We Burmans Association တို့ဗမာအစည်းအရုံး | |
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| Abbreviation | DAA |
| Founder | Ba Thaung |
| Founded | 30 May 1930 |
| Dissolved | 1940s/1950s |
| Succeeded by | Freedom Bloc |
| Headquarters | Rangoon |
| Armed wing | Letyon Tat |
| Ideology | Burman Nationalism Communism Socialism |
| Slogan | "Burma is our country; Burmese literature is our literature; Burmese language is our language. Love our country, raise the standards of our literature, respect our language."[1] |
| Anthem | "We Burmans" (တို့ဗမာ, Do Bama) |
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The Dobama Asiayone (Burmese: တို့ဗမာအစည်းအရုံး, Dóbăma Ăsì-Ăyòun, meaning We Burmans Association, DAA), commonly known as the Thakins (Burmese: သခင် sa.hkang, IPA: [θəkʰɪ̀ɰ̃], lit. 'Lords'), was a Burmese nationalist group formed around the 1930s and composed of young, disgruntled intellectuals. Drawing their name from the way in which the British were addressed during colonial times, the party was established by Ba Thaung in May 1930, bringing together traditionalist Buddhist nationalist elements and fresh leftist political ideals. It was significant in stirring up political consciousness in Burma, and drew most of its support base from students.
The party's song, Myanmar Kaba Ma Kyei ("Till The End of the World, Burma") also became the country's first national song and eventually its national anthem. Composed by Saya Tin (later known as "Thakhin Tin"), the song was a national symbol during the Japanese occupation of Burma and was adopted in 1948 upon the achievement of independence.