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Saw Ba U Gyi | |
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| စီၤဘးအူကၠံ | |
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| 2nd President of the Karen National Union (Kawthoolei) | |
| In office 1945–1950 | |
| Premier | Ba Maw |
| Minister for Transport and Communications of Burma | |
| In office February 1947 – April 1947 | |
| Minister of Revenue of British Burma | |
| In office 1937–1939 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1905 Bassein, British Burma |
| Died | 12 August 1950 (aged 44) near Kawkareik, Burma |
| Nationality | ကရင် |
| Alma mater | Cambridge University |
| Occupation | Politician, lawyer |
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Saw Ba U Gyi (S'gaw Karen: စီၤဘးအူကၠံ, Burmese: စောဘဦးကြီး [sɔ́ ba̰ ʔú dʑí]; 1905 – 12 August 1950) was the first President of the Karen National Union.[1] Ba U Gyi graduated with a bachelor's degree from Cambridge University in 1925 and studied law in England, passing the English bar in 1927.[2] From 1937 to 1939, he served as the Minister of Revenue of British Burma, and from February to April 1947, as the Minister for Transport and Communications of Burma.[2] He was killed in an ambush by the Burmese Army on 12 August 1950.[2]
Ba U Gyi's four principles are still held as the guiding Principles of the Revolution of the Karen National Union:[3]
- Surrender is out of the question
- The recognition of the Karen State must be completed.
- We shall retain our arms.
- We shall decide our own political destiny.
- ^ "Our Fallen Heroes". Karen National Union. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
- ^ a b c Keenan, Paul (March 2008). "Saw Ba U Gyi - Voice of the Revolution" (PDF). Karen History and Culture Preservation Society. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
- ^ "Objectives". Karen National Union. 23 November 2009. Retrieved 23 October 2012.