science degree and a Bachelor of Law degree from Rangoon
University, and has worked as the principal of Myohoung, Henzada and Insein
High Schools. U Saw Hla Oo was a regional judge in Sittwe, Maymyo and Maungdaw
and the senior judge of Maymyo Township. He also worked as the deputy assistant
manager of the High Court in Rangoon. U Hla Saw Oo received 11,632 valid votes
or 49 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: Dr. Soe Myint
Constituency: Singaing (1)
(Eligible Voters 31,808; Votes Cast 27,285; Valid Votes 24,641; Number of
Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 12 July 1946
Parents:U Than Shwe and Daw Ohn May
Dr. Soe Myint attended Kyaukse State High School and in 1972 received a medical degree from Mandalay Institute
of Medicine. He did his medical internship at the Maymyo Military Hospital
No.(1) and then operated his own clinic from 1981-1988. In 1982 he became the
chairman of the Burmese Herbal Medicine Association.Dr.Soe Myint received
18,461 valid votes or 75 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: Dr. Hla Soe Nyunt
Constituency: Singaing (2)
(Eligible Voters 29,359; Votes Cast 24,802; Valid Votes 22,379; Number of
Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 11 September 1957
Place of Birth: Mandalay
Parents: U Han Nyunt and Daw Chit Chit
Dr. Hla Soe Nyunt is a member of the Mandalay Division NLD Organising
Committee, after the ruling military junta released Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in May
2002 from 19 months house arrest. He received a medical degree from Mandalay
Institute of Medicine in 1983 and established his own clinic. Dr. Hla Soe Nyunt
received 15,458 valid votes or 69 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U Saw Htay
Constituency: Singu
(Eligible Voters 53,674; Votes Cast 43,454; Valid Votes 41,568; Number of
Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 7 April 1934
Parents: U Ba Din and Daw Zin
U Saw Htay is Vive-Chairman of the NLD Mandalay Division Organizing Committee,
after the ruling military junta released Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in May 2002 from
19 months of house arrest. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education
in 1962 and a Bachelor of Education degree in 1966 from Rangoon Institute of Education.
From 1957-1972 he worked as a high school teacher and was in charge of the
Singu Township Education Department. He was also the principal of Singu State
High School from 1972-1975, and from 1975-1988 was in charge of Northwest
Mandalay Township Education Department. U Saw Htay received 26,079 valid votes
or 63 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U Tin Nyunt (aka U Htin Kyaw)
Constituency: Southeast Mandalay (1)
(Eligible Voters 46,419; Votes Cast 39,253; Valid Votes 36,910; Number of
Candidates 8)
Date of Birth: 5 November 1937
Father: U Hla Maung
U Tin Nyunt received a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master of Arts degree from
Delhi University in India. He worked as an apprentice for the All India Radio
Burmese Program in India, and returned to Burma in 1981. U Tin Nyunt received
29,642 valid votes or 80 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Ohn Kyaing (Aung Wint)
Constituency: Southeast Mandalay (2)
(Eligible Voters 58,988; Votes Cast 46,326; Valid Votes 43,002; Number of
Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 2 July 1944
Place of Birth: Maulmein Kyune
Parents: U Ba Shin and Daw Sein
U Ohn Kyaing is still under detention in Insein prison after being
arrested under the 1950 Emergency
Provisions Act Articles 5 (a) (b) and (j) for refusing to sign the SLORCs
Declaration No. 1/90. On 7 September
1990 he was sentenced to seven years imprisonment which the SLORC later
extended to 10 years. The Election Commission dismissed him as an MP on 27
December 1991 and banned him from running in future elections. U Ohn Kyaing graduated in Arts in 1967. He
received a Diploma of Journalism in 1972 and in 1979 received a scholarship to
study in the United States. He worked as the assistant editor and editor of the
Kyehmom (the Mirror), Hanthawaddy (Mandalay) and Botahtaung (The Guardian) newspapers,
and wrote under different pen names, such as Maung Chit Phwe, Aung Wint,
and Aung Tint. He was involved in the
July 1962 student demonstration and also in the August 1988 uprising, after
which he retired from The Guardian newspaper. Before he was jailed, U Ohn
Kyaing was a Central Committee member of the NLD and a member of the Mandalay
Division Organising Committee. U Ohn Kyaing received 32,718 valid votes or 76 %
in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: Dr. Soe Lin
Constituency: Southwest Mandalay (1)
(Eligible Voters 42,680; Votes Cast 33,723; Valid Votes 32,313; Number of
Candidates 7)
Date of Birth: 1 May 1953
Place of Birth: Mandalay
Parents: U Than Pe and Daw Ohn Sein
Dr. Soe Lin was imprisoned under Penal
Code Article 122 (1) for attending meetings in Mandalay in 1990 to form a
provisional government and making
arrangements for the representatives who attended the meetings. On 23 December
1990 the Election Commission dismissed him from Parliament by Declaration 988
and banned him from running in future elections. Dr. Soe Lin received his medical degree from Mandalay Medicine
College in 1979, and he is a member of the Mandalay Southwest Township
Organising Committee of the NLD. Dr. Soe Lin received 26,467 valid votes or 82
% in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U Thein Oo
Constituency: Southwest Mandalay (2)
(Eligible Voters 50,624; Votes Cast 38,667; Valid Votes 37,009; Number of
Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 27 May 1955
Place of Birth: Mandalay
Parents: U Tin Maung and Daw Hla Mying
U Thein Oo is one of the founders of the NCGUB and was appointed the
coalitions Justice Minister in 1990. He is a former secretary of the NLD-LA
and is chairman of the Thailand-based Burma Lawyers Council. He participated
in the meetings held in Mandalay in 1990 to form a provisional government and on 3 December 1990 the SLORC declared him
a fugitive and later that month the Election Commission dismissed him from
Parliament. U Thein Oo was involved in
the 1974 U Thant funeral demonstration, the June 1975 demonstration and the
1976 Thakhin Kodaw Hmine protests. He has a Bachelor of Arts (Law) degree and
Bachelor of Law degree from Rangoon University, and started working as a High
Court advocate in 1981. U Thein Oo received 29,741 valid votes or 80 % in the
1990 elections.
v
Name: U Ayar
Constituency: Tada-U (1)
(Eligible Voters 37,804; Votes Cast 28,712; Valid Votes 24,942; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 1 October 1920
Parents: U Po Wun
During the 1938 general strike, U Ayar was a strike leader and chairman of
Tada-U Township Students Union. He was also a member of the Burma Independence
Army (BIA), and a private in Burma Defence Army (BDA) Battalion (1). He was a bodyguard of Gen Aung
San and after his assassination, U Ayar worked as a school teacher. U Ayar
received 16,686 valid votes or 67 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U Than Ni
Constituency: Tada-U (2)
(Eligible Voters 37,967; Votes Cast 30,525; Valid Votes 25,897;
Number of Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 25 March 1931
Place of Birth: Tada-U
Parents: U Tha Shan
U Than Ni is a member of the Tada-U Township NLD Organising Committee. He
received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education in 1964 and a Bachelor of
Education degree in 1970. He has worked as a teacher and a principal from
1954-1979 and was a student leader at Tada-U Township during the 1946 general
strike. U Than Ni received 16,423 valid votes or 63 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name: U Wam Maung
Constituency: Tatkon (1)
(Eligible Voters 53,097; Votes Cast 41,960; Valid Votes 38,092; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 13 October 1946
Parents: U Hla and Daw Saw Hla
U Wam Maung is a member of the Tatkon NLD Organising Committee. He studied
until tenth standard and works as a horticulturist. During the 1988 uprising he
organised demonstrations in 64 villages in his district. U Wam Maung received
25,422 valid votes or 67 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U Win Hlaing
Constituency: Tatkon (2)
(Eligible Voters 53,515; Votes Cast 41,886; Valid Votes 36,312; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 27 November 1963
Place of Birth: Simamkanethit Chaung Village, Kalay Wa
Parents: U Aung Tun
U Win Hlaing was arrested in 1990. Following the 1990 election, U Win Hlaing
was responsible for implementing the youth strategies contained in the NLDs Three
Ways to Attain Power (3 Strategies Paper) which was compiled in case the
SLORC refused to hand over power. U Win Hlaing was arrested by the MIS and
charged under the 1950 Emergency
Provision Act Articles 5 (a), (b) and (j) and sent to prison. The Election
Commission dismissed him as a Member of Parliament on 20 December 1991. U Win
Hlaing graduated in Physics and is a High Court advocate. He was in charge of
the NLD (Youth) Working Committee and was also a member of the NLD Central
Committee. U Win Hlaing received 25,894 valid votes or 71 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: Lt-Col Chit Khaing (Retired)
Constituency: Taungtha (1)
(Eligible Voters 62,509; Votes Cast 47,853; Valid Votes 44,393; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 7 November 1921
Place of Birth: Thaput Su Village, Taungtha
Parents: U Shwe Oo
Lt-Col Chit Khaing recently passed away. He was arrested in September 1990 for
his role in writing the Three Ways to Attain Power (3 Strategies Paper) and was sentenced under the 1975
State Protection Act to ten years imprisonment. He was released from Insein
Prison in 1992. Up until 1 September 1991, Lt-Col Chit Khaing was the general
secretary of the NLD and the general secretary of the now banned POCL. While
studying tenth standard, he was a leader of the school student union and from
1940-1961 was involved in the BIA, BDA and the PBF. Lt. Col. Chit Khaing was
also the director general of the Labour Ministry from 1958-1960 during Gen Ne
Wins caretaker government. Election Commission Announcement No. 963 of 1-9-91,
authorizes Pyithu Hluttaw member U Chit Khaing to resign on his own wish.He
is expelled as he has not resigned from the NLD although he has resigned as
the elected Hluttaw Representative and he is expelled from the POCL, because
he resigned as Pyithu Hluttaw member without making any submission to the
party. U Chit Khaing received 30,026 valid votes or 68 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name: U Than Tun
Constituency: Taungtha (2)
(Eligible Voters 63,115; Votes Cast 47,343; Valid Votes 42,749;
Number of Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 1921
Father: U Hpo Min
U Than Tun is a Central Executive Committee member of the NLD and was among the
NLD representatives who boycotted the National Convention on 28 December 1995.
U Than Tun was a member of the Myingyan Student Union from 1937-1941, and from
1942-1946 worked for the BIA in Myingyan District. He was also the secretary of
Myingyan District AFPFL from 1946-1953.
U Than Tun was elected to the Constituent Assembly in 1947, and later
became a Member of Parliament and a Parliamentary Secretary. From 1953-1962 he
was the secretary of the Trade Union Confederation of Burma and he became a
member of the BSPP in 1964. U Than Tun was put under de facto house arrest on
22 September 2000 and released on 1 December 2000. [ Member of CRPP,
Chairperson of Committee for Workers Affairs ] U Than Tun received 30,086
valid votes or 70 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U Maw
Constituency: Thabeikkyin
(Eligible Voters 34,787; Votes Cast 23,071; Valid Votes 29,835; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 13 July 1923
Place of Birth: Zee Kon Village
Father: U Tha Jum
U Maw passed away on 5 July 1991. In the late 1930s he was a member of the Dobama Asiayone (We Burma Association)
and joined student demonstrations in 1938. In 1946 he became a member of the
Red Flag faction of the Communist Party of Burma and two years later he left for
the jungle to join the rebel movement. However, in 1958 he denounced the Red
Flag faction, and he defected to the government in 1962. In 1970 was chairman
of the Thabeikkyin Township Trade Co-operative. (Election Commission
Announcement No. 951 of 13-7-91 cancels from the roster elected Hluttaw member
U Maw, who died on 5 July 1991.WPD_14/7/91) U Maw received 14,371 valid votes
or 69 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U Thein Maung
Constituency: Thazi (1)
(Eligible Voters 45,868; Votes Cast 38,484; Valid Votes 34,499; Number of
Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 13 August 1943
Place of Birth: Hanzar Village, Thazi
Parents: U San Kyuu and Daw Hlelt
U Thein Maung graduated in Philosophy from Rangoon University and has worked as
a secondary school teacher and an auditor. He resigned from the BSPP in 1986. U
Thein Maung received 21,050 valid votes or 61 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U Maung Maung Lay
Constituency: Thazi (2)
(Eligible Voters 46,564; Votes Cast 36,372; Valid Votes 33,130; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 24 February 1949
Place of Birth: Thazi
Parents: U Saw Aye Cho and Daw Khin Kyi
U Maung Maung Lay received a degree in Geography from Mandalay University in
1970. From 1971-1978, he was a member of the Trade Co-operative in Kalaw and
Thazi and was in charge of the Nam San Trade Co-operative from 1987-1988. He
resigned as a government servant on 16 October 1988. U Maung Maung Lay received
19,079 valid votes or 58 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name: Dr. Thaung Tin
Constituency: Wundwin (1)
(Eligible Voters 56,395; Votes Cast 44,474;
Valid Votes 40,552; Number of Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 24 June 1949
Place of Birth: Shautaw Village, Pwint Phyu Township
Parents: U Mya Thaung and Daw Khin
On 25 February 1997, the Election Commission announced that Dr. Thaung Tin had
resigned as an MP. It is understood that the SLORC used intimidation to force
him to resign. Dr. Thaung Tin received a medical degree from Rangoon Institute
of Medicine in 1975 and was the senior doctor at Phayasu Village from
1977-1980. Dr. Thaung Tin received 26,616 valid votes or 66 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name: U Hla Aung
Constituency: Wundwin (2)
(Eligible Voters 58,081; Votes Cast 47,263; Valid Votes 44,486; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 27 December 1941
Place of Birth: Pyidawtha Village, Wundwin
Parents: U Aye Maung and Daw Aye Kyi
U Hla Aung is the Wundwin Township NLD organiser. He attended Rangoon University from 1962-1964
and received an Arts degree and an International Communication Diploma. He also
received a Russian Language Diploma and a Doctorate in Economics from the State
University of Moscow. He worked as a research officer and assistant lecturer at
the Central Institute of Political Science from 1970-1977. U Hla Aung received
29,802 valid votes or 67 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U Maung Maung Myint
Constituency: Yamethin (1)
(Eligible Voters 55,779; Votes Cast 45,228; Valid Votes 40,579; Number of
Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 3 May 1942
Place of Birth: Yamethin
Parents: U Aung Tin and Daw Tin Nyunt
U Maung Maung Myint is the treasurer of Yamethin NLD. On 9 January 1992 the
Election Commission dismissed him as an MP. U Maung Maung Myint received 19,049
valid votes or 47 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U Maung Maung Than
Constituency: Yamethin (2)
(Eligible Voters 54,319; Votes Cast 41,270; Valid Votes 36,575; Number of
Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 31 August 1950
Place of Birth: Tha Si
Father: U Sein
U Maung Maung Than is Joint Secretary of the Mandalay Division NLD Organizing
Committee, after the ruling military junta released Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in May
2002 from 19 months house arrest.U Maung Maung Than was part of the NLD boycott
of the National Convention on 28 December 1995. He passed tenth standard from
Mandalay Saint Maria State High School and joined the air force in 1972. From
1972-1983 he served at the Methila Air Base and then at the 502 Mingaladon Air
Base. While serving with the air force, he received a Bachelor of Science
degree in Physics. He retired from the air force in 1983 and started his own
business. U Maung Maung Than received 15,082 or 41 % in the 1990 elections.
INDEPENDENT
Name:
U Peter Limbin
Constituency: Pyin Oo Lwin (2)
(Eligible Voters 39,296; Votes Cast 27,749;
Valid Votes 22,806; Number of Candidates 8)
Date of Birth: 10 October 1941
Parents: U Linbin Htate Tin Latt
U Peter Limbin currently lives in exile in the United States. He is one of the
founders of the NCGUB and is a former coalition Foreign Minister. He was
replaced on 15 September 1993.No reason was given in the official NCGUB
statement.In a subsequent interview with the BBC, Prime Minister Dr. Sein Win
said that the cabinet decision was taken after U Peter Limbin refused to return
to answer questions about Minister of Information U Hla Pe who disappeared in
Bangkok on 16 June 1993.After the 1990 election, Col Maung Maung of the NUP
lodged a complaint against U Peter Limbin claiming that he had distributed
misleading campaign leaflets. The Election Commission Tribunal No.3, lead by
Judge U Ba Than, heard the case and on 26 December 1990 the Commission
dismissed U Peter Limbin as an MP. The SLORC subsequently announced on 14 May
1992 that the second position candidate, Col Maung Maung, was the legally
elected MP for the constituency. After participating in meetings in Mandalay in
late 1990 to form a provisional government, U Peter Linbin fled to the
Thai-Burma border and helped establish the NCGUB. U Peter Linbin was a member
of the Maymyo NLD and treasurer for Maymyo NLD Youth. He applied to compete as
an NLD candidate for Pyin Oo Lwin (2) constituency in the 1990 election, but
the NLD Central Committee chose U Khin Maung Myint who had joined the NLD after
quitting the Democracy and Peace Party. U Peter Limbin subsequently resigned
from the NLD and contested the constituency as an Independent candidate.U Peter
Linbin completed high school in 1962 and later worked as a clerk, a field
auditor and an accountant at the Accounting Office in the Defence Ministry. The
SLORC detained him from 23 September to 17 December 1988 for participating in
the August uprising, and he was sacked from his job at the Defence Ministry on
3 March 1989. (Seven Hluttaw members, five of them from the NLD, have absconded
to avoid legal action against them.Thet had taken part in a series of
clandestine meetings held during the months of September and October, 1990
where the formation of a parallel government in Mandalay and the formation of a
temporary government in the jungles were discussed . They are: U Peter Limbin,
U Bo Hla Tint Mogok 2, U Thein Oo Mandalay SW 2, U Hla Pe Pyawbwe 2, U
Win Ko Ye U 2, U Mya Win Ingapu 1 and Dr. Sann Aung Indep. Ingapu 2 .
(WPD_5/12/90) U Peter Limbin received 6943 valid votes or 30 % in the 1990
elections.
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Mon State |
Location: Bordering Pegu Division in the south of Sittaung River Mouth, Karen
State in the east, Thailand and Tenasserim Division in the south and Andaman
Sea and Gulf of Mottama in the West, Mon state is situated between latitudes
14°52' north and 17°32 ' north and east longitudes 96° 51 ' east and 98° 13 '
east. The area is 4,747.8 sq-miles.
Climate: Mon
State has a tropical climate. It has a temperate weather as it is located in
the low latitude zone and near the sea. The state has only slight changes in
temperature. The average temperature of Moulmein(Mawlamyine) in January is 78°
F (25.6°C) and in April is 85°C (29.4°C). Annual rainfall in Moulmein is 190
inches and in Thaton is 217 inches. Especially. rain is much heavy in July and
August.
Population, inhabitant, languages and
religion: Majority of inhabitants are Mons and Bamars. Karen, Arakan,
Chin, Kachin, Shan and Pa-O national races also live in the state. The
population is nearly 24 million. The majority of people are Buddhists with
Christians as minority. Main languages are Mon and Burmese.
Formation of districts, townships and
villages: The total area of Mon State is 4,748.8 square-miles. There
are ten townships and 450 wards and villages-tracts in Moulmein Districts and Thaton District. Its population is
over 2.3 million. Mon State Day falls on 19 March.
`NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR DEMOCRACY
(NLD)
v
Name:
U Maung Maung Latt
Constituency: Bilin (1)
(Eligible Voters 42,507; Votes Cast 27,976; Valid Votes 23,879; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 9 September 1947
Father: U Tun Sein
U Maung Maung Latt is secretary of the Members of Parliament Union (MPU). He
has a Bachelor of Arts (Law) degree and a Bachelor of Law degree from Rangoon
University. In 1974 he began working as a lawyer and in 1983 as a High Court
advocate. U Maung Maung Latt received 16,912 valid votes as 71 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name: U
Maung Maung
Constituency: Bilin (2)
(Eligible Voters 38,462; Votes Cast 24,426; Valid Votes 20,772; Number of
Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 1930
Place of Birth: Maymyo
Father: U Mya
U Maung Maung joined the NLD and the POCL in 1988. He became a member of the
central committee of the POCL as well as secretary of the POCL Administrative
Section. He boycotted the SLORCs National Convention with other NLD
representatives on 28 December 1995. During World War II, U Maung Maung was a
member of the Asia Youth Association and was a leader of the 1946 general
strike. He joined the army in 1947 and received a state award in 1950 for
courage and bravery. From 1955-1957 he attended military training in Singapore,
Australia and the United States and retired as a major in 1972. He was in charge of a department at the BSPP
Headquarters in Rangoon from 1963-1977 and then became a member of the BSPP
Central Committee. He attended three United Nations General Assemblies as part
of the Burmese delegation and was dismissed from government service in 1977. U
Maung Maung received 20,772 valid votes as 68 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Aung Kyi Nyunt
Constituency: Chaungzon (1)
(Eligible Voters 36,762; Votes Cast 27,043; Valid Votes 23,272; Number of
Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 8 September 1951
Place of Birth: Tatkone, Mandalay Division
Father: U Tin Myint
The Election Commission dismissed U Aung Kyi Nyunt from Parliament on 9
December 1992. He was tried and imprisoned by the SLORC under Article 436 and
109 of the Penal Code and has since
been released from prison. U Aung Kyi Nyunt became a higher grade pleader in
1973 and received a degree in Agriculture in 1975. He started working as a High
Court advocate in 1977. U Aung Kyi Nyunt received 10,344 valid votes or 44 % in
the 1990 elections.
v
Name: Daw
Khin Htay Kywe
Constituency: Chaungzon (2)
(Eligible Voters 35,547; Votes Cast 27,076; Valid Votes 22,758; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 16 November 1946
Place of Birth: Muyitkalay Village, Chaungzon
Father: U Kunpa
Daw Khin Htay Kywe attended Tamwe State High School No. 3 and in 1970 graduated
in Zoology from Rangoon Arts and Science University. She worked as a lawyer
after passing the higher grade pleader exam in 1978. Daw Khin Htay Kywe received
18,307 valid votes as 80 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Myint Thein
Constituency: Kyaikmayaw (1)
(Eligible Voters 39,948; Votes Cast 24,640;
Valid Votes 19,968; Number of Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 1947
Place of Birth: Nganzon, Sagaing Division
Father: U Aung Kyi
U Myint Thein received a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1968 and started
working for the Co-operative Ministry in
1970. He worked as a township co-operative officer in Thaton, Madaya, Hsi
Hseng, Taunggyi, Butalin, Seikkan and Kyaikmayaw Townships, and in Rangoon. He
retired in February 1989. U Myint Thein received 10,576 valid votes as 53 % in
the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Ye Htut
Constituency: Kyaikto (1)
(Eligible Voters 39,706; Votes Cast 28,819; Valid Votes 24,657; Number of
Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 21 April 1922
Father: U Pe Khin
U Ye Htut is a Central Executive Committee member of the NLD as well as a member of the Mon State
NLD Organising Committee.During the Japanese occupation, U Ye Htut was involved
in the BIA and the BDA and was in charge of the Mergui Organising Committee of
the Asian Youth Association. He received a Science degree in 1952 and worked as
a chemistry teacher. He also served as the AFPFL Tenasserim Division commander
in 1963, and in 1969 he received a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in Law and
started working as a High Court advocate in 1971. U Ye Htut received 16,281
valid votes as 66 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
Dr. Aye Zan
Constituency: Kyaikto (2)
(Eligible Voters 34,295; Votes Cast 24,767; Valid Votes 22,244; Number of
Candidates 2)
Date of Birth: 1954
Place of Birth: Mudon
Father: U Kyaw Zan
Dr. Aye Zan received a medical degree from Rangoon Institute of Medicine in
1979. He opened a clinic in Mudon and another in Kyaikto in April 1989. Dr. Aye
Zan received 15,978 valid votes as 72 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: Col
Lun Tin (Retired)
Constituency: Moulmein (1)
(Eligible Voters 80,530; Votes Cast 56,653; Valid Votes 51,265; Number of Candidates 8)
Date of Birth: 1 February 1921
Place of Birth: Kawnut Village
Parents: U Tun Lin and Daw Thein May
Col Lun Tin joined the NLD after the SLORC coup in September 1988. He is a
former Central Executive Committee member of the Patriotic Old Comrades League
(POCL) and is currently a Central Committee member of the NLD. On 9 October
1996 he was appointed a member of NLDs Central Executive Committee and was
given the responsibility for Mon State. He was also a part of the NLD boycott
of the National Convention in December 1995.
Col Lun Tin passed tenth standard at Myaungmya State High School in
1941. From 1942-1945 he served with the BIA, BDA and PBF, and from 1953-1965 he
served as a regiment commander and commander of Brigade (7) and of the
Northwest Military Command. While he was
Commander of the Northwest Military Command, the BSPP imprisoned him from
1965-1967 for his involvement in a monks strike. He was then forced to retire
from the army on 25 January 1968. For the next ten years he worked as the
director-general of the Ministry of Industry (1), and from 1978-1983 was the
director-general and then an advisor at the Labour Ministry. U Lun Tin was put
under de facto house arrest on 22 september 2000 and released on 1 December
2000.[ Member of CRPP, Secretary of Committee for Workers Affairs ] U
Lun Tin received 39,624 valid votes as 77 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Chan Aye (Maung Susan)
Constituency: Moulmein (2)
(Eligible Voters 75,679; Votes Cast 54,573; Valid Votes 49,874; Number of
Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 24 September 1927
Place of Birth: Pyinmana
Parents: U Hlaing and Daw Sein
After the 1988 uprising, U Chan Aye joined the NLD as a Central Executive
Committee member and was appointed chief organiser for Mon state. In May 1991
he was imprisoned under the 1950
Emergency Provision Act Article 5 (j) for his involvement in the NLDs Three
Ways to Attain Power (3 Strategies Paper) and was sentenced to 20 years. He was released from Insein Prison
on 15 May 1992 in accordance with SLORC Declaration No. 11/92 of 24 April 1992.
The Election Commission dismissed U Chan Aye from Parliament on 20 December
1991 and barred him from running in future elections. The SLORC later forced
the NLD to dismiss U Chan Aye from the party on 24 January 1992. U Chan Aye has
written articles and books under the pen name Maung Suesan. While at
school, U Chan Aye was a student leader in the 1938 general strike. He attended
the Mingladon Military Training Course in 1943 and two years later became the
leader of a guerrilla group in Tharyarwady, Okken and Pegu districts. He passed
tenth standard in 1946 and worked as the general secretary and chairman of the
All Burma Federation of Students Unions (ABFSU) in 1946-1947. He then went
underground with the Communist Party of Burma (CPB) but in March 1956 his party
membership was suspended for nine months for disobedience against the
instructions of the CPB Central Committee. During 1956 he submitted a proposal
to the Central Committee which advocated Parliamentary democracy rather than
armed revolution. The CPB turned down the proposal and, on 8 February 1957, U
Chan Aye was arrested by the AFPFL in Rangoon while carrying out underground
political activities. The AFPFL released him on 5 April 1957 because of his
previous support for Parliamentary democracy. U Chan Aye then worked in the
Information Department of the AFPFL and later worked in Moulmein as a lawyer. U
Chan Aye received 36,508 valid votes or 73 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: Daw
Tin Saw Oo
Constituency: Mudon (1)
(Eligible Voters 60,187; Votes Cast 41,916; Valid Votes 37,794; Number of
Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 14 March 1944
Place of Birth: Nyaung Wyne, Mudon
Parents: U Hla Shwe and Daw Ngwe Ye
Daw Tin Saw Oo passed away on 14 March 1998. She had been under tremendous
pressure by the Burmese military authorities immediately before her death. Two
days before she died, officers from Special Branch came to her home and
attempted to force her to resign from Parliament. Daw Tin Saw Oo angrily
refused to comply with the demand and drove the officers out of her house. Daw
Tin Saw Oo already had heart disease and continued restrictions on her movement
by the SLORC/SPDC had played a major part in her declining health. After she
drove the Special Branch officers from her home, she suffered from repeated
attacks of hypertension and developed further heart problems. Daw Tin Saw Oo
was very close to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, which was one the main reasons the
SLORC/SPDC targeted her. The day after Daw Tin Saw Oos death, the officers
from the Special Branch came to her house and demanded that all papers and
literature belonging to her be handed over to them. The bereaved family refused
the order and the officers left the house threatening to take action against
them. Two state-run newspapers, Kyehmon
(The Mirror) and The New Light of Myanmar
refused to run her obituary because it contained phrases such as National
League for Democracy, elected representative, and NLD representative to the
National Convention. Only when these phrases were removed did the newspapers
print the obituary which was a week after her death. Six NLD Central Committee
members came to her funeral with a letter of condolence from Daw Aung San Suu
Kyi. They led the funeral service which was attended by more than 5,000
mourners. Daw Tin Saw Oo joined the NLD
in 1988 and became the chairman of the Mudon Township NLD Organising Committee.
She was among the NLD representatives who boycotted the National Convention in
December 1995. Daw Tin Saw Oo was briefly detained before the 6th anniversary
of the elections in 1996. She received a Bachelor of Arts (Law) degree and a
Bachelor of Law degree from Rangoon University in 1968 and became a High Court
advocate in 1971. Daw Tin Saw Oo received 20,472 valid votes or 54 % in the
1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Nyan Win
Constituency: Paung (1)
(Eligible Voters 56,187; Votes Cast 41,116; Valid Votes 36,287; Number of Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 1942
Place of Birth: Kyaikhame
Parents: U Chein Pe and Daw Ye
U Nyan Win studied Moulmein Regional College, Mandalay University and Rangoon
University from 1960-1968 and received a Bachelor of Arts (Law) degree and a
Bachelor of Law degree. He worked as a High Court advocate from 1970-1973 and
started working as a government prosecutor in 1973. He retired as a government
prosecutor in November 1988 but is still working as High Court advocate. U Nyan
Win received 20,032 valid votes as 55 % in elections.
v
Name: U
Nai Thaung Nyunt
Constituency: Paung (2)
(Eligible Voters 57,566; Votes Cast 41,348;
Valid Votes 35,931; Number of Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 31 July 1934
Place of Birth: Paung
Father: U Boe That
Nai Thaung Nyunt studied at Paung State High School until he reached tenth
standard. He served with the Paung Township AFPFL and the All Burma Peasants
Association, and in 1965 was the secretary of the Paung Township Committee for
the Protection of the Socialist Economy. He was the chairman of the Paung
Township BSPP Party Unit from 1978-1985 and retired from the BSPP in May 1986.
U Nai Thaung Nyunt received 21,242 valid votes as 59 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Maung Maung Gyi
Constituency: Thanbyuzayat (1)
(Eligible Voters 37,004; Votes Cast 27,185;
Valid Votes 24,156; Number of Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 1 April 1920
Place of Birth: Moulmein
Father: U Boe Sein
U Maung Maung Gyi boycotted the National Convention with other NLD
representatives in December 1995. He attended Moulmein State High School and
received a Bachelor of Science degree from Rangoon University. He served as a
lieutenant in the BIA and was a bodyguard for Gen Aung San. U Maung Maung Gyi
also served as a director general at the Labour Department and was the Special
Commissioner for the Rangoon Port Authority from 1958-1960. During the
Revolutionary Council led by Gen Ne Win, he was the vice-chairman of the
Security and Administrative Committee for the Southeast Military Command. From
1964-1966 he worked as the joint secretary
of the Ministry for Agriculture and Forest under the Revolutionary Council.
After the 1988 uprising he was the patron of the Army Veterans Association,
later known as the POCL, and he has been awarded the Star of Independence
(Class 1), the Zaya Kyawhtin award, and other medals. U Maung Maung Gyi
received 12,250 valid votes as 51 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Khun Myint Tun
Constituency: Thaton (1)
(Eligible Voters 59,033; Votes Cast 36,755;
Valid Votes 32,815; Number of Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 12 January 1963
Place of Birth: Theinseik Village, Thaton
Parents: U Hpon Khin and Daw Khin Aye
U Khun Myint Tun was arrested by the SLORC in May 1996 with 19 other people,
including U Do Htaung (MP, Kale-1, Sagaing Division). He was accused of
contacting Dr. Tint Swe of the India-based NLD-LA and was charged with
disturbing the states peace and stability and sentenced to seven years jail. Later the SLORC found out that U Khun Myint
Tun had met with a journalist from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in
April 1996 at Daw Aung San Suu Kyis house and that he had given the journalist
a video cassette of Daw Aung San Suu Kyis weekly speeches. U Khun Myint Tun
was then sentenced to an additional three years for breaching the 1985 Video Act, along with U Kyaw Khin
(MP, Taunggyi-1, Shan State).Khun Myint Tun graduated in Geology from Rangoon
University in 1983. After he finished studying he ran his own business with his
parents and worked as an assistant teacher. He is still remain behind bars.
U Khun Myint Tun received 25,075 valid votes as 76 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Than Maung
Constituency: Thaton (2)
(Eligible Voters 63,217; Votes Cast 41,316;
Valid Votes 36,704; Number of Candidates 7)
Date of Birth: 20 November 1927
Place of Birth: Aungban, Shan State
Parents: U Pyant and Daw Tint
On 5 July 1996, the Election Commission announced that U Than Maung had
resigned as an MP. It is understood that the SLORC used intimidation to force
him to resign. Prior to his resignation U Than Maung was a member of the Thaton
Township NLD Organising Committee. He was also Thaton Township chairman of the
POCL before the party was banned. U Than
Maung passed eighth standard in Maymyo and joined the Maymyo Engineer Force as
a private in 1946. He received medals for bravery in 1949-50, and later
attended the Maymyo Defence Service Academy Course 10. He served as a company
commander until 1965 and was the president of the Thaton State Security Council
from 1965-1968. He was also the president of the Tenasserim State Security
Council from 1968-1970 and he then served with Kachin Rifle Regiment (1) before
working at the Hmawbe Officer Training School and the armys Central Training
School at Oaktwin. U Than Maung received 24,797 valid votes as 68 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: Dr.
Kyin Thein
Constituency: Ye (2)
(Eligible Voters 33,834; Votes Cast 23,329;
Valid Votes 21,391; Number of Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 12 November 1941
Place of Birth: Pyinkato Village, Tonte
Parents: U Ba Ngwe and Daw Hla Tin
The Election Commission announced on 1 July 1996 that Dr. Kyin Thein had
resigned as an MP, and it is understood that the SLORC used intimidation to
force him to resign. Dr. Kyin Thein received his medical degree from Rangoon
Institute of Medicine in 1968, and in 1969 began working as a doctor at Leshi
Township in the Naga mountains. He then worked as a doctor at Thaton, Mudon,
Kamarwat, Ye and at the Magwe Division Peoples Hospital before opening his own
clinic in 1986. Dr. Kyin Thein received 13,879 valid votes as 65 % in the 1990
elections.
MON
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC FRONT (MNDF)
v
Name: U
Min Khin Maung (a) Nai Khin Maung
Constituency: Kyeikmayaw (2)
(Eligible Voters 44,824; Votes Cast 32,550;
Valid Votes 27,517; Number of Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 8 February 1933
Parents: Nai Lun Khine and Mi Mya Chit
Education: B.Sc.(Engg.) Mech
Nai Khin Maung was a Central Committee member of the Mon National Democratic
Front (MNDF) and a member of the United Nationalities League for Democracy
(UNLD) presidium before the SLORC banned the MNDF on 18 March 1992. He was
arrested in November 1991 and was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment for
allegedly attempting to contact embassies in Rangoon. He was released in May
1992 and prior to his release the Election Commission dismissed him as an MP.
Naing Khin Maung worked as an assistant engineer at the Electricity Department
in 1962 and was also a supervisor at the Machinery Export Control Department in
1966. He was the deputy director of the Regional Industrial Co-ordination and
Industrial Inspection Department and retired in 1989. Nai Khin Maung received
11,528 valid votes as 42 % in the 1990 elections.Nai Khin Maung was died of
heart attack on 29 September 2002.He was hospitalized at Asia-Tawwin Hospital
on 22-10-02, and passed away a week later after suffering from heart attack.
v
Name: Dr.
Min Kyi Win
Constituency: Mudon (2)
(Eligible Voters 58,218; Votes Cast 42,377;
Valid Votes 36,926; Number of Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 29 June 1952
Parents: U Kyaw Naing and Daw Saw Shein
Dr. Min Kyi Win was the deputy secretary (1) of the Mon National Democratic
Front (MNDF) when the SLORC banned the party in 1992. He graduated from Rangoon
Institute of Medicine in 1980 and operated his own clinic in Mudon. He was
arrested on 1st Semtember 1998 and sentenced to seven years
imprisonment under the 1950 Emergency Provision Act. He is still under
detention. Dr. Min Kyi Win received 24,430 valid votes as 66 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name: Nai
Tun Thein
Constituency: Thanbyuzayat (2)
Date of Birth: 30 November 1917
Father: U Aung Doon
Nai Tun Thein became an independent after the SLORC banned the Mon National
Democratic Front (MNDF) in 1992 while he was party chairman. He received a Bachelor of Science
degree in 1945 and was arrested by the Revolutionary Council in 1963 and
detained in Moulmein Prison for six years.
v
Name: Dr.
Min Soe Lin
Constituency: Ye (1)
(Eligible Voters 47,746; Votes Cast 28,198; Valid Votes 24,429; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 31 August 1957
Place of Birth: Kawdon, Ye
Father: U Tha Khin
The SLORC arrested Dr. Min Soe Lin in Mudon, Mon State, on 6 November 1997. He
was charged under Article 5 (j) of the 1950
Emergency Provision Act and was released from detention after a few weeks.
The reason for Dr. Min Soe Lins arrest was his role in organising celebrations
for the 50th Mon National Day on 23 February 1997. Dr. Min Soe Lin was the general secretary of
the Mon State Commission for the Golden Jubilee Celebrations for Mon National
Day. In this role, he repeatedly sought permission to hold the celebrations in
Moulmein, the capital of Mon State. However, Military Intelligence Service Unit
(5), based in Moulmein, refused to give its consent for the celebrations, and
finally the event was held near Kanni in an area under the control of the New
Mon State Party (NMSP). The military considered this an act of defiance and Dr.
Min Soe Lin was subsequently placed on the militarys most wanted list. Dr. Min Soe Lin joined the Mon National
Democratic Front (MNDF) when it was formed after the 1988 uprising and was the
general secretary of the party when it was banned by the SLORC in 1992. Dr. Min
Soe Lin received his medical degree from the Rangoon Institute of Medicine in
1985. He is still remain behind bars. Dr. Minn Soe Lin received 14,992
valid votes as 61 % in the 1990 elections.
|
Arakan State |
Location: Arakan
State is situated in thc westerml1ost part of the nation. Bordering Chin State
in the north and Magwe Division. Bago Division and Irrawaddy Division in the
east and facing Bay of Bengal in the west, it is located between latitudes
17°30' north and 21°30' north and east longitudes 92°10' cast and 94°z0' east.
The area of the State is 14,200 sq-miles.
Climate: Arakan State is
located in tropical monsoon region. Temperatures never rise or fall extremely
as it is a coastal region. The average temperature of Akyab(Sittway) in May the
hottest month of the year, is 84°F(29°C) and in January, the coldest month of
the year, is 70°F(21°C). Arakan State gels a lot of rain annually as tl1e
north-west monsoon winds blow from the sea almost right angle to the Yoma.
Rakhine State gets rain from storms that formed in the Bay of Bengal. Annual
rainfall at Sandoway(Thandwe) is 221 inches Kyaukpyu 186 inches and Akyab 203
inches. Torrential rains fall and tidal waves rise from the sea when cyclones
that are formed in the Bay of Bengal enter Arakan State, causing property
damages and flooding of salt water in low land areas. Though the storms appear
mostly in early and later periods of rainy season. they sometimes appear in the
mid rainy season.
Population, inhabitants languages and religion: Arakan State is a sparsely populated area as
its mountainous landscape is covered by thick forests. Its population is over
2.6 million and Akyab is the most populous town in the state. Rakhines and
Bamars live in valleys and on Yambye and Manaung islands. Chills are
inhabitants of mountain regions of the north. Mros, Thets, Khamis, Dainets,
Maramagyis and Kamans live on mountain ranges in the west and north of Sittway plain. The majority of people are
Buddhists. Main languages are Arakan and Burmese.
It is a sparsely populated area as its mountainous landscape is covered by
thick forests. Its population is over 2.6 million and Sittway is the most populous
town in the state. Arakans and Bamars live in valleys and on Yambye and Manaung
islands. Chills are inhabitants of mountain regions of the north. Mros, Thets,
Khamis, Dainets, Maramagyis and Kamans live on mountain ranges in the west and
north of Sittway plain. The majority of people are Buddhists. Main languages
are Arakanese and Burmese.
Formation of districts, townships and villages: The total area of
Arakan State is 14,200 square-miles. The state is formed with five districts.
Which are Akyab(Sittway). Maungtaw, Buthidaung, Kyaukpyu and Sandoway(Thandwe)
districts. These districts are formed with 17 townships and 1,164
village-tracts. Akyab(Sittway) is the capital city of the state. Other
well-known towns are Sandoway, Kyaukpyu, Mrauk-U, Kyauktaw, Punnagyun, Minbya,
Taungup, Yanbye and Gwa. Arakan State Day falls on l 5 December.
NATIONAL
LEAGUE FOR DEMOCRACY (NLD)
v
Name:
U Nay Win
Constituency: An
(Eligible Voters 46,770; Votes Cast 26,081;
Valid Votes 19,945; Number of Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 1946
Place of Birth: An
Parents: U Ne Oo and Daw Ma Thaung
The Election Commission announced on 24 July 1997 that U Nay Win had resigned
as an MP. It is understood that the SLORC used intimidation to force him to
resign. U Nay Win attended An High School from 1963-1979 and studied psychology
at university, graduating in 1984. U Nay Win received 13,379 valid votes as 67
% in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Nyi Pu
Constituency: Gwa
(Eligible Voters 36,589; Votes Cast 27,363; Valid Votes 22,461; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 10 April 1955
Place of Birth: Rakhine Gwin Village
Parent: U Tun Pe and Daw Mya Oo
U Nyi Pu is the secretary of Gwa Township NLD. He graduated in Law from Rangoon
University in 1983 and after working as a security guard from 1978-1988 he
served as a clerk at the Land Transport Department. U Nyi Pu received 15,931
valid votes or 71 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Hsan Maung
Constituency: Kyaukpyu (1)
(Eligible Voters 38,660; Votes Cast 26,831; Valid Votes 21,834; Number of
Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 11 November 1926
Place of Birth: Kyaukpyu
Father: U Tha Tun San
U Hsan Maung attended Kyaukpyu State High School, passing tenth standard in
1946. He then joined the air force and later the army, and was awarded Best
Cadet at Hmawbe Officer Training School in 1952. He worked as a special officer
of the Human Settlement and Housing Development Department and, in his position
as Lieutenant Colonel, was also the commander of Light Infantry Battalion 107
from 1969-1986. U Hsan Maung received 14,848 valid votes or 68 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name: U
Tin Gyi
Constituency: Kyaukpyu (2)
(Eligible Voters 39,697; Votes Cast 27,439; Valid Votes 20,958; Number of
Candidates 4)
Father: U Saw Tun Oo
The Election Commission announced on 5 August 1997 that U Tin Gyi had resigned
as an MP. It is understood that the SLORC used intimidation to force him to
resign. U Tin Gyi took part in the August 1988 pro-democracy uprising and is
currently the treasurer of the Kyaukpyu Township NLD. He studied at Kyaukpyu
Municipal School until he reached seventh standard, and when the Japanese
troops arrived during World War II he worked as a Japanese translator. He
joined a Military Police battalion in 1945 and the battalion later went
underground to join the rebel movement against the new independent government.
He abandoned the rebel movement in 1950. U Tin Gyi received 16,209 valid votes
or 77 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Thein Maung
Constituency: Manaung
(Eligible Voters 42,170; Votes Cast 32,996;
Valid Votes 27,161; Number of Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 1951
Father: U Ngan Htee Aung
U Thein Maung is the secretary of the Manaung Township NLD. He boycotted the
National Convention along with other NLD representatives on 28 December 1995.
He joined the NLD after the 1988 pro-democracy uprising. U Thein Maung received
17,781 valid votes or 65 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Mya Maung
Constituency: Ramree
(Eligible Voters 59,883; Votes Cast 42,095; Valid Votes 35,656; Number of
Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 4 July 1938
Parents: U Phoe Tin and Daw Saw Mya Oo
U Mya Maung is a member of the Arakan State NLD Organising Committee and the
chairman of Ramree Township NLD. He finished school at Ramree State High School
in 1958 and for the next 30 years, until 1988, he worked as a middle school
teacher for the Education Department. U Mya Maung was chairman of the
Provisional Civil Administration during the 1988 pro-democracy uprising and
also acted as the chairman of a strike committee. U Mya Maung received 28,322
valid votes or 79 % in the 1990 elections.|
v
Name: U
Maung Kywin Aung
Constituency: Rathedaung (1)
(Eligible Voters 35,108; Votes Cast 25,118; Valid Votes 19,626; Number of
Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 4 December 1944
Place of Birth: Myinkan Nyaung Village, Rathedaung
Parents: U Kyaw Zan Aung and Daw Hla Naw Oo
U Maung Kywin Aung is the secretary of Rathedaung Township NLD. The SLORC
pressured him to resign from the NLD, however he refused and as a result charged
him and his family with criminal offences. It is not known what has happened to
the family since. U Maung Kywin Aung left school when he reached ninth standard
and currently works as a trader. He was a part of the NLD boycotted of the
SLORCs National Convention on 28 December 1995. U Maung Kywin Aung received
7,310 valid votes or 37 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Kyaw Khaing
Constituency: Taungup
(Eligible Voters 63,319; Votes Cast 42,904; Valid Votes 35,740; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 23 May 1923
Place of Birth: Taungup
Parents: U Aung Ba and Daw Hlaing
U Kyaw Khaing studied at school until he passed tenth standard. He was in
charge of Taungup Township security during the August 1988 demonstrations. U
Kyaw Khaing received 27,431 valid votes or 77 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Tun Yi
Constituency: Sandoway (Thandwe)
(Eligible Voters 67,679; Votes Cast 53,390; Valid Votes 46,402; Number of
Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 17 September 1947
Parents: U Ohn Pe and Daw Sein Ei
The Election Commission announced on 22 August 1997 that U Tun Yi had resigned
as an MP. It is understood that the SLORC used intimidation to force him to
resign. U Tun Yi is a member of the NLD Central Committee and was part of the
mass NLD boycott of the SLORCs National Convention in December 1995. He graduated from Rangoon University with a
Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics and was the head of the Land
Surveying Directorate Department in Rangoon from 1969-1981. He also worked as a
surveyor for the United Nations Development Program in Fiji from 1981-1985,
and he worked as a specialist surveyor for the next four years. U Tun Yi
received 36,789 valid votes or 79 % in the 1990 elections.
ARAKAN LEAGUE FOR DEMOCRACY (ALD)
v
Name: Dr.
Tun Aye
Constituency: Kyauktaw (1)
(Eligible Voters 48,809; Votes Cast 35,172; Valid Votes 27,620; Number of
Candidates 7)
Date of Birth: 10 January 1954
Place of Birth: Auk Ywarpine Ward, Minpya
Parents: U Thaukyar and Daw Ma Khine
Dr. Tun Aye is Secretary (1) of the Arakan League for Democracy which the
Election Commission banned on 6 March 1992. He was a student at Rangoon Medical
Institute when he became involved in the June 1975 demonstration and the BSPP
government imprisoned him for 140 days. He then continued his studies and
received a medical degree in 1980. Dr. Tun Aye worked at the North Okkalapa
Hospital, Rangoon, and then for the Kyauktaw Co-operative Clinic from
1981-1989. Dr. Tun Aye received 12,937 valid votes or 47 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name: U
Maung Myint
Constituency: Minpya (1)
(Eligible Voters 40,237; Votes Cast 27,084; Valid Votes 22,286; Number of
Candidates 7)
Date of Birth: 16 November 1938
Place of Birth: Ramree
Parents: U Nyo Chan Aung and Daw Hnin Pu
U Maung Myint is a lawyer and chairman of the Minpya Township Arakan League for
Democracy. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Rangoon
University and worked as a medic and later as a higher grade pleader. U Maung
Myint received 12,301 valid votes or 55 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Tun Win
Constituency: Minpya (2)
(Eligible Voters 37,764; Votes Cast 25,233; Valid Votes 20,431; Number of
Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 1 October 1941
Place of Birth: Minpya
Parents: U Ba San and Daw Thein May
U Tun Win is a writer and has written under the pen names of Pyin Tun Win (B.A.
- Da Ma Sa Riya), Tun Win (Rangoon University) and University Khine Zar Win. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree
at Rangoon University and is also qualified to teach the Buddhist Scriptures.
He was a part-time tutor at the Workers College in Rangoon, and also worked as the manager of Sittwe Township Co-operative and
Arakan State Co-operative. U Tun Win
received 11,899 valid votes or 58 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Saw Mra Aung
Constituency: Mrauk-U (1)
(Eligible Voters 43,550; Votes Cast 33,173; Valid Votes 27,900; Number of
Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 23 April 1908
Place of Birth: Mrauk-U
Parents: U Saw Hla Aung and Daw Than San
The SLORC banned the Arakan League for Democracy (ALD) when U Saw Mra Aung was
chairman of the party. U Saw Mra Aung studied medicine until 1942 when World
War II broke out and he received his medical degree in 1947 in Bombay, India.
He served as a government worker for two years and then went to Britain for
four years where he received further medical degrees. From 1955-1963 he was the senior doctor of
Mandalay, the head of Mandalay Hospital, and the head of the Medical Education
Department of Mandalay Medical College. He retired from government service in
1978 and worked for two hospitals in Hong Kong from 1979-1982. He came back to
Burma in 1982 and worked as a volunteer specialist at the Sanga Health
Contribution Hospital and the Nuns Hospital in Rangoon. U Saw Mra Aung,
Presidium of the UNLD was elected as the Speaker of the Parliament by CRPP.He
was allegedly arrested on 6 September 1998 and released from SPDCs so-called
guest house (Mingaladon Military Base) on 14 June 2001. U Saw Mra Aung received
17,322 valid votes or 62 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Aung Hla Zan
Constituency: Mrauk-U (2)
(Eligible Voters 44,524; Votes Cast 32,026; Valid Votes 27,200; Number of
Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 19 September 1927
Place of Birth: Mrauk-U
Parents: U Chit Saw Oo and Daw San Tha Phyu
U Aung Hla Zan has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the Institute of
Economics in Rangoon. In 1952 he began working as the principal of Kyauk Taw
State High School, Arakan State, and he later worked as an accountant at the
Central Statistics Bureau. U Aung Hla Zan received 14,861 valid votes or 55 %
in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Pru Sein Oo
Constituency: Myebon
(Eligible Voters 45,361; Votes Cast 31,221; Valid Votes 25,031; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 3 March 1934
Father: U Maung Pru
U Pru Sein Oo received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Burmese in 1967 and a
Diploma of Education in 1978-79. He began working as a teacher in 1967 and
received a medical pension in 1988. U Pru Sein Oo received 10,763 valid votes
or 43 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Ba Than
Constituency: Pauktaw (1)
(Eligible Voters 31,257; Votes Cast 20,294; Valid Votes 15,356; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 10 March 1948
Father: U Kyaw Zan Oo
U Ba Than is chairman of Pauktaw Township ALD. He passed tenth standard from
Pauktaw Youth Evening School, and worked as a clerk at the towns General
Administrative Department and at the Pauktaw Township Peoples Council for 11
years. He received a Bachelor of Arts (Law) degree in 1982 and he currently works as an advocate for the High
Court in Rangoon. U Ba Than received 9,216 valid votes or 60 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name: U
Saw Tun Sein
Constituency: Pauktaw (2)
(Eligible Voters 29,819; Votes Cast 15,376; Valid Votes 10,857; Number of
Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 1 November 1957
Parents: U Tun Hla Phyu and Daw Pan Khine
U Saw Tun Sein is an advocate at the High Court in Rangoon and is the secretary
of the Arakan League for Democracy (ALD). U Saw Tun Sein received a Diploma of
Mechanics in 1978 and a Bachelor of Arts (Law) degree from Rangoon University
in 1982. U Saw Tun Sein received 3,528 valid votes or 32 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name: U
Aung Tun Sein
Constituency: Ponnagyun
(Eligible Voters 54,968; Votes Cast 44,396; Valid Votes 37,311; Number of
Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 31 October 1949
Place of Birth: Sittwe
Parents: U Saw Hla Oo and Daw Saw Tha
|After receiving a Bachelor of Science degree majoring in Chemistry, U Aung Tun
Sein worked as a tutor for the Yatkan State High School and later as an
accountant at the Sittwe Shipping Corporation. He also graduated from the
Aryubayda Holistic Medicine Institute and currently works as an holistic
doctor. U Aung Tun Sein received 14,251 valid votes or 38 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name: U
Tha Noe
Constituency: Rathedaung (2)
(Eligible Voters 33,843; Votes Cast 23,629; Valid Votes 18,910; Number of
Candidates 6)
Parents: U Koung San Shwe and Daw Hnin Tha Phyu
Date of Birth: 25 May 1934
U Tha Noe is currently the Social Welfare and Development Minister of the
NCGUB. He joined the NCGUB in 1995 and on 27 July that year he was appointed
the coalitions Labour Minister. U Tha Noe studied at North Lammadaw State
Middle School and at Sittwe State High School No.1. While at school he was the
general secretary of the Sittwe Township Student Union and was also the
secretary of the township Youth Congress. He temporarily served as a bodyguard
for the chief inspector of police at the Department of the Ministry of Justice,
and in 1969 he was elected to the Sittwe Municipal Council. U Tha Noe received
7,987 valid votes or 42 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
San Tun (aka U Lu Pru)
Constituency: Akyab / Sittway (2)
Date of Birth: 15 September 1925
Parents: U Mya Oo and Daw San Hla Phyu
U San Tun was studying ninth standard at Rangoon Government High School in 1942
when World War II broke out. He subsequently joined the BDA and was involved in
the Japanese resistance movement and later served as a sergeant major in the
PBF. He was awarded the Star of Independence and the Medal of Organisers of
Independence for his role in Burmas fight for independence.
KAMANS
NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR DEMOCRACY (KNLD)
v
Name: U
Shwe Ya
Constituency: Akyab / Sittway (1)
(Eligible Voters 49,899; Votes Cast 36,441; Valid Votes 30,332; Number of
Candidates 8)
Date of Birth: 7 April 1955
Father: U Shwe Maung
The SLORC banned the KNLD on 11 March 1992. Following the 1990 election, the
ALD candidate for Sittwe 1, U Maung Thazan, accused U Shwe Ya of cheating in
the election. The Election Commission subsequently launched an investigation
into the matter but the case was dismissed. U Shwe Ya received a Law degree
from Rangoon University, and started working in 1974 as a clerk for the General
Administrative Department in Myebon, Arakan State. He then began working as a
lawyer. U Shwe Ya received 9,821 valid votes or 32 % in the 1990 elections.
MRO OR KHAMI NATIONAL SOLIDARITY
ORGANIZATION (MKNSO)
v
Name: U
San Tha Aung
Constituency: Kyauktaw (2)
(Eligible Voters 49,307; Votes Cast 36,757;
Valid Votes 28,500; Number of Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 28 January 1942
Father: U San Payint
U San Tha Aung founded the MKNSO on 22 December 1988 and is the chairman of the
party. He finished high school in 1963 and later worked as a primary school
teacher. He attended the BSPPs Workers Affairs Training in 1974, and from
1973-1988 was a member of Kyauktaw Township Peoples Council. U San Tha Aung
received 15,801 valid votes or 55 % in the 1990 elections.
NATIONAL
DEMOCRATIC PARTY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (NDPHR)
v
Name: U
Kyaw Min (aka Marmaud Shaoshu Arnolgula Haud)
Constituency: Buthidaung (1)
(Eligible Voters 58,449; Votes Cast 46,065; Valid Votes 41,668; Number of
Candidates 7)
Date of Birth: 1953
Place of Birth: Migoung Zay Village, Buthidaung
Parents: U Phaw Zaw Rawman and Daw Layman Kha
The SLORC banned the NDPHR under order No. 8/92 on 18 March 1992, and at the
time U Kyaw Min was a member of the partys Central Executive Committee. U Kyaw
Min received a Bachelor of Economics degree in 1968 from the Rangoon Institute
of Economics, and in 1969 he began working as a teacher. In 1983, he received a
Diploma in Education and served as the Deputy Head of Buthidaung Township Educational Department. In
1985 he became a middle school principal but was dismissed from the position in
1989 because of his involvement in the August 1988 uprising. U Kyaw Min
received 30,997 valid votes or 74 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Tin Maung (aka Nur Ahmed)
Constituency: Buthidaung (2)
(Eligible Voters 55,095; Votes Cast 46,037; Valid Votes 40,143; Number of
Candidates 8)
Place of Birth: Phon Nyo Lake Village, Buthidaung
Father: U Shawmalote
U Tin Maung was the Chairman of the NDPHR when the SLORC banned the party in
1992. U Tin Maung studied Medic training from 1954-1956 and later worked as the
head of the Malaria Control Unit at the Medical Department in Buthidaung and
Sittwe. U Tin Maung received 20,045 valid votes or 50 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Ebrahim (aka U Chit Lwin)
Constituency: Maungdaw (1)
(Eligible Voters 87,174; Votes Cast 73,633; Valid Votes 64,019; Number of
Candidates 7)
Date of Birth: 1 June 1946
Place of Birth: Myothugyi Village, Maungdaw
Parents: Hargi U Sidi Armad and Daw Inbiharkatu
U Ebrahim was vice-chairman of the NDPHR when the SLORC banned the party in
1992. U Ebrahim received a Bachelor
of Commerce degree from Rangoon University in 1967 and is a certified
accountant and auditor. He also received a Post-Graduate Diploma of Economic
Planning in 1977 from the Institute of Economics in Rangoon and has worked as
an advocate at the High Court. From 1967-1983 he worked at the Ministry of
Planning and Finance. U Ebrahim received 31,360 valid votes or 51 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name: U
Fazul Ahmed
Constituency: Maungdaw (2)
(Eligible Voters 84,166; Votes Cast 68,440; Valid Votes 58,230; Number of
Candidates 7)
Date of Birth: 1941
Place of Birth: Basuba Village, Maungdaw
Parents: U Maharmad Karlu and Daw Wu Mrai
U Fazul Ahmed finished high school in 1960 and later worked as a clerk at the
Mayu Border Deputy Commissioners Office and in various office jobs in
Kyauktaw, Kyaukphyu, Taungup and Sittwe in Arakan State. After he passed the
higher grade pleader examination he started working as a private lawyer. He was
a Central Executive Committee member of the NDPHR when the SLORC banned the
party in 1992. U Fazul Ahmed received 24,881 valid votes or 43 % in the 1990 elections.
|
Rangoon Division |
Location: Bordering
Pegu Division in the north and east. Gulf of Mottama in the south and Irrawaddy
Division in the west, Rangoon Division is situated between latitude 16°20'
north and 17 50' north and longitudes 35°45' east and 96°46'east in the
southernmost part of the central plain.
Coco archipelago which is located in the Bay of Bengal is included in the
Division. The Division's area is 3,927.15 square miles.
Topography and climate: Pegu Yoma runs from north to south in the
division. Kantbalu Mountain which is nearly 2,600 feet high is located in the
northern border. The mountain range gradually slopes down in the south forming
500 feet above the sea level. Ridges formed with laterite can be found in
Syriam(Thanlyin). Twantay and Kungyangon townships.
Rangoon Division has a tropical
monsoon climate. As the Division is located near the sea. there are only slight
changes of temperatures in summer and winter. Average temperature of April
which is the hottest month is 95.0° F. Daytime temperature rises from 100° F to
104° F. The coldest months -- December and January -- have an average
temperature of 77° F. Night temperatures fall to 60° F. Average annual rainfall
of the division is 103 inches. Rainy season lasts from May to October. Rain is
heaviest in July and August.
Population, inhabitant, languages and religion: The estimated
population of the division in 1996 is over five million. Various races of
people are living in the division. The majority of the population is Bamar.
There are also many persons of foreign descendants. Especially, there is a large number of Chinese and Indians. Majority
of the inhabitants are Buddhists followed by
Muslims and Christians. Burmese is the main language.
Rangoon Division is formed with
four districts. which are, Rangoon East District. Rangoon West District,
Rangoon North District and Rangoon South District. and 45 townships. There are
1,305 wards and village-tracts. Of the 45 townships. Coco Gyun Township
includes Cocogyi Island, Cocolay Island. Sarpwe Island and Pariparis Island.
Rangoon City is the capital of the division as well as Burma. It is a port city.
Rangoon International Airport is handling international flights. Most of the
government office buildings, universities and industries are situated in
Rangoon Division.
NATIONAL
LEAGUE FOR DEMOCRACY (NLD)
v
Name: Daw
San San Win
Constituency: Alon
(Eligible Voters 32,337; Votes Cast 23,215;
Valid Votes 21,562; Number of Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 25 December 1945
Place of Birth: Dadeyel
Parents:U Ko Ko Gyi and Daw Wan
Daw San San Win was arrested in April 1991 and tried and imprisoned under Penal Code Article 122 (1) for attending
a secret meeting in Mandalay in 1990 to form a provisional government . The Election Commission dismissed
her from Parliament on 23 December 1991 and she was banned from running in
future elections. She was released from Insein Prison on 1 May 1992 in accordance
with SLORC Declaration No. 11/92 of 24 April 1992. Daw San San Win graduated in
Law from Rangoon University in 1971. She started working as a lawyer in
1972.Daw San San Win received 16,503 valid votes as 77 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Kyi Maung
Constituency: Bahan (2)
(Eligible Voters 34,181; Votes Cast 22,290; Valid Votes 21,353; Number of
Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 20 December 1920
Parents: U Phoe Thein
U Kyi Maung became the interim Chairman of the NLD in July 1989 following the
house arrest of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and imprisonment of U Tin Oo. He was
arrested in August 1990 by the SLORC following the NLDs Ghandi Hall meeting which
called on the SLORC to hand over power to elected representatives. U Kyi Maung
was sentenced to seven years under the 1950
Emergency Provision Act Article 5 (j), and to ten years under the Official Secrets Act, Article 6 (2b) and
(3). These sentences were later
increased to 14 years and 20 years respectively. As a result of threats and intimidation
from the SLORC authorities, NLD Chairman U Aung Shwe was forced to dismiss 12
senior leaders from the party, including U Kyi Maung. The Election Commission
dismissed U Kyi Maung as an MP on 10 December 1991 and banned him from running
in elections held within ten years. He was released from Insein Prison on 14
March 1995 and was appointed NLD Vice-Chairman when the party was reformed on 9
October that year after the release from house arrest of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
U Kyi Maung joined the NLD after the 1988 uprising. He joined the faction led
by U Aung Gyi and was a Central Executive Committee member in charge of the
Research Department. U Kyi Maung switched to Daw Aung San Suu Kyis faction on
3 December 1988 after a party vote on U Aung Gyis accusations that the NLD was
influenced by communism. U Kyi Maung passed Tenth Standard in 1936. He nursed
Bo Aung Gyaw during the 1938 uprising, who was the first student to die in the
demonstrations, and he joined the BIA in 1941. He attended a military training
course at the Zama Infantry Academy in Japan from 1943-1945, and in 1948 he
served as a Regiment Commander. He also attended a training course from
1955-1956 for senior officers at Fort Levinworth in the United States. He was
the Commander of the Rangoon Military Command in 1960, a member of the
Revolutionary Council in 1962 and served as the Commander of the Southwest
Military Command from 1962-1963. U
Kyi Maung was dismissed from the Southwest Military Command for refusing to
attend a conference that was organised by the Revolutionary Council in March
1963. U Kyi Maung was a prisoner of conscience from 1990 until March 1995.He
was taken by security forces from his home in Rangoon in the early morning of
23 October 1996. He was finally released from Insein Prison, Burmas largest
notorious jail.
(Among the group of Burmese cadets with whom U Lwin went to
Japan for military training in 1943 was a young man who became a particularly
close friend and later, his brother-in-law: U Kyi Maung. At university, U Kyi
Maung had been active in the students' movement for independence. In 1938, he
marched at the head of demonstration holding aloft the flag of the Students'
Union. Mounted police sent to stop the demonstration rode into the ranks of the
students with batons swinging. U Kyi Maung was one of the first students to be
struck down, hit in three places on the head. Another student marching close
behind him, Ko Aung Gyaw, also received on the head a single sharp blow that
knocked him down. A few hours later, the young man died from his injuries in
the hospital, causing great anger throughout the country and raising the tempo
of discontent against the colonial government. "Boh Aung Gyaw," as
the student martyr came to be known, remains an inspiration to students
fighting for justice and freedom today. At the outbreak of the war, U Kyi Maung
joined the Burma Independence Army, where he came to know many of the men who
would form the core of the armed forces of independent Burma. A staunch
believer in the importance of an apolitical, professional army, he was strongly
opposed to the military takeover of 1962. It was thus hardly surprising that in
1963, at which time he was serving as the commander of South Western Command,
he was asked to retire from the armed forces.
During the quarter century that followed his retirement from the army, U
Kyi Maung was imprisoned twice, for a total of seven years, on suspicion of
opposing the military, later the Burmese Socialist Programme Party, government.
Soon after the outbreak of the democracy movement in 1988, U Kyi Maung was
pulled into prison for the third time, but he was released within a month. In
September 1988, he became one of the 12 members of the Executive Committee of
the National League for Democracy. When U Tin U and I were placed under house
arrest in July 1989, the Executive Committee of the NLD decided on collective
leadership, but it would not be wrong to say that U Kyi Maung was the man who
led the party to its resounding victory in the elections of 1990. After the
first few weeks of euphoria, the people of Burma began to suspect that the
authorities had no intention of honoring the results of the elections. Their
worst fears were confirmed when U Kyi Maung was arrested in September 1990,
tried by a military tribunal and sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment. He was,
however, released in March 1995. (From Letter from Burma No. 19 by Daw Aung
San Suu Kyi, Mainichi Daily News, 1-4-96) }U Kyi Maung received 15,625 valid
votes as 73 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: Dr. Maung Maung Kyaw
Constituency: Botahtaung
(Eligible Voters 30,323; Votes Cast 22,365; Valid Votes 20,746; Number of
Candidates 8)
Date of Birth: 4 January 1961
Place of Birth: Rangoon
Parents: U Kyaw Sein and Daw Tin Hla
The SLORC authorities arrested Dr. Maung Maung Kyaw in November 1990 after forcing
the woman he intended to marry to take him to court for supposedly delaying the
wedding. Although there is no law regarding such matters, Dr. Maung Maung Kyaw
was sentenced to one year imprisonment the day after his arrest. The Election
Commission dismissed Dr. Maung Maung Kyaw from Parliament on 14 August
1991. Dr. Maung Maung Kyaw received a
Bachelor of Dental Science degree from the Rangoon Institute of Dentistry in 1984. He operated his own dental
clinic from 1985-1990, and then worked as a Dentist for Tharkata and Western
Seikkam Township Co-operative Clinic. (Election Commission Announcement No. 956
of 14-8-91 declares the U Maung Maung Kyaw is disqualified, and may not stand
for election again for 10 years, because he was convicted of committing an
offence relating to moral turpitude
under Section 417 of the Criminal Procedure Code for cheating
, and has thus infringed Section 11(j)
and 80(B) of the Election Law { as retroactively amended in July } WPD_15/8/91)
Dr. Maung Maung Kyaw received 14,816 valid votes or 71 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Hla Than
Constituency: Coco Island
(Eligible Voters 664; Votes Cast 468; Valid Votes 432; Number of
Candidates 2)
Father: U Thein Pe
U Hla Than had been in Insein Prison for nearly six years when he died in
August 1996. He died from tuberculosis and had been diagnosed as carrying the
Human Immune Deficiency Virus (HIV). The HIV/AIDS virus is widespread in
Burmas prisons due to the lack of sterile needles that are used by prison
doctors to treat patients. In 1996, while he was in Insein Prison, U Hla Than
was tortured by jail authorities and MIS officers and he was treated at the
Insein Prison hospital. He was transferred to Rangoon General Hospital on 9
July 1996 when his health deteriorated and he died at the hospital at 4 p.m. on
2 August. U Hla Than had been arrested
on 23 October 1990 and imprisoned for 25 years for attending a secret meeting
in Mandalay to form a provisional government . The Election Commission dismissed him as an MP on 10 December 1991. U Hla Than was a High Court Advocate and the
Chairman of the Kyimyindine Township NLD. He joined the Navy in 1965 and
retired in 1977 and was a Staff Officer of Kyimyindine Township War Veterans
Organisation from 1978.
{On Aug. 2, U Hla Than, an NLD member of
Parliament elected in 1990, died in the Rangoon General Hospital as a political
prisoner of the SLORC (State Law and Order Restoration Council).
His constituency, the Coco Islands, is the smallest in the country but
one of the best known. The chief of this small group of islands which lie in
the Indian Ocean became notorious as a penal settlement for political prisoners
after the first military coup of 1958. It was a place where every aspect pleased,
vast stretches of ocean, sapphire skies, sandy beaches, graceful swaying palms,
and only man seeking to crush and humiliate his fellow man was vile. The penal
settlement was dismantled in the late 1960s and there remained on the island a
naval outpost, a skeleton administration and several families who were largely
engaged in work connected with the coconut industry. The total population in
1990 was a little over 1,000.
U Hla Than and four other members of the
NLD set out for Greater Coco Island on May 4, 1990, 23 days before the
elections were scheduled to take place. There they established their
headquarters in a small wood and bamboo bungalow and went to walk with the will
to win support for their cause. House to house canvassing was not permitted,
there were strict regulations regarding the distribution of pamphlets and after
U Hla Than had visited the home of a school teacher a couple of times, he was
asked to sign an undertaking not to make any more visits to the house of any
civil servant. He refused, explaining that he had merely been paying social
calls, not engaging in any
electioneering work.
Despite the restrictions, the intrepid five
carried on with their mission to convey their message of democracy to the
people of the islands long cut adrift from political developments on the
mainland. Although the monsoons had already begun,
the morning of May 27 dawned sunny. Nearly 450 of the 613 people on the island
above the age of 18 cast their votes in the two polling stations to choose
between U Hla Than and the candidate of the National Union Party, the erstwhile
Burma Socialist Program Party which had ruled the country for 26 years. Voting
ended around 4 o'clock in the afternoon and the counting of votes was completed
by 7:30 in the evening.
The NLD candidate won with 56.94 percent of the eligible votes. What took place
on Coco Island might have been described as a mini-election but the achievement
of U Hla Than and his team was a major one. When they got back to Rangoon they
were given a well-deserved heroes' welcome by colleagues and supporters.
At the time he was elected as a member of
Parliament, U Hla Than was 45 years old. He was born to a family of peasant
farmers and completed his secondary school education in Moulmein. At the age of
20, he entered the navy. A young man of grit and industry who believed in the
value of education, he continued with his studies during his years of service
and passed the matriculation examination in 1975. He retired from the navy in
1977 and went on to study law. In 1980 he gained an LL.B. degree from the
University of Rangoon.
U Hla Than took an active part in the
democracy movement of 1988 as member of the Rangoon Lawyers Association. Later
he joined the NLD and became the party committee chairman of one of the
important townships of the Rangoon Division. When preparations for the
elections began, he offered to stand as the party candidate in the Coco
Islands, a constituency that aroused little enthusiasm. His offer was
gratefully accepted.
The official announcements of the results
of the elections were dragged out over weeks but it was widely known with in a
matter of days that the NLD had won a spectacular victory. The country was in a
jubilant mood, proud of the outcome of the first democratic elections in three
decades, full of hope for the future, confident that at last there would be a
government which would be transparent and accountable and which would gain
trust and respect both at home and abroad.
Few in Burma suspected then that they were
going to be the victims of one of the most blatant acts of deceit practiced on
any people. Few realized then that the fair promises of a democratic transfer
of power were worth less than the withered palm leaves drifting off the shores
of the Coco Islands.
It was some two months after the elections
when SLORC still showed no signs of relinquishing power, or of convening
Parliament, that a climate of unease began to set in. And when U Kyi Maung and
other key members of the NLD were taken into custody in September, the unease
turned into dismay and disillusionment. The next month, a number of members of
Parliament, including U Hla Than, were arrested. In April 1991 U Hla Than was
tried by a martial law court, accused of complicity in attempts to set up a
parallel government, and sentenced to 25 years imprisonment for high treason.
Now, five years later, he is dead, the victim of a warped process of law and a
barbaric penal system. (From Letter from Burma No. 37, by Daw Aung San Suu
Kyi, Mainichi Daily News 19-8-96) }
The death certificate of U Hla Than, NLD
member of Parliament for the Coco Islands who died on Aug. 2 as a political
prisoner of the present military regime of Burma, stated that he had died of
"extensive Koch's lung [tuberculosis] and HIV infection."
Coincidentally on the day of his death, extracts from a report on conditions in
Burmese prisons by a former student activist who had served time in the
infamous Insein Jail where U Hla Than was incarcerated for nearly six years,
appeared in The Nation newspaper of Bangkok. The report states that owing to
drug abuse "there is ... a high prevalence of HIV/AIDS in prisons. When
administering injections, the doctors give only half or less than half of the
phial to one patient, giving the rest to another patient from the same needle
and syringe, almost guaranteeing that any blood-carried infections will
spread." There can be little doubt that U Hla Than's death was brought
about by the abysmal prison conditions that do not bear scrutiny by independent
observers. The ICRC left Burma in 1995 because of the refusal of the
authorities to allow inspection of the prisons of the country. ( From Letter
from Burma No. 38, by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Mainichi Daily News 26-8-96) } U
Hla Than received 246 valid votes as 57 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Aung Zaw
Constituency: Dagon
(Eligible Voters 20,626; Votes Cast 14,992; Valid Votes 13,960; Number of
Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 29 December 1937
Father: U Min Thu
U Aung Zaw studied at Taungoo Agriculture and Animal Husbandry State High
School and received a diploma from the Pyinmana Agricultural College. He worked
as a government servant for the central office of the Farm and Agriculture
Corporation from 1981-1987.He was expelled from the NLD in 1999, as
renegade MP (the lackey of SPDC). U Aung Zaw received 6,512 valid votes as
47 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Tun Ohn
Constituency: Dagon Myothit
(Eligible Voters 61,815; Votes Cast 38,581; Valid Votes 35,514; Number of
Candidates 8)
Date of Birth: 13 March 1943
Place of Birth: Pauktalauk Village, Hlegu
Parents:U Maung Pu and Daw Wen
U Tun Ohn studied up to Ninth Standard and worked as a member of Mayangone
Township Peoples Council from 1985-1988 under the BSPP.He was expelled from
the NLD in 1999, as renegade MP (the lackey of SPDC). U Tun Ohn received 21,636 valid
votes as 67 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Sein Win
Constituency: Dala
(Eligible Voters 36,813; Votes Cast 27,148;
Valid Votes 24,289; Name of Candidates 9)
Date of Birth: 13 May 1953
Place of Birth: Metilla
Fathers Name: U Nyunt
U Sein Win was among the NLD representatives who boycotted the National
Convention in December 1995. U Sein Win attended Meiktila State High School and
received a Bachelor of Science degree from Mergui College in 1975. He operated
a market in Seik Kan Township from 1977-1982 and again from 1985-1988, and also
worked for the Department of Mineral Exploration. During the 1988 uprising he
was in charge of supply for the demonstrators in Rangoon.He was expelled
from the NLD in 1999, as renegade MP (the lackey of SPDC).U Sein Win
received 15,417 valid votes as 63 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Mya Maung
Constituency: Dawbon
(Eligible Voters 35,550; Votes Cast 27,408;
Valid Votes 23,845; Number of Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 1924
Place of Birth: Tamarkong Village, Wantwin
Parents:U Phoe Tin and Daw Sai
U Mya Maung was a member of the BIA from its establishment until its abolition.
He served in the BIA under Bo Linyon, one of the Thirty Comrades, and received
the Star of Independence (Third Class) for his role in Burmas independence.He
was expelled from the NLD in 1999, as renegade MP (the lackey of
SPDC). U Mya Maung received 15,375 valid votes as 64 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
Col Maung Shwe (aka U Shwe) (Retired)
Constituency: Hlaing (1)
(Eligible Voters 57,876; Votes Cast 42,633; Valid Votes 36,534; Number of
Candidates 12)
Date of Birth: 4 September 1920
Place of Birth: Paukkhung
Col Maung Shwe resigned as an NLD Central Executive Committee member and an MP
on 7 October 1991 for health reasons. The following day he was expelled from
the NLD for failing to inform the party of his resignation, which was against
party policy. He joined the Army Veterans Association during the 1988 uprising
and later worked for the POCL. From 1964-1972, Col Maung Shwe was the Minister
of Industry and the Minister of Labour and was also a member of the
Revolutionary Council from 1962-1972. Then in 1972 the Revolutionary Council
took him to court but the case was dismissed. Although he filed an appeal
against the action taken against him, the appeal was not recognised by the BSPP
leadership.U Shwe joined the BIA while he was studying Arts at the Regional
College in Rangoon. He served with the BIA, BDA and PBF and was the Commander
of the Eastern Military Command from 1961-1964. (U Shwe has resigned as CEC
member and is expelled from NLD membership for failure to notify the
party in advance of his resignation as an elected Pyithu Hluttaw member.
WPD_18/10/91)(Election Commission Announcement No. 972 of 7-10-91 states that U
Shwe has resigned on health grounds.WPD_8/10/91) U Shwe received 24,779 valid
votes as 68 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: Lt-Col
Saw Mya Thein (Retired)
Constituency: Hlaing (2)
(Eligible Voters 61,038; Votes Cast 43,160;
Valid Votes 40,753; Number of Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 3 July 1924
Place of Birth: Myittha
Parents:U Myaing and Daw Ngwe Pyne
Lt-Col Saw Mya Thein is a former Central Executive Committee member of the
banned POCL and is Hlaing Township NLD Patron. He studied at the National High
School at Myittha until Tenth Standard and was Secretary of the school
Students Union. He was a private in the BDA in 1942, and attended Officer
Training School and won a scholarship to study at the Royal Military Academy in
Japan. While he was the Commander of the
Union Military Police Regiment (6) in Meiktila, Lt-Col Saw My Thein was
arrested by the Karen National Defence Organisation (KNDO). He was detained for
over two years and then released. Lt-Col
Saw Mya Thein also served as the Special Commissioner for Rangoon Port and
Customs Authority and was Vice-Chairman of Chin State Peoples Council. He
received the Star of Independence (Second Class) for his role in Burmas
independence, and other State awards. U Saw Mya Thein received 31,775 valid
votes as 78 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: Captain
Than Kywe (Retired)
Constituency: Hlaingthaya
(Eligible Voters 51,857; Votes Cast 28,548; Valid Votes 25,004; Number of
Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 26 March 1927
Fathers Name:U Tint
The Election Commission announced on 18 June 1997 that Capt. Than Kywe had
resigned as an MP and it is understood that the SLORC used intimidation to
force him to resign. Capt. Than Kywe is Chairman of the Hlaingthaya Township
NLD and was actively involved in the 1938 strike. He was a member of the Maubin
District Asian Youth Association in 1941 and joined the Army in 1947. While in
the Army he was detained in 1949 for eight months and in 1950 he joined the Maubin
District Military Service Force. He returned to the Army in 1955 and was
appointed an officer. He was the Chairman of Thanatpin Township Security and
Administrative Committee from 1966-1972 and worked in the same position in
Insein, Mingladon and Bamauk. He also served as Chairman of Insein Township
Peoples Council from 1974-1978. U Than Kywe received 17,248 valid votes as 69
% in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Saw Kyaw Sein
Constituency: Hlegu (1)
(Eligible Voters 79,523; Votes Cast 54,235;
Valid Votes 45,831; Number of Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 25 January 1932
Parents: U Mya Min
U Saw Kyaw Sein was actively involved in the 1988 uprising. He went to school
in Moulmein and at the Pegu-Karen School in Ahlone. After that he worked in the
timber business.He was expelled from the NLD in 1999, as renegade MP
(the lackey of SPDC). U Saw Kyaw Sein received 26,113 valid votes as 57 %
in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U San Tin
Constituency: Hlegu (2)
(Eligible Voters 30,784; Votes Cast 23,143;
Valid Votes 20,344; Number of Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 22 November 1947
Father: U Hla Pe
U San Tin is a High Court Advocate and was involved in 1988 uprising. He
completed a Bachelor of Arts degree at Moulmein College and Rangoon
University.He was expelled from the NLD in 1999, as renegade MP (the
lackey of SPDC). U San Tin received 14,640 valid votes as 72 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name:
U Soe Tin (aka U Soe)
Constituency: Hmawbe (1)
(Eligible Voters 42,796; Votes Cast 33,693; Valid Votes 29,761; Number of
Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 29 August 1941
Place of Birth: Thaneseik Village, Thaton
Parents: U Maung Tun
U Soe Tin was detained from 2 October 1988 to 4 September 1989 because of his
involvement in the August 1988 uprising. He completed high school in 1958 and
obtained a diploma from the Government Technical Institute of Insein in 1961.
He worked as a Deputy Assistant Engineer and an Engineer at Minbu, Magwe, Pegu
and Hmawbe from 1963-1986. He retired in 1989. U Soe Tin received 17,451 votes
as 59 % in the 1990 elections. U Soe Tin received 17,451 valid votes as 59 % in
the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Khin Maung Tun
Constituency: Hmawbe (2)
(Eligible Voters 42,811; Votes Cast 31,233; Valid Votes 27,273; Number of
Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 5 January 1928
Father: U Myat Tha Tun
U Khin Maung Tun is a member of the NLD Central Committee. In July 1990, he was
appointed to a special group in the NLD which was in charge of implementing a
new policy of organising people for general strikes. He was, however, arrested
in February 1991 after the SLORC found out about the policy and was sentenced,
along with U Ohn Maung from Shan State, to 12 years imprisonment. U Khin Maung
Tun was released in April 1992, but before he was released the Election
Commission dismissed him as an MP and banned him from running in future
elections. U Khin Maung Tun joined the
Army as private and served in Division 7 against the Japanese. After the war he
completed his high school education and studied at Rangoon University. He also
attended Officer Training School and from 1950-1970 he served in the Signal Corps
rising to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. He also attended a Radio
Communication Officer Training Course in London. He was Chairman of Mandalay Division Security
and Administrative Committee and from 1970-1981 he worked as the Director
General of the Communication Corporation. He was awarded the Star of
Independence (First Class) and other State awards.U Khin Maung Tun received
13,856 valid votes as 51 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Tin Ko Ko
Constituency: Htantabin
(Eligible Voters 56,579; Votes Cast 45,619;
Valid Votes 39,902; Number of Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 18 March 1923
Parents: U Pyne and Daw Tin Tin Gyi
U Tin Ko Ko was among the NLD representatives who boycotted the SLORCs
National Convention in December 1995. He attended Mandalay Central National
High School and he continued studying at Rangoon University in 1948. He served
in the Army from 1949-1973 and rose to a Lt-Col with the Northwest Military
Command. Then he served as the Managing Director of the Ministry of Mining from
1973-1980 and was a member of the Bahan Township Peoples Council of Justice
from 1980-1984. During the 1988 uprising he was a Central Committee member of
the Army Veterans Association. Retired Col Tin Ko Ko, who was released from
prison early 1999 after a long period of detention, died within a few months of
his release, from a heart attack on 30 May 1999. U Tin Ko Ko received 26,667
valid votes as 67 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Tun Hlaing
Constituency: Insein (1)
(Eligible Voters 75,218; Votes Cast 50,850;
Valid Votes 46,001; Number of Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 16 August 1927
Place of Birth: Tikegyi
Parents: U San Myint and Daw Aye Mya
U Tun Hlaing was part of the NLD boycott of the National Convention on 28
December 1995. From 1964-1976 he was a Central Committee member of the BSPP and
was the Chairman of Insein Township Party Unit. He was dismissed from the BSPP
in 1976. From 1943-1945, U Tun Hlaing was a member of the Asia Youth
Association. He was a member of the BIA during the Japanese resistance, and
from 1945-1946 was the Secretary of Taikkyi Township Red Flag Communist Party.
He was arrested by the British for one and a half months, and then continued
studying at Rangoon University and received a Bachelor of Science degree in
1951. In 1954 the AFPFL government arrested him for involvement in the student
movement and was dismissed from his job as an Agricultural Officer. U Tun
Hlaing became a Higher-Grade Pleader in 1980 and received the Star of Independence
(Second Class) for his efforts in the independence movement. U Tun Hlaing
received 33,802 valid votes as 73 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Sein Hla Oo(Maung Nwai Oo)
Constituency: Insein (2)
(Eligible Voters 62,526; Votes Cast 46,219; Valid Votes 41,717; Number of
Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 17 November 1938
Father: U Phoe Ba
U Sein Hla Oo was detained April 1991 in Insein Special Prison and released on
1 May 1992 in accordance with SLORC
Declaration No. 11/92 of 24 April 1992. He was rearrested on 5 August 1994 in
connection with Dr. Khin Zaw Win who was imprisoned earlier that year under the
Official Secrets Act. Dr. Khin Zaw
Win was accused of attempting to smuggle abroad state secrets which included
a translation into Burmese by U Sein Hla Oo of Daw Aung San Suu Kyis book Freedom
From Fear. U Sein Hla Oo was arrested along with U Khin Maung Swe and
Daw San San Nwe (Thayawaddy) and they were all sentenced to seven years
imprisonment under Penal Code Article
109 and the 1950 Emergency Provision Act.
In April 1991, U Sein Hla Oo was imprisoned for 10 years under Penal Code Article 122 (1) for his
involvement in the Three Ways to Attain Power (3 Strategies Paper) which contained strategies in case the
SLORC failed to hand over power following the NLDs 1990 election win. The
Election Commission dismissed U Sein Hla Oo from Parliament on 23 December 1991
and banned him from running in future elections. U Sein Hla Oo studied at Rangoon University
and then in the United States where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree and a
Diploma of Journalism. While he was a student in Rangoon he participated in the
July 1962 demonstrations. After he finished his study he worked as the Editor
of the Botahtaung newspaper and was a
film critic under the pen name of Maung Ngwe Oo. He was forced to retire as
Editor of the Botahtaung for his
participation in the 1988 uprising. U Sein Hla Oo received 29,639 valid votes
as 72 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Wun (Minthuwun)
Constituency: Kamaryut
(Eligible Voters 42,430; Votes Cast 33,858;
Valid Votes 30,773; Number of Candidates 7)
Date of Birth: 1909
Place of Birth: Kunchang Kone
U Wun resigned from NLD due to health reasons but is still involved in some NLD
activities. He has a Master of Arts from Rangoon University and a Bachelor of
Literature from Oxford University. He worked in the Burmese Department at
Rangoon University from 1933-1935 and again from 1945-1961. During World War II
he wrote a Burmese Dictionary and is famous for writing modern childrens poems
in Burmese. He also invented new methods of learning for the blind in Burmese.
He was a visiting professor at Osaka University and has compiled a
Burmese-Japanese Dictionary, and written books on reading and speaking Burmese.
U Wun received 23,345 valid votes as 76 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Ba Swe (Myaungmya Ba Swe)
Constituency: Kawhmu
(Eligible Voters 59,815; Votes Cast 50,409; Valid Votes 44,879; Number of
Candidates 8)
Date of Birth: 1931
Parents: U Ba Kyaw and Daw Aye Kyi
During the 1988 uprising U Ba Swe was the strike leader of Kawhmu Township.
From 1944-1947, he served as a member of the Myaungmya Township Asia Youth
Association, the PVF and the AFPFL. Since then he has worked as a teacher,
reporter, writer and an editor. In 1972 he went to Karen State and joined the
Parliament Democracy Party (PDP) led by former Prime Minister U Nu. He served
as a Central Committee member of the PDP and was also a Major in the partys
military wing. U Ba Swe defected to the BSPP in 1974 during an amnesty. He has
been arrested three times, first during the Sino-Burmese incident in 1967, then
during the U Thant funeral demonstration in 1974 and lastly in 1977. He was
allegedly arrested on 6 September 1998 and released from SPDCs so-called guest
house on 14 June 2001. U Ba Swe received 24,615 valid votes as 55 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name: U
Kyaw Thwin
Constituency: Kayan (1)
(Eligible Voters 41,226; Votes Cast 33,996; Valid Votes 31,328; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 12 December 1955
Father: Thakhin Maung Maung Gyi
U Kyaw Thwin was first arrested after the U Thant funeral demonstration in
1974. He was arrested in 1975 and imprisoned for two years under Article 5 (j)
of the 1950 Emergency Provision Act.
U Kyaw Thwin was imprisoned a second time for attending a secret meeting in
Mandalay in 1990 to form a provisional government . He was charged under Penal
Code Article 122 (1) and the Election Commission dismissed him as an MP on
18 December 1991 and banned him from running in future elections. U Kyaw Thwin
completed a Bachelor of Science degree majoring in Geology from Rangoon
University in 1975. U Kyaw Thwin received 21,278 valid votes as 68 % in the
1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Tin Maung Win
Constituency: Kayan (2)
(Eligible Voters 40,018; Votes Cast 32,524; Valid Votes 28,841;
Number of Candidates 6) Date of
Birth: 8 November 1940
Place of Birth: Kayan
Father: U Myo
U Tin Maung Win died in Insein Prison on 18 January 1991 as a result of
injuries sustained under torture by Military Intelligence officers. He had been
arrested in October 1990. U Tin Maung Win joined the NLD in 1988 and was a
member of Rangoon Division Organising Committee. The Revolutionary Council
imprisoned U Tin Maung Win from 1963-1970 for his participation in the July
1962 demonstrations. At the time he was Chairman of the 1962 Student Strike
Committee and a Presidium member of the Students Unity Front. His brother,
Colonel Zaw Win, is a former member of the BSPP State Council and ran as the
candidate for the National Unity Party (NUP) in the 1990 election against U Tin
Maung Win. U Tin Maung Win studied at
Khayan State High School, Yegyaw Methodist School and Myoma National School and
went to Rangoon University in 1957-1958. U Tin Maung Win received 17,428 valid
votes as 60 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Hla Tun
Constituency: Kemmendine
(Eligible Voters 48,414; Votes Cast 38,049;
Valid Votes 35,461; Number of Candidates 8)
Date of Birth: 1 November 1941
Parents: U Myo Sai
U Hla Tun was rearrested and sentenced
to 25 years imprisonment for attending a secret meeting in Mandalay in 1990 to
form a provisional government. He was arrested in October 1990 and charged
under Penal Code Article 122 (1) in
April 1991. The Election Commission dismissed him as an MP on 2 January 1992
and banned him from running in future elections. U Hla Tun was imprisoned from
19 September to 23 October 1988 for participation in the August demonstrations
and was also sacked from his job in the Project Department in Irrawaddy
Division. He graduated in Arts from Rangoon University in 1966. U Hla Tun
received 26,774 valid votes as 76 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Yu Gan
Constituency: Kunchangon
(Eligible Voters 56,590; Votes Cast 47,680;
Valid Votes 42,287; Number of Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 21 January 1925
Parents: U Wai Lu
The Election Commission announced on 7 June 1996 that U Yu Gan had resigned as
an MP. It is understood that the SLORC used intimidation to force him to
resign.U Yu Gan completed high school in 1941 and he joined the BIA in 1942. He
was Chairman of the Kunchangon Asia Youth Association and he served as a
Colonel with the BDA and was a military leader for the townships of Mandalay.
He was also a Commander of the Patriotic Burmese Forces (PBF) and from
1945-1948 he campaigned for the AFPFL with Gen Aung San. U Yu Gan was also a
member of the Drafting Committee of the 1947 constitution. From 1945-1951, U Yu Gan set up his own
business and worked as a bank officer until he retired in 1983. He was actively
involved in the 1988 uprising and served as a Central Executive Committee
member of the POCL. He was awarded the Star of Independence and other State
medals. U Yu Gan received 28,198 valid votes as 67 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U Tin Soe (Sabai Oo Tin Soe)
Constituency: Kyauktada
(Eligible Voters 24,066; Votes Cast 18,290;
Valid Votes 17,119; Number of Candidates 9)
Date of Birth: 27 December 1941
Father: U Chit
U Tin Soe was involved in the 1988 uprising and was detained by the SLORC from
2 October 1988 to 19 January 1989. He was arrested and sentenced to two years
imprisonment and fined 300 kyats on 25th August 1993 for criminal
trespass into U Khin Maung Htays premises at No. 107, Myanma Gonyee Street,
Mingala Taungnyunt Township in October 1992.In the course of a squabble between
them over the sale of an apartment.U Tin Soe used abusive language and took
photographs without the latters express consent.U Khin Maung Htay reported the
incident to the Mingala Taungnyunt Police Station, whereby U Tin Soe was
charged by the police under section 447, 294 and 506 with criminal trepass. The
court found him guilty of the charge.He was released from detention on 9th
March 1995 upon completion of his sentence. He is a well-known writer under the
pseudonym U Tin Soe (Sabai Oo). U Tin Soe became Editor of the Shumawa and Ngweta Yee magazines and established the Sabai Oo press in 1964. He works as a film and is also known as
Director Tin Maung Soe. U Tin Soe received 14,151 valid votes as 83 % in the
1990 elections.
v
Name: Dr. Than Nyein
Constituency: Kyauktan (1)
(Eligible Voters 37,399; Votes Cast 31,668; Valid Votes 26200; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 5 August 1937
Place of Birth: Khanaung Village, Kyauktan
Father: U Maung Sein
Dr. Than Nyein, an NLD organizer and coincidentally the brother-in-law of the
SLORC / SPDCs top official, number three in the Burma troika Secretary (1)
Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt, was arrested on 28 October 1997 following an attempt by the
NLD to hold a meeting with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and NLD youth in Mayangone
Township in Rangoon. On the day, the SLORC blocked a delegation of NLD members
and leaders from holding the meeting, which included the Chairman, the two
Vice-Chairmen and General Secretary Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. Many NLD members were
forced into waiting vehicles and dumped near townships outside Rangoon. Dr. Than Nyein was arrested along with seven
others including Daw San San (MP, Hseikkan, Rangoon Division) and Dr. May Win
Myint (MP, Mayangone-2, Rangoon Division). All detainees were given seven years
imprisonment under Article 5 (j) of the 1950
Emergency Provision Act. The sentences were handed down on 10 December
1997. Dr. Than Nyein was forced to retire from his position as a doctor because
of his involvement in the 1988 uprising. While he was running a private clinic
in Thakayta Township in Rangoon, SLORC authorities arrested and charged him for
not paying the registration fee for his private clinic. He was charged under
the 1972 Peoples Health Affairs Act
Article 9 (1c) and the SLORC released him after he paid a fine. The NLD said
that the authorities targeted Dr. Than Nyein and did not arrest or charge other
clinic owners. Dr. Than Nyein obtained a medical degree from Rangoon Institute
of Medicine in 1963. He worked as an assistant doctor and township doctor from
1964-1988 and was also a volunteer doctor for the United Nations in Sri Lanka
from 1982-1984. Dr. Than Nyein is currently Vice-Chairman of the Rangoon
Division Organising Committee. He is still under detention. Dr. Than
Nyein received 17,018 valid votes as 65 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Soe Nyunt
Constituency: Kyauktan (2)
(Eligible Voters 34,840; Votes Cast 28,169; Valid Votes 24,602; Number of
Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 18 October 1936
Parents: U Paw Hlaing
U Soe Nyunt is Chairman of the Mayangon Township NLD. In January 1991, U Soe
Nyunt was imprisoned under the 1950
Emergency Provision Act Article 5 (a), (b) and (j) and sentenced to 12
years. He was released in February 1995 under an amnesty for the 50th
anniversary of the founding of the Burmese Army. The Election Commission
dismissed U Soe Nyunt as an MP on 20 December 1991 and banned him from running
in future elections. U Soe Nyunt
obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rangoon university and rose to a Lt.
Colonel in the Army. He was also director of the Domestic Revenue Department in
Rangoon and Managing Director of the Burma Export Import Corporation. U Soe
Nyunt received 16,226 valid votes as 66 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U Nay Oo
Constituency: Lanmadaw
(Eligible Voters 25,140; Votes Cast 20,429; Valid Votes 19,371; Number of
Candidates 12)
Date of Birth: 19 January 1952
Parents: U Ne Win and Daw Yi Yi
The Election Commission announced on 13 June 1996 that U Nay Oo had resigned as
an MP. It is understood that the SLORC used intimidation to force him to
resign. U Ne Oo boycotted the National Convention in December 1995 along with
other NLD MPs. He studied at Saint Patricks School and Alon State High School
No.2, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Burmese from Rangoon University.He
was expelled from the NLD in 1999, as renegade MP (the lackey of
SPDC).U Nay Oo received 15,765 valid votes as 81 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U Kyi Myint
Constituency: Latha
(Eligible Voters 18,698; Votes Cast 14,035; Valid Votes 13,201; Number of
Candidates 7)
Date of Birth: 14 July 1953
Parents: U Maung Maung
U Kyi Myint was detained in Myingan Prison, Mandalay Division, after being
sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for distributing the New Era Journal and released on 9 October 2001. He was arrested in August 1993 along with Ma Thida and other
students and they were all charged under the 1962 Printers and Publishers Registration Act and sentenced to 20
years. U Kyi Myint was later dismissed as a Member of Parliament by the
Election Commission. He attended Alon State High School No.(1) and received a
Bachelor of Economics degree from Rangoon University. He worked in the Planning
Department in Loylin and Phasong from 1971-1982 and operated his own business
from 1982-1989. U Kyi Myint received 11,205 valid votes as 85 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name: U
Aung Shwe
Constituency: Mayangone (1)
(Eligible Voters 51,650; Votes Cast 34,155; Valid Votes 31,088; Number of Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 19 July 1918
Father: U Poe Koon
U Aung Shwe is Chairman of the NLD. He was among the NLD representatives who
boycotted the National Convention on 28 December 1995. In 1961 he was forced to
retire from the Army while Commander of the Southern Military Command due to
accusations that he was partial towards elections. U Aung Shwe graduated in Arts from Rangoon
University in 1940 and from 1942-1945 he served in the Burma Independence Army
(BIA), Burma Defense Army (BDA) and Patriotic Burmese Force (PBF). He served as
Ambassador to Australia, Egypt, France, Spain and New Zealand from 1961-1975
and was Chairman of the Patriotic Old Comrades League (POCL) before the SLORC
banned the party. U Aung Shwe, U Tin Oo,
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and six other Centeral Committee members of the NLD
were put under de facto house arrest after the NLD leader defied a travel ban
by trying to go to Mandalay, Burmas second largest city, 22
September 2000.The six other committee members were released on 1 December
2000, but U Aung Shwe, U Tin Oo and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi remain confined to
their home.The de facto house arrests of U Aung Shwe and U Tin Oo were lifted
on 26 August 2001. [ Chairperson
of CRPP, Chairperson of Committee for Foreign Affairs ] U Aung Shwe
received 20,712 valid votes as 67 % in the 1990 elections.
{ In writing about the activities of the National League for
Democracy it will be necessary to
mention the names of some of our key personnel from time to time, so I would
like to introduce a quartet of retired army officers who are leading members of
the executive committee of the party. The chairman of the NLD is U Aung Shwe.
He joined the Burma Independence Army in 1942, one of the educated young men
(he had graduated from Rangoon University two years previously) who felt they
had a duty to serve the country in any way they could during the war years.
After Burma became an independent nation in 1948, he continued to serve in the
armed forces and by the end of the 1950s, he had become a brigadier, a rank
achieved by few in those days. In 1962, while serving as the Commander of the
Southern Command, he was asked to retire from the army and sent as Burmese
ambassador to Australia and New Zealand. No official explanation of any kind
was given for the transfer at the time. However as part of the campaign to try
to discredit the leaders of the NLD in the eyes of the people, it has been
written in government publications of recent years that U Aung Shwe had been
allowed to retire from the army because he had displayed partisanship during
the elections of 1960. It must therefore be assumed that he was a casualty of
an attempt by the armed forces to defend themselves from accusations that they
had tried to engineer the victory of the socialists in the said elections.
Subsequent to his posting in Australia, U Aung Shwe served in Egypt and then in
Paris until his retirement from government service in 1975. He settled in
Rangoon, where in 1988 public demonstrations erupted that eventually spread
across the country. The people of Burma were tired of the authoritarian rule of
the Burma Socialist Programmed Party (BSPP..) that had turned their country,
once seen as the fastest-developing nation in Southeast Asia, into one of the
poorest in the world.
The predictable reaction to the collapse of the one-party system
was the mushrooming of parties at a rate which would be familiar to those who
knew Japan in the immediate postwar period. Among the parties that sprang up
were the NLD, of which U Aung Shwe was an executive committee member, and its
close official ally, the Patriotic Old Comrades League formed by retired
members of the armed forces, of which he was the chairman. Although there were
over 200 political parties, including the SPP. under its new name of National
Union Party, it soon became evident that it was the NLD which had the support
of the vast majority of the people of Burma. Even as the popularity and the
organizational capacity of the party rose, persecution of its members and
restrictions on its activities increased. In June 1989 U Win Tin, one of the
two secretaries of the NLD, was imprisoned and in July U Tin U, the chairman,
and I, the general secretary, were placed under house arrest. In spite of such
setbacks, the NLD was victorious in an overwhelming 82 percent of the
constituencies during the elections of May 1990. This led not to a transfer to
democratic government as the people had expected, but to a series of intensive
measures aimed at debilitating the party. In September U Kyi Maung, who was in
effect the acting chairman of the NLD, was arrested, leaving U Aung Shwe with
the unenviable task of piloting the party through a period of burgeoning
difficulties. (From Letter from Burma
No. 18, by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Mainichi Daily News 25-3-96) }
v Name: Dr. May Win Myint
Constituency: Mayangone (2)
(Eligible Voters 54,495; Votes Cast 41,490;
Valid Votes 38,435; Number of Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 8 March 1950
Place of Birth: Moulmein
Father: U Thaung Nyunt
Dr. May Win Myint was arrested on 28 October 1997 following an attempt by the
NLD to hold a meeting with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and NLD youth in Mayangone
Township in Rangoon. Dr. May Win
Myint boycotted the National Convention in December 1995 along with other NLD
MPs, and is the Secretary of Mayangone Township NLD. She graduated in Medicine
from Rangoon Institute of Medicine in 1976 and worked as a part-time Doctor for
North-Okkalapa and Kyauktada Co-operative Clinics from 1978-1981 and also at
Rangoon General Hospital from 1981-1983. From 1983-1988 she worked at the Handicap
Hospital. She is still under detention. Dr. May Win Myint received
28,513 valid votes as 74 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: Dr.
Aung Khin Sint
Constituency: Mingala Taungnyunt (1)
(Eligible Voters 33,838; Votes Cast 27,390;
Valid Votes 26,093; Number of Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 1 January 1935
Place of Birth: Phakoku
Parents: U Maung Kalay and Daw Thi Hla
Dr. Aung Khin Sint was detained after being arrested on 23 July 1996 for recent
activities in support of the opposition
and released from detention on 18 July 2001 . He has been sentenced to 12 years
imprisonment and has not been allowed any family visits. Dr. Aung Khin Sint had
previously been arrested on 4 August
1993 and sentenced on 15 October 1993 to 20 years in prison for destabilizing
national unity, printing and publishing material without official registration
and improper use of official secret documents.He had been convicted in 1993
under section 5(j) of the 1950 Emergency Provisions Act,
section 17/20 of the Printers and Publishers Registration Law,
and section 5(1) (4) of the Burma
Official Secrets Act and was released on 4 February 1995. The Government
added that he had been granted amnesty under section 401 (1) of the Criminal Procedure Code, after he had been given a
solemn pledge to the authorities that he would henceforth abide by the law.
But, he did not abide by his pledge and, as a consequence, the amnesty extended to him was revoked and he resumed
serving the reminder of his original sentence.
He was dismissed as a representative to the National Convention. Dr.
Aung Khin Sint is an NLD Central Committee member and was forced to retire as
deputy director general at the Health and Education Department due to his
participation in the 1988 uprising, during which he was Chairman of the Health
Workers Union. He was awarded Burmas National Literacy Award in 1972 and has
received the World Health Fellowship award three times. He studied at Phakoku
Buddhist School and he received his medical degree from Rangoon University. He
also has medical degrees from universities in Manchester and London. He was released
from jail on 18th July 2001. Dr. Aung Khin Sint received 21,648
valid votes as 83 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: Dr. Than Aung
Constituency: Mingala Taungnyunt
(2)
(Eligible Voters 37,208; Votes Cast 27,360;
Valid Votes 24,962; Number of Candidates 8)
Date of Birth: 5 July 1944
Place of Birth: Kyaukphyu
Dr. Than Aung was detained under section 304 (A) of the criminal code after the SLORC charged him with the
manslaughter of a patient in February 1997. Dr. Than Aung gave an emergency
injection to a patient who suffered from asthma and had problems with his
lungs, and after the injection he told the patient and his family to go to
hospital. However, they later returned to Dr. Than Aung when the patient begun
to have difficulty breathing and the doctor told them to send him urgently to
hospital for emergency treatment. For some reason Rangoon General Hospital
wasnt admitting any patients that day, so the patients family attempted to
take him to Rangoon New Hospital. However their car had a flat tyre along the
way and the patient subsequently died.
USDA and township SLORC officials reported the matter to the regional
military base and the police subsequently charged Dr. Than Aung with
manslaughter. The NLD believe Dr. Than Aung was targeted because he was an NLD
MP. Dr. Than Aung was arrested and charged
on 21 February 1997 and was sentenced in the first week of April 1997.He
was released from prison. Dr. Than Aung
received his medical degree from Rangoon Institute of Medicine. He established
his own clinic in 1974 and worked as the Doctor In Charge at the Mingala
Taungnyunt Co-operative Clinic from 1975-1989. He is also the Chairman of the
Mingala Taungnyunt Township NLD. Dr. Than Aung received 19,204 valid votes as
77 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U Kyi Win
Constituency: Mingaladon (1)
(Eligible Voters 45,129; Votes Cast 31,532;
Valid Votes 28,806; Number of Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 12 September 1949
Parents: U Myint Wai and Daw Aye Aye
U Kyi Win was among the NLD representatives who boycotted the National
Convention on 28 December 1995. He is the Secretary of Mingaladon Township NLD
as well as a member of Rangoon Division NLD Organising Committee. He is a
former student leader from the 1970s who has spent years in jail for his
political activities.U Kyi Win was imprisoned for seven years by the BSPP
government for his participation in the 1974 U Thant demonstration. He has a
Bachelor of Science degree majoring in Mathematics from Rangoon University. He
and two other MP-elects, U Tin Tun Maung (Mingaladon-2) and U Than Tun
(Dedaye-2) led a group of 25 NLD Hluttaw Representatives has released a signed
declaration blaming on its own party NLD.Many of the signatories had been held
in government custody, at so-called guest house.The signed declaration, issued
on 26th April 1999, was addressed to one of the SPDC leaders Lt-Gen
Khin Nyunt as well as to NLD chairman U Aung Shwe.Those signing the declaration
include a well-known lawyer U Tun Shwe (Monyo-2) and a prominent NLD women
sub-committee member Daw Khin Aye Myint (Yankin).
The declaration first states that Under the pressure of the SPDC, NLD party
members have resigned from the party
.. (and)
.. some party members have been
detained
...The 25 NLD Pyithu Hluttaw Representatives then went on to say that
Prospect for holding a dialogue have been greatly reduced by the NLDs
unilateral decision to hold a Hluttaw meeting by itself.Therefore we demand
that the decision to convene Parliament on its own be reviewed.
The dissident MPs, led by a core group of U Than Tun, U Kyi Win and U Tin Tun
Maung have exposed splits in NLD.They call by a small group of renegade MPs of
NLD evoked a furious reaction from the party leadership.The MPs were nothing
but lackeys of military intelligence , the NLD charged.The MPs had colluded
with the government to sow disunity in the party, it said.U Than Tun (Dedaye-2)
is understood to have been expelled from the NLD about two years ago for
refusing to sign a mandate giving the central committee authority to act on
behalf of the party. The NLD
leadership branded these 25 MPs as the lackeys of SPDC.These three MPs
reportedly send a letter to NLD-CEC, with the signature of 25 other MPs under
detention.The CEC of NLD (CRPP) in response have issued statements 23, 25
(4/99).He was expelled from the NLD in 1999, as renegade MP (the
lackey of SPDC). U Kyi Win received 14,404 valid votes as 50 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name: U Tin Tun Maung
Constituency: Mingaladon (2)
(Eligible Voters 42,019; Votes Cast 30,139; Valid Votes 28,201; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 27 November 1944
Place of Birth: Kemmendine
Parents: Lt. Col. Hla Maung and Daw Saw Nyunt
U Tin Tun Maung boycotted the SLORCs National Convention in December 1995
along with other NLD representatives. He received a Bachelor of Science degree
in Physics in 1966 and while studying his Master of Science he worked as an
Apprentice Officer for the Geological Department in the Mining Ministry. He was
a technician in the Army Reserves and attended Officer Training School in 1969.
He also worked for the Burmese Heavy Industrial Corporation from 1970-1987.He
was a central committee member who acted as master of ceremonies at year 2000
party congress marking the 10th anniversity of the May 1990 election
victory. U Tin Tun Maung and two
other MP-elects, U Than Tun (dedaye-2) and U Kyi Win (Mingaladon-
1) led a group of 25 NLD-MPs has released a signed declaration blaming on its
own party NLD.The signed declaration, issued on 26th April 1999, was
addressed to one of the SPDC leaders Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt as well as to NLD
chairman U Aung Shwe.All twenty-five have been recently detained by the
military during a country-wide sweep against the NLD apparently designed to
crush its political network.NLD leaders issued a fiery condemnation of the MPs
after they called two weeks ago for dialogue with junta officials, describing
them as lackeys of military intelligence .The CEC of NLD (CRPP) in response
have issued statements 23, 25 (4 / 99).He was expelled from the NLD in 1999,
as renegade MP (the lackey of
SPDC). U Tin Tun Maung received 15,537 valid votes as 55 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name: Dr. Than Win
Constituency: North Okkalapa (1)
(Eligible Voters 78,847; Votes Cast 61,594; Valid Votes 56,631; Number of
Candidates 8)
Date of Birth: 18 November 1949
Parents: U Sein Win and Daw Kyin Ye
Dr. Than Win received a medical degree from Rangoon Institute of Medicine in
1974 and operated his own clinic from 1976-1988. He was expelled from the
NLD in 1999, as renegade MP (the lackey of SPDC).Dr. Than Win received 38,025 valid
votes as 67 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Kyaw Nyunt
Constituency: North Okkalapa (2)
(Eligible Voters 66,779; Votes Cast 52,537;
Valid Votes 48,687; Number of Candidates 7)
Date of Birth: 19 April 1948
Place of Birth: Alaldang Village, Maubin
Father: U Sein Mya
U Kyaw Nyunt passed Tenth Standard and was actively involved in the 1988
uprising.U Kyaw Nyunt received 35,509 valid votes as 73 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name: U
Saw Naing Naing
Constituency:
Pazundaung
(Eligible Voters 25,379; Votes Cast 18,950;
Valid Votes 17,777; Number of Candidates 7)
Date of Birth: 3 April 1942
Place of Birth: Kyaik Hto
Father: U Saw Thein
U Saw Naing Naing was arrested on 25 October 1990 and sentenced to 10 years
under Penal Code Article 122 (1).
According to prison rules U Naing Naing could have been released after seven
years, however the authorities have continued to detain him. The Election
Commission dismissed U Naing Naing as an MP on 30 December 1991 and banned him
from running in future elections. U
Naing Naing has a Post-Graduate Diploma in Management and Administration from
Rangoon University. He was a government Trade Corporation Manager from
1967-1983 and resigned from the job in 1983. He then worked as a consultant.
After 1988 he was Chairman of Pazundaung Township NLD. He is still under
detention. U Saw Naing Naing received 14,107 valid votes as 79 % in the
1990 elections.
v
Name: U Khin Maung Swe
Constituency: Sanchaung
(Eligible Voters 49,237; Votes Cast 39,858; Valid Votes 37,767; Number of
Candidates 10)
Date of Birth: 20 July 1942
Parents: U Maung Aye and Daw Tin Kyi
U Khin Maung Swe is currently under detention. He has been held in
special solitary confinement since 1995 and among his neighbours are well known
political prisoners such as student leader Min Ko Naing, who has been serving a
20 year sentence, and Ko Ko Naing from the KNU. U Khin Maung Swe was arrested
on 5 August 1994 in connection with Dr. Khin Zaw Win who was imprisoned earlier
that year under the Official Secrets Act.
Dr. Khin Zaw Win was accused of attempting to smuggle abroad state secrets
which included a translation into Burmese of Daw Aung San Suu Kyis book Freedom
From Fear. He was arrested along with U Sein Hla Oo and
Daw San San Nwe (Thayawady) and they were all sentenced to seven years
imprisonment under Penal Code Article
109 and the 1950 Emergency Provision Act.
The Election Commission dismissed U Khin Maung Swe as an MP on 18 December 1995
and banned him from running in future elections.He was earlier arrested by the
SLORC in November 1990 for his involvement in forming a provisional government.
He was charged under Penal Code
Article 122 (1) in April 1991 and sentenced to ten years imprisonment, and was
released from Insein Prison on 1 May 1992 in accordance with SLORC Declaration
No. 11/92 of 24 April 1992. U Khin Maung Swe worked as Secretary of the
Workers Union of Myanmar Oil Corporation during the 1988 uprising. He was
dismissed from his job for defying a SLORC Declaration for civil servants to
return to work. Following the 1988 uprising he became a member of the NLD
Central Executive Committee, Chairman of the NLD Central Working Group for
Labour and Chairman of the NLDs Central Information Department. He received a Geology degree from Rangoon
University in 1966 and worked as a geology officer from 1966-1988. U Khin Maung
Swe received 28,944 valid votes as 77 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: Daw
San San
Constituency: Seikkan
(Eligible Voters 1,344; Votes Cast 1,103; Valid Votes 1,038; Number of
Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 10 January 1930
Place of Birth: Monywa
Parents: U Ba Thaw and Daw Ma Ma Lay
The SLORC/SPDC sentenced Daw San San to 25 years imprisonment in April 1998 for
doing an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in which she
was critical of the regime. Daw San San had been detained on 28 October 1997
along with MPs Dr. Than Nyein and Dr. May Win Myint of the NLD, as well as five
other NLD members. All detainees,
including Daw San San, were each given six years imprisonment on 10 December
1997 under Article 5 (j) of the 1950
Emergency Provision Act. The
SLORC/SPDC, however, singled out Daw San San and attempted to force her to
promise to end her political activities. When she refused to comply with the
demand she was then charged under the Official
Secrets Act for doing the interview with the BBC. However, the SLORC/SPDC
did not sentence her under this charge but instead increased her prison
sentence to 25 years for breaking the conditions of her earlier release from
prison in which she agreed to end her involvement in politics. Daw San San was arrested in November 1990 for
attending a meeting in Mandalay to form a provisional government. She was
subsequently tried and sentenced in April 1991 to 25 years imprisonment under Penal Code Article 122 (1). She was
released from Insein Prison on 1 May 1992 in accordance with SLORC Declaration
No. 11/92 of 24 April 1992 under the condition that she not involve herself in
politics. The Election Commission dismissed her as an MP on 23 December 1991,
and banned her from running in future elections. After her release from prison,
Daw San San became the Vice-Chairperson of the NLD Rangoon Division Organising
Committee. She received a Bachelor of
Science degree from Rangoon University and she worked as a teacher at Alon
State High School from 1952-1955. She then worked as a Zoology teacher at
Rangoon Central High School, went to Yugoslavia to study in 1956 and in 1959
received a Diploma of Journalism. From 1958-1988 she worked for the Department
of Labour in Rangoon and in Sagaing Division. During the 1988 uprising she was
the chairperson of the Rangoon Labour Union and, as a result, was sacked from
her post as Deputy Director of the Department of Labour in October 1988. Daw
San San received 615 valid votes as 59 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: Dr. Sein Win
Constituency: Seikkyi-Khanaungdo
(Eligible Voters 10,396; Votes Cast 8,633; Valid Votes 7,880; Number of
Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 21 November 1958
Place of Birth: Rangoon
Father: U Nyunt
Dr. Sein Win received a medical degree from Rangoon Institute of Medicine. He
worked as a medical intern from 1982-93 and ran a private clinic for the next
three years. In 1985 he was an assistant doctor and from 1985-1988 he worked as
an Army doctor at a military hospital. Dr. Sein Win received 4,047 valid votes
as 51 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Sein Lwin
Constituency:
Shwepyitha
(Eligible Voters 36,494; Votes Cast 23,454; Valid Votes 19,930; Number of
Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 1922
Place of Birth: Kyopinkauk
Parents: U Mya Shwone and Daw Sein
U Sein Lwin studied until Tenth Standard at Gyobingauk National High School. He
served with the BDA at Pyinmana Township Military Office and with the Patriotic
Burmese Force (PBF) from 1942-1945. He also worked for the Military Records
Office from 1970-1980 and for the POCL. U Sein Lwin received 12,400 valid votes
as 62 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U Soe Myint (Thakhin Soe Myint)
Constituency: South Okkalapa (1)
(Eligible Voters 65,630; Votes Cast 52,479; Valid Votes 46,978;
Number of Candidates 10)
Date of Birth: 16 August 1923
Father: U Shein
U Soe Myint is a Central Executive Committee member of the NLD. He was one of
the founders of the Peoples Revolution Party (PRP). He was Secretary of the
Myaungmya Township Dobama Asiayone
(We Burma Association) which was also a pro-independence , anti-Japanese
organization, and was an underground network leader in the fight against the
Japanese. U Soe Myint was also a Regiment Commander with the BDA and Chairman
of the Myaugmya District Socialist Party. U Soe Myint was put under de facto
house arrest on 22 September 2000 and released on 1 December 2000.[ Member
of CRPP, Chairperson of Committee for Cultivators and Peasants Affairs ].
Thakin Soe Myint received 33,959 valid votes as 72 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Khin Maung Kyaw
Constituency: South Okkalapa (2)
(Eligible Voters 66,534; Votes Cast 51,444;
Valid Votes 48,321; Number of Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 20 November 1937
Place of Birth: Taungtha
Father: U Thaung
U Khin Maung Kyaw voluntarily resigned as a Member of Parliament on 28 August
1991. He received a Bachelor of Science degree majoring in Mathematics from
Rangoon University in 1959, and served as a Lieutenant in the Armys Electronic
and Technical Engineering Force. He left the Army in 1984. (Election Commission
Announcement No.961 of 28 August 1991 authorizes U Khin Maung Kyaw to resign
since he found that the NLD could not solve the problems among the older
members and youth members, that there were personal attacks for gaining positions that contrary to democratic
practices, that some members looked forward to master and sycophant systems,
that members did not adhere to provisions contained in the book on organization
and formation issued in November 1989 and practiced centralism that caused
disintegration of the unity among members of the League, that the League
reconstituted Township Organization Committee by the wishes of the Divisional
Organization and, without adhering to democratic practices, abolished Township
organizations formed at Township conferences. WPD_29/8/91) U Khin Maung Kyaw
received 35,395 valid votes as 73 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U Hla Tun
Constituency: Taikkyi (1)
(Eligible Voters 53,589; Votes Cast 45,378;
Valid Votes 39,853; Number of Candidates 7)
Date of Birth: 3 April 1932
Place of Birth: Aikalauk Village, Taikkyi
Parents: U Lauk Kan and Daw Ngwe Ye
U Hla Tun works as a High Court Advocate and has a Bachelor in Arts degree and
a Bachelor of Law degree. As a student he was involved in various student
unions and was Vice-Chairman of the ABFSU. U Hla Tun was Chairman of the Insein
Township BSPP Party Unit from 1966-1977 and a member of the BSPP Rangoon
Division. He was expelled from the BSPP in 1977. U Hla Tun received 24,596
valid votes as 62 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: Daw San May (Shweku May Hnin)
Constituency: Taikkyi (2)
(Eligible Voters 59,143; Votes Cast 45,407; Valid Votes 36,544; Number of
Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 15 August 1939
Place of Birth: Shweku
Father: U Sein
Daw San May is the leader of the Central Womens Working Group of the NLD. The
SLORC authorities arrested and imprisoned her under Penal Code Article 193 and she has since been released from prison.
The Election Commission dismissed her as an MP on 25 November 1991. Daw San May
has a Bachelor of Arts degree and has worked as teacher and with the Burmese
Broadcasting Corporation. (Election Commission Announcement No. 978 of 25
November 1991 states that the following candidate of the NLD, who was elected
as Hluttaw representatives was convicted for committing an offence shown
against her and was sentenced by the court concerned and has no right to
continue to be Hluttaw representative and
has been declared as disqualified
for her infringement of the Pyithu Hluttaw Election Law . Daw San May
convicted under Penal Code, Section 193 (Second part). WPD_26/11/91) Daw San
May received 18,966 valid votes as 52 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Hla Thein
Constituency: Tamwe (1)
(Eligible Voters 44,109; Votes Cast 35,675; Valid Votes 33,121; Number of
Candidates 7)
Date of Birth: 10 January 1950
Fathers Name: U Aung Thein
U Hla Thein is Chairman of Tamwe Township NLD. He studied until Ninth Standard
and was actively involved in the 1988 uprising. U Hla Thein received 25,765
valid votes as 78 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U Thein Myint
Constituency: Tamwe (2)
(Eligible Voters 37,758; Votes Cast 29,243; Valid Votes 25,532; Number of
Candidates 7)
Date of Birth: 5 May 1950
Father: U Tin Shwe
U Thein Myint has a Bachelor of Science degree and is qualified to be a High
Court Advocate. He has worked as a teacher and a principal. U Thein Myint
received 17,268 valid votes as 68 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: Dr Win Naing
Constituency: Syriam (1)
(Eligible Voters 39,080; Votes Cast 32,113;
Valid Votes 28,355; Number of Candidates 6)
Place of Birth: Bahan
Parents: U Mya Thaung and Daw Nyunt Shin
Dr Win Naing received a medical degree from Rangoon Institute of Medicine in
1979 and worked as private physician from 1981-1989. Dr. Win Naing received
18,845 valid votes as 66 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Than Win
Constituency: Syriam (2)
(Eligible Voters 34,203; Votes Cast 27,527; Valid Votes 24,289; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 26 August 1930
Place of Birth: Mergui
Father: U Sein Kwe
U Than Win has a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry and post-graduate
qualifications in petro-chemical science. He worked as a senior chemical
officer at Syriam (Tanyin) Petroleum Factory from 1953, as a director of the
Mann-Thanpayakan oil field from 1977 and as a Project Director of Myanma Oil
and Gas Corporation from 1984. He retired from government service in 1987. U
Than Win received 17,893 valid votes as 74 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U Maung Maung Latt (aka Dr. Hlaing Ni)
Constituency: Thaketa (1)
(Eligible Voters 60,786; Votes Cast 48,451; Valid Votes 43,261; Numbers
of Candidates 10)
Date of Birth: 9 August 1950
Place of Birth: Pyinmaner
Parents: U Hla Myaing and Daw Hlaing Hlaing
U Maung Maung Latt was arrested by the SLORC for attending secret meetings in
Mandalay in 1990 to form a provisional government. The Election Commission dismissed him as an MP on 12 December
1990 and banned him from running in future elections. U Maung Maung Latt is the son of Bo Yan Aung,
one of the Thirty Comrades. He took an active part in the 1969 South East Asian
Games demonstration and the 1974 U Thant funeral protest while he was a student
at university. In 1977 he graduated from Rangoon Institute of Medicine and two
years later established his own clinic in Myohla and worked at the Myohla
Co-operative Association Clinic. U Maung Maung Latt received 32,295 valid votes
as 75 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Ohn Myint
Constituency: Thaketa (2)
(Eligible Voters 70,250; Votes Cast 54,628; Valid Votes 50,322; Number of
Candidates 7)
Date of Birth: 16 October 1936
Place of Birth: Pegu
Parents: U Tun Yin and Daw Than
U Ohn Myint graduated in Science from Rangoon University and established his
own school of mathematics and physics in 1962. He was expelled from the NLD
in 1999, as renegade MP (the lackey of
SPDC). U Ohn Myint received 35,576 valid votes as 71 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name: U
Thein Nyunt (Maung Thein Nyant/Kawareik)
Constituency: Thingangyun (1)
(Eligible Voters 69,004; Votes Cast 51,665; Valid Votes 47,659; Number of
Candidates 8)
Date of Birth: 26 December 1944
Father: U Nyan Yin
U Thein Nyunt boycotted the National Convention with other NLD representatives
in December 1995. U Thein Nyunt was a student leader and leader of the
Students Solidarity Union from 1969-1971. He was arrested and imprisoned in
Moulmein jail from 2 December 1963 to 14 November 1967 because of his leading
role in the student movement. He worked
as a clerk from 1969-1971 and at BSPP headquarters from 1972-1978. On 22 August
1978 he was expelled from the BSPP because he wrote two articles critical of
youth affairs and of two politicians. From 1968-1978 he wrote articles under
the pseudonym Maung Thein Nyunt (Kawkareik). He has a Bachelor of Arts degree and
is a qualified to be a High Court Advocate.U Thein Nyunt received 34,232 valid
votes as 72 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U Myint Thein
Constituency: Thingangyun (2)
(Eligible Voters 70,687; Votes Cast 53,792; Valid Votes 48,546; Number of
Candidates 12)
Date of Birth: 1928
Father: U Po Htay
U Myint Thein works with the Central Peasant Group of the NLD. He was involved
in the resistance movement against the Japanese and from 1950-1962 played a
leading role in the Thingangyun Township and District AFPFL. He was awarded the
Star of Independence (Second Class) for his role in Burmas independence and
operates his own herbal clinic.He was arrested on 6 September 1998 and released
on 14 June 2001 from so-called guest house.U Myint Thein received 33,392 valid
votes as 69 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Lwin (Col Maung Lwin - Retired)
Constituency: Thongwa (1)
(Eligible Voters 39,029; Votes Cast 31,415;
Valid Votes 26,704; Number of Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 22 September 1924
Father: U Ba Tha
U Lwin is Secretary of the NLD and is a former party Treasurer. He was among
the NLD representatives who boycotted the National Convention in December 1995
and is a former BSPP Deputy Prime Minister and member of the BSPP State
Council.He completed high school in Rangoon before World War II and served in
the Burma Independence Army (BIA), Burma Defence Army (BDA) and with the Patriotic Burmese Force (PBF)
from 1942-1945. He completed BDA officer
training at the Japanese Royal Military Academy and from 1952-1954 studied at
the British Royal Military Academy. He was also the Military Attachι to the
USA. U Lwin was put under de facto house
arrest on 22 September 2000 and released on 1 December 2000.[ Member of
CRPP, Chairperson of Committee for Health and Social Affairs ] U Lwin
received 18,189 valid votes or 68 % in the 1990 elections.
{ The only original member of the executive
committee, who was left after 1990 to help U Aung Shwe in his struggle to keep
the NLD intact through the years that threatened its viability as a political
party, was U Lwin, the treasurer. U Lwin had joined the Burmese Independence
Army as an 18-year-old boy at the outbreak of the war. In August 1943 he was
among a batch of Burmese cadets chosen to go to Japan for training at the
Rikugun Shikan Gakko (army academy). By the time the young Burmese officers had
completed their training in April 1945, the anti-fascist resistance movement
had started and U Lwin and his fellow graduates of the military academy
remained in Hakone until October 1945, making charcoal which they sold to buy
food.
U Lwin continued with his career in the army after independence and was sent on
training courses to England and West Germany. In 1959 he was sent to Washington
as military attache. On his return from the United States he spent some years
as deputy commander of Central Command, then commander of South Eastern Command
before he was asked to come back to Rangoon to become a deputy minister. As the
military government that assumed power in 1962 took on a civilian garb under
the Burmese Socialist Programme Party, U Lwin served successively as minister
of finance, deputy prime minister and a member of the state council. It was as
a member of the state council that he resigned in 1980. U
Lwin joined the NLD in 1988 and was appointed treasurer because of his
experience in finances and his unquestioned integrity. In 1992, when the NLD
was forced to reorganize its executive committee, U Lwin took on the post of
secretary, while U Aung Shwe became chairman. (From Letter from Burma No. 18
, by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Mainichi Daily News 25-3-96) }
v
Name: U Kyaw Myint
Constituency: Thongwa (2)
(Eligible Voters 39,275; Votes Cast 32,146;
Valid Votes 27,136; Number of Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 1 January 1934
Place of Birth: Takaw Village, Thongwa
Parents: U San Hla and Daw Saw Hla
U Kyaw Myint is a successful traditional medical doctor and has worked at the
Traditional Herbal Medicine Research in Rangoon. U Kyaw Myint received 18,282
valid votes as 67 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Tha Saing
Constituency: Twante (1)
(Eligible Voters 60,713; Votes Cast 45,289; Valid Votes 39,125; Number of
Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 24 December 1946
Parents: U Tha Po and Daw Sein May
U Tha Saing was arrested and imprisoned under Penal Code second 122(1) in April 1991 for attending a secret
meeting in Mandalay in 1990 to form a provisional government . The Election Commission dismissed him
as an MP on 2 January 1992 and banned him from running in future elections. He was
released from Insein Prison on 2 June 1992. U Tha Saing studied at Myoma
National School in Rangoon and participated in the 1974 U Thant funeral
demonstration. He joined the NLD after the 1988 demonstrations. U Tha Saing
received 24,577 valid votes as 63 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Mya Hlaing
Constituency: Twante (2)
(Eligible Voters 61,442; Votes Cast 43,286;
Valid Votes 35,930; Number of Candidates 10)
Date of Birth: 13 March 1935
Place of Birth: Yetwingon Village, Twante
Father: U San Ba
U Mya Hlaing boycotted the National Convention on 28 December 1995 along with
other NLD representatives. He was Chairman of the Htantabin Township BSPP Party
Unit from 1968-1978 and then worked as a farmer. He was expelled from the
NLD in 1999, as renegade MP (the lackey of SPDC). U Mya Hlaing received
20,919 valid votes as 58 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: Daw Khin Aye Myint
Constituency: Yankin
(Eligible Voters 58,355; Votes Cast 41,977; Valid Votes 38,114; Number of
Candidates 6)
Date of Birth: 28 June 1929
Place of Birth: Maulmeingyun
Parents: U San Nyunt and Daw Ohn
Daw Khin Aye Myint was part of the NLD boycott of the National Convention in
December 1995. She is currently the Chairperson of Yankin Township NLD. Daw Khin Aye Myint received a Bachelor of
Arts degree in 1952 and a Bachelor of Education degree in 1958. She worked as a
High School Teacher from 1952-1965 at Bahan State High School no.1, and was
then an Assistant Lecturer at Kanbe Teacher Training School. She worked as a
high school principal from 1967-1986. She was expelled from the NLD in 1999,
as renegade MP (the lackey of SPDC). Daw Khin Aye Myint received 25,949
valid votes as 68 % in the 1990 elections.
DEMOCRACY
PARTY (DP)
v
Name:
U Tun Hlaing
Constituency: Bahan (1)
(Eligible Voters 39,348; Votes Cast 25,853;
alid Votes 23,822; Number of
Candidates 5)
This would have been Daw Aung San Suu Kyis constituency had she been permitted
to run.)
Date of Birth: 8 December 1956
Parents: U Hla Han and Daw Amar Kyi
U Tun Hlaing was arrested in December 1992 and was sentenced to one year
imprisonment after the SLORC accused him of being involved in a brawl. He was
released from prison in November 1993 and the Election Commission dismissed him
as an MP. The SLORC banned the DP on 11 March 1992 by Declaration 7/92. U Tun
Hlaing received 16,271 valid votes as 68 % in the 1990 elections.
GRADUATES
AND OLD STUDENTS DEMOCRATIC ASSOCIATION (GOSDA)
v
Name: U
Maung Maung Aung
Constituency: Pabetan
(Eligible Voters 25,896; Votes Cast 20,206; Valid Votes 18,644; Number of
Candidates 14)
Date of Birth: 12 March 1966
Place of Birth: Mayangone, Rangoon Division
Parents: U Tin Aung and Daw Khin Aye Wai
U Maung Maung Aung was arrested in March 1992 for having a false labour
identification card and was sentenced to six months in prison. The Election
Commission subsequently dismissed him as an MP. U Maung Maung Aung was
Graduates and Old Students Democratic Association (GOSDA) General Secretary
when the SLORC banned the party on 11 March 1992 by Declaration No. 7/92. U
Maung Maung Aung has a Bachelor of Science degree majoring in Chemistry.U Maung
Maung Aung received 7,231 valid votes as 39 % in the 1990 elections.
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Shan State |
Location: Shan State, lying in the eastern sector of the country is
situated between latitude 19° 00'and 22° 15' north and 96° 26'and 98° 47' cast
longitudes. It is bordered by Kachin State on the North, the People's Republic
of China on the North and East, the Lao People's Democratic Republic on the
East. Thailand and Kayah and Karen States on the South and Mandalay and Sagaing
Divisions on the West. Its total land area is 60.15t sq-miles. Of the states in
the country. Shan State is the biggest with the largest population.
Climate: According to the latitude
location except the northern sector, other sectors of the Shan State have a
tropical climate with low temperature as they arc hill regions. In the coldest
months of December and January, the average temperature of the region is 70°F
(21°C) to 8()°F (2G°C). The highest temperature in Konglung, Lashio, Hsipaw and
Nyaungshwe towns in low valleys, is 100°F (37°C) at daylight. Rainfalls arc
over 60 inches at the 11ill and over 40 inches in the valleys. Not only
South-west Monsoon brings rainfalls into the state but also waves of whirlwind
from South China Sea produces rainfalls in late monsoon.
Population, inhabitants, religion and languages: The estimated
population Of Shan State in 1996 is over 4.7 million with average density of 7t
per sq mile. The population is dense in Valleys and areas along railroad and
motor roads and sparse in hill regions where agriculture and communications are
difficult.
Inlay Lake region is an area with a strange life style. People in the region
live at houses built on the edge of the lake. There are many national races
residing in Shan State. Shan nationals reside in river valleys and valleys
throughout the state while Danu. Taungyoe, Inn-thar (Inn-hsa) and Bamar
nationals live in the west of Shan State. Palaung (Ta-aung) lives in the
northern Shan State, especially in Namhsan, and Pindayas Lawksawk and Mongkai
townships in the southern sector. Pa-O nationals are seen in the south of the
State. Kachin and Lisu (Lishaw) in the north, Kokang in Kokang region. Wa
(Lwela) in Hopang Township on the east of Salween(Thanlwin) River and Eikaw
(Arkha) and Lahu in Kengtung region.
Most of the inhabitants believe in Buddhism. There are also many Muslims.
Christians and Hindus in the region. Myanmar is the mainly used language in the
region where national races also speak different dialects.
Formation of districts, townships and villages and wards: District
of the State are Taunggyi, Loilem, Lashio, Muse, Kyaukme, Kunlong, Laukkai,
Kengtung Mongsan, Monhpyak and Tachileik. Shan State is formed with 54
townships and 193 wards and village-tracts. The capital of Shan State is
Taunggyi.
NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR DEMOCRACY (NLD)
v
Name: U Sai Aung Than
Constituency: Hsipaw (2)
(Eligible Voters 13,423; Votes Cast 9,461; Valid Votes 8,412; Number of
Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 1951
Place of Birth: Minelon Village, Kyaukme
Father: U Hla Din
The Election Commission announced on 1 July 1996 that U Sai Aung Than had
resigned as an MP. It is understood that the SLORC used intimidation to force
him to resign. U Sai Aung Than received a Civil Engineering degree from Rangoon
Institute of Technology in 1977 and worked as an engineer in Hsipaw from
1979-1980. He was a member of Hsipaw Township Peoples Council from 1981-1984.
U Sai Aung Than received 3,826 valid votes as 45 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Sai Lon Kyauk
Constituency: Kengtung (1)
Date of Birth: 1942
Father: U Maung Ni
U Sai Lon Kyauk passed seventh standard from Kengtung State High School in
1958. He worked as a teacher at Naung Ye State Primary School in Kengtung from
1960-1965.
v
Name:
U Sai Yi Tip
Constituency: Kengtung (2)
Date of Birth: 1942
Parents: U Lon Htri
U Sai Yi Tip passed tenth standard in 1965 and studied first year science at
Taunggyi Inter-College. He worked as a middle school teacher at Kengtung State
High School No. 2.
v
Name:
U Khun Sai
Constituency: Kutkai (1)
(Eligible Voters 12,535; Votes Cast 6,121;
Valid Votes 4,969; Number of Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 1916
Place of Birth: Kutkai
Father: U Khun Jan
U Khun Sai voluntarily resigned from the NLD. He studied until ninth standard
and attended Mandalay Police Academy in
1940. He worked as a sub-inspector from 1941-1942 and was a Kachin State
Council member from 1953-1959. From 1959-1976 he worked in the police force
rising to the position of deputy divisional police chief. (Election Commission
Announcement No. 1030 of 23-9-92 has been permitted to resign for health
reasons. WPD_24/9/92) U Khun Sai received 1,761 valid votes as 35 % in the
1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Sai Myint Maung
Constituency: Lashio (1)
Date of Birth: July 1946
Father: U Win Lwin
U Sai Myint Maung obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in 1970 from Rangoon
University. In 1979 he became a High Court advocate in Rangoon and also served
as chairman of the Association of the Advocates of Lashio Township. After the
1988 uprising, the SLORC detained him for 23 days for acting as chairman of the
Lashio Township Strike Committee.
v
Name:
U Than Htay
Constituency: Lashio (2)
Date of Birth: 1948
Father: U Ba Shin
U Than Htay has a Bachelor of Law degree and between 1965 and 1982 he worked as
a clerk, an accountant and a manager. In 1983 he qualified to work as an
advocate at the High Court.
v
Name:
Dr. Hla Shein
Constituency: Lawksawk
Date of Birth: 1962
Place of Birth: Yale Village, Pantanaw, Irrawaddy Division
Father: U Boe Aung
Dr. Hla Shein worked as a teacher before receiving his medical degree at the
Rangoon Institute of Medicine in 1966. He then worked at the Health Ministry
for 18 years. Despite having numerous military training schools and battalions
based in his constituency, he easily won his seat in the 1990 election over his
National Unity Party (NUP) rival.
v
Name:
U Chit Khin
Constituency: Mabein
(Eligible Voters 13,401; Votes Cast 11,547;
Valid Votes 10,514; Number of Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 1940
Place of Birth: Mabein
Father: U Ba Thwe
U Chit Khin is a member of the Mabein NLD Township Organising Committee. He
graduated in science from Mandalay University in 1973 and was secretary and
vice-president of Mabein Township Co-operative from 1974-1988. U Chit Khin
received 8,767 valid votes as 83 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name: U
Hsan Wonn (aka U Sai Phone Myint)
Constituency: Monghsat
(Eligible Voters 16,807; Votes Cast 6,962;
Valid Votes 5,092; Number of Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 1940
Place of Birth: Waine Village, Monghsat
Father: U Shan Sai
U Hsan Wonn worked as a teacher at a primary school from 1964-1969, and in 1974
was a member of the Monghsat Township Security and Administrative Committee.
From 1974-1978 he served as an executive member of the Monghsat Township
Peoples Council and was a part-time member of the Shan State Council from
1978-1988. U Hsan Wonn received 2,845 valid votes as 56 % in the 1990
elections.
v
Name:
U Sai Shan Lway
Constituency: Mongkhat
Date of Birth: 1942
Place of Birth: Mine Lwae Village, Minyang
Father: U Shan Sai Kham
U Sai Shan Lway is the organiser for Monghkat Township NLD. He finished high
school in 1962 and was the general secretary of Kengtung Township Co-operative
from 1978-1988. He was also a member of the Monghkat BSPP Party Unit.
v
Name:
Dr. Ohn Maung
Constituency: Mongmit
(Eligible Voters 28,799; Votes Cast 20,929;
Valid Votes 17,253; Number of Candidates 5)
Date of Birth: 1932
Place of Birth: MabainParents: U Maung Gyi and Daw Khin Yone
Dr. Ohn Maung passed away on 11 October 1994. He received the National Literary
Award in 1979 for his book Kyundawthargyi Thayminhnint Sitkhinthu
(My Son Who Fought Against Death). Dr. Ohn Maung received his medical degree
from Rangoon Institute of Medicine in 1960 and went to England for a specialist
degree in surgery in 1963. While in England he was in a car accident and was
partially paralysed as a result. He returned to Burma in 1970 and worked as a
doctor in Mogok Hospital, Mandalay Division, from 1970-1978. Dr. Ohn Maung
received 8,203 valid votes as 48 % in the 1990 elections.
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v
Name:
U Sai Nwe
Constituency: Mongpyak
(Eligible Voters 10,063; Votes Cast 5,585;
Valid Votes 4,227; Number of Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 1937
Place of Birth: Kengtung
Father: U Hsai Kyauk
U Sai Nwe studied until fifth standard in Kengtung and from 1952-1957 he worked
in a bookstore. He now operates his own rice mill business. U Sai New received
1,625 valid votes as 38 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
Sai Nong Tip
Constituency: Mongyang
Date of Birth: 1961
Father: U Saw Aung
Sai Nong Tip studied until tenth standard at Kengtung State High School.
v
Name:
U Sai Tun Aung
Constituency: Mongyawng
(Eligible Voters 15,557; Votes Cast 5,889; Valid Votes 3,818; Number of
Candidates 3)
Date of Birth: 1953
Place of Birth: Mongyawng
Father: U Saw Lon
U Sai Tun Aung passed tenth standard at Mongyawng State High School in 1971 and
worked as a clerk at Myoma Township Co-operative from 1973-1985. U Sai Tun Aung
received 2,839 valid votes as 74 % in the 1990 elections.
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v
Name:
Daw May Phyo
Constituency: Namtu
(Eligible Voters 32,696; Votes Cast 20,133;
Valid Votes 17,838; Number of Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 1927
Parents: U Phyo and Daw Ywat
Daw May Phyo was among the NLD representatives who boycotted the National
Convention on 28 December 1995. She worked as a teacher after she received a
Bachelor of Arts degree and then worked for the Mining Ministry for 19 years.
From 1978-1985, she was a part-time member of the Namtu Township Peoples
Council. Daw May Phyo received 9,782 valid votes as 55 % in the 1990 elections.
v
Name:
U Tun Aung (aka U Tun Tun Hein)
Constituency: Nawnghkio
(Eligible Voters 53,026; Votes Cast 38,397; Valid Votes 33,139; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 1949
Place of Birth: Zebingyi Village, Pyin Oo Lwin
Parents: U Kyar Hein and Daw Mya Khin
U Tun Aung is chairman of the Nawnghkio Township NLD. He was among the NLD MPs
who boycotted the National Convention in December 1995. The SLORC arrested him
in September 1988 for his role as the chairman of the Nawnghkio Township
General Strike Committee. U Tun Aung
graduated in Science from Mandalay University in 1972 and worked as a high school
teacher in Kunlong from 1973-1974. U Tun Aung received 18,886 valid votes as 57
% in the 1990 elections.
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Name:
U Aung Than
Constituency: Pindaya
(Eligible Voters 29,848; Votes Cast 23,775;
Valid Votes 19,980; Number of Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: March 1941
Place of Birth: Thit Eh Bin Village, Pindaya
Parents: U Kyei Pyaung and Daw Tin
U Aung Than
completed eighth standard in 1960 at the Pindaya Affiliated High School and
worked as a clerk at the Communication Corporation from 1963-1974. U Aung Than
received 11,062 valid votes as 55 % in the 1990 elections.
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Name:
U Sai Soon Hsaing
Constituency: Tachilek
(Eligible Voters 51,351; Votes Cast 17,681; Valid Votes 14,148; Number of
Candidates 4)
Date of Birth: 1959
Parents: U San Khet
U Sai Soon Hsaing studied at Tachilek State High School No.(1) from 1965-1978
and passed eighth standard. From 1979-1989 he worked for his parents business.
U Sai Soon Hsaing received 8,901 valid votes as 63 % in the 1990 elections.
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Name:
U Kyaw Khin
Constituency: Taunggyi (1)
Date of Birth: May 1939
Place of Birth: Moenyin
Parents: U Nyunt and Daw Sein Tin
U Kyaw Khin is currently under detention. He was arrested on 5 June 1996
for recording and distributing video and audio tapes containing foreign news
reports and documentaries on Burma. Eight others were also charged and
sentenced under the same offence. U Kyaw Khin was charged under the 1985 Video Act and was sentenced on 15
August 1996 to three years imprisonment, and was given an additional seven
years under the 1950 Emergency Provision
Act, Article 5 (j). U Kyaw Khin
boycotted the National Convention on 28 December 1995 along with other NLD
representatives. After he obtained a
Bachelor of Science degree, U Kyaw Khin worked for a trade corporation and at
the Parkang jade mine in Kachin State before moving to Taunggyi in 1972. After
the 1988 uprising he joined the NLD and was appointed Taunggyi Township NLD
organiser as well as a member of the Shan State NLD.