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Nai Htaw Sorn (Tun Thein)
Constituency: Thanbyuzayat 2
Date of Birth: 30 November 1917
Place of Birth: Kado Village, Moulmein
Parents:
Nai Aung Doon and Mi Nain Shwe
Nai Tun Thein passed primary school in Kado Village and continued
middle and high school in Moulmein. In 1938, he passed High School
with honor for several subjects, so he won the award of
Collegiate Scholarship for five years. In 1940 he passed the first
year of university examination with honor in chemistry. In the same
year the World War II started and resulted to close the university
until 1944. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1945. He was
elected for scholarship at Chicago University, USA to continue his
study in chemistry, but because of some reasons he could not attend.
From 1947 to 1949, he was the director of Kyeikhame Provision Education
that comprised of eight districts. At the same time he was elected as
Secretary of All Ramanya Mon Association for Kyeikhame province. From
1949 to 1958 he was an Executive Committee Member of Mon National
Defence Organization (MNDO), at the same time served as Mon and Karen
Special Representative for eight years based at Thai Burma border.
After MNDO entered into so called legal fold, changed arms for
democracy in 1958, he continued his political activities under the
constitution until the military coup led by Gen Ne Win in 1962. He was
immediately arrested and put in jail for 6 years.
After he was released from the jail he voluntarly tought for stone
inscription to the monks and university students. In 1985 he was
appointed as the chairperson in the Higher Examination for the Buddhist
monks. He has been extremely trying to preserve Mon culture and
literature throughout his life.
Nai Tun Thein was elected as the Chairman of the Mon National
Democratic Front in 1988 and to run in election in 1990. In 1992, he
was arrested by SLORC and released in 1994 but have to report to the
authorities regularly. Since the mid of 1998, he was detained at the
military guest house for several times. At the moment he is released
from confinement in military guest house for the reason of his health.
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| The meeting between the ethnic leaders(members of CRPP) and the delegation of Europeon Union at Traders Hotel, Yangon(July 7, 1999)
L ot R - Nai Tun Thein(Mon Demcracy Party, President), Aye Tha Aung(CRPP Secretary and Rakhine G.secretary), Tg. Vungh Za Pau(ZNC G.Secretary), Sai Nyunt Lwin(Shan Party G.Secretary), Khun Tun Oo(Shan Party, President) |
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In Burma Today, although the military regime claims that it has achieved unity with the
ethnic nationalities, the truth
is that our ethnic nationalities are
suffering greatly from repression of all
kinds
e.g.
In the Mon State,
the teaching of Mon
language in schools
has been prohibited.
Aung
San Suun Kyi
(Burma’s
pro-democracy leader)
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