Kyaw Zaw

Kyaw Zaw
BC-3504
‌ကျော်ဇော
Born
Shwe

3 December 1919
Died10 October 2012(2012-10-10) (aged 92)
NationalityBurmese
Other namesThakin Shwe
Known forMember of the Thirty Comrades
SpouseThan Sein
ChildrenHla Kyaw Zaw
San Kyaw Zaw
Aung Kyaw Zaw
Kyaw Zaw Oo (deceased)
Tun Aye Kyaw Zaw (deceased)
AwardsIndependence Mawgunwin (First Class)
Thray Sithu

Kyaw Zaw (Burmese: ‌ကျော်ဇော, [tɕɔ̀ zɔ́]; 3 December 1919 – 10 October 2012) was one of the founders of the Tatmadaw (the modern Burmese Army) and a member of the Thirty Comrades who trained in Japan in the struggle for independence from Britain. He was also one of the leaders of the Communist Party of Burma, and had lived in exile in Yunnan Province, China, since 1989 after retiring from politics.