Shwe Ohn Explained

Shwe Ohn
Birth Date:14 March 1923
Birth Place:Nyaungshwe Township, British Burma
Death Place:Sanchaung Township, Yangon, Myanmar
Resting Place:Yayway Cemetery, Yangon
Nationality:Burmese

Shwe Ohn (1923-2010) was an ethnic Shan politician and co-founder of the Union Democratic Party, which contested the 2010 Burmese general election.[1] He participated in the Panglong Conference and was an advocate for federalism in Burma.[1]

In his final years, he began working on an autobiography, in spite of being diagnosed with liver cancer.[2] The book, entitled Union Traveler, was published in May 2011.[3]

He died from complications of liver cancer at his home in Yangon's Sanchaung Township on 20 August 2010.[4] He was buried at Yayway Cemetery in Yangon.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Veteran Shan politician Shwe Ohn passes away. Hseng Khio Fah. 21 August 2010. Shan Herald. 9 April 2012.
  2. News: Veteran Shan politician Shwe Ohn in poor health. 19 August 2010. Shan Herald Agency for News. 9 April 2012.
  3. News: Shan leader Shwe Ohn writes his autobiography. Ko Pauk. 12 May 2011. Mizzima. 9 April 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120408234224/http://mizzima.com/others/book-reviews/5255-shan-leader-shwe-ohn-writes-his-autobiography.html. 8 April 2012.
  4. News: Shan leader farewelled. Shwe Yinn Mar Oo. 30 August 2010. Myanmar Times. 8 April 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120612165505/http://www.mmtimes.com/2010/news/538/news009.html. 12 June 2012.
  5. News: Shan politician Shwe Ohn (89) passed away. 22 August 2010. Mizzima. 9 April 2012.