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: