Ba Cho Explained

Ba Cho
Office:Minister of Information
Primeminister:Aung San
Term Start:September 1946
Term End:19 July 1947
Predecessor:New Office
Office2:President of Trade Union Congress (Burma)
Term Start2:November 1945
Term End2:July 1947
Predecessor2:New Office
Birth Date:24 April 1893
Birth Place:Myaungmya, British Burma
Death Place:Yangon, British Burma
Resting Place:Martyrs' Mausoleum, Myanmar
Party:AFPFL
Spouse:Hla May
Children:Mya Mya
Alma Mater:University of Rangoon
Profession:journalist, publisher

Ba Cho (Burmese: ဘချို, in Burmese pronounced as /ba̰ tɕʰò/; 24 April 1893  - 19 July 1947) was a Burmese newspaper publisher and politician who served as the Minister of Information in Myanmar's pre-independence government. Ba Cho and six other cabinet ministers (including Prime Minister Aung San) were assassinated on 19 July 1947 in Yangon.[1] July 19 is commemorated each year as the Martyrs' Day in Myanmar.

Ba Cho was also president of Trade Union Congress of Burma.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Brief Biographies of the Martyrs . Tin Naing Toe . Burmese . Bi-Weekly Eleven . Weekly Eleven Publishing Group . 18 July 2010.
  2. Web site: Kyaw Zaw . Win . A history of the Burma Socialist Party (1930-1964) . University of Wollongong . July 2008 . 19 September 2020.