Thakin Than Tun

Than Tun
‹See Tfd›‌သန်းထွန်း
Minister of Land and Agriculture
In office
1942–1943
Preceded byPosition established
Personal details
Born1911
Kanyutkwin, Taungoo District, British Burma
Died24 September 1968(1968-09-24) (aged 56–57)
Burma
NationalityBurmese
Political partyCommunist Party of Burma
SpouseKhin Gyi
RelationsPho Maung (father)
Aung San (brother-in-law)
Aung San Suu Kyi (niece)
Alma materTeachers' Training School

Thakin Than Tun (Burmese: သခင်သန်းထွန်း; 1911 – 24 September 1968) was a Burmese politician and leader of the Communist Party of Burma (CPB) from 1945 until his assassination in 1968.[1] He was the brother-in-law of Myanmar's independence leader Aung San and the uncle of the former State Counsellor of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi.

  1. ^ Martin Smith (1991). Insurgency and the Politics of Ethnicity. London and New Jersey: Zed Books. pp. 55, 56, 58, 61, 68–69, 106, 208, 234.