Thura Ma Chit Po | |
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ချစ်ပို | |
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| Born | February 1908 Tabodwe 1269 ME |
| Died | 8 April 1949 (aged 41) Friday, 11th waxing of Late Tagu 1310 ME |
| Burial place | Pyin Oo Lwin |
| Citizenship | Myanmar |
| Known for | The only female recipient of the Thura Medal |
| Spouse | Hla Maung |
Thura Ma Chit Po (Burmese: သူရ မချစ်ပို; February 1908 – 8 April 1949) was a Burmese woman who was the one and only civilian woman to have received the Thura medal for bravery.[1] She gathered intelligence on the Karen National Defence Organisation (KNDO) on behalf of the Myanmar Military before she was caught and executed by the KNDO insurgents.[2]
- ^ "Amyotha Hluttaw Speaker lays wreath at memorial of Thura Ma Chit Po in PyinOoLwin". Global New Light Of Myanmar. 5 April 2015. Archived from the original on May 15, 2018.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "သူရ မချစ်ပို နှစ် ၁၁၀ ပြည့်ပွဲ ကျင်းပမည်". The Irrawaddy. 7 January 2018.