Thakin Tin Mya
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Thakin Tin Mya is a Burmese politician.
Tin Mya joined the anti-colonial movement Dobama Asiayone. In 1945, he served as political commissar
in the Seventh Military Region of the Burma National Army
. In the same year he was included in the Central Committee
of the Communist Party of Burma
as an alternate member.
When the Communist Party was divided in early 1946, he joined Thakin Soe's break-away group (the Red Flag Communist Party).
Thakin Tin Mya was expelled from the Red Flag Communist Party in 1949. Subsequently, he returned to the Communist Party of Burma.
He was arrested and jailed in 1957. He was released from prison in 1960, but was again jailed for a shorter period in 1962. He later joined the governing Burma Socialist Programme Party
and was included in the Central Committee of the party.
Thakin Tin Mya voiced support for the 1988 pro-democracy protests, although he himself did not join the movement.
Thakin Tin Mya has written a five-volume work on the history of the struggle against Japanese occupation of Burma
during the Second World War.
Tin Mya joined the anti-colonial movement Dobama Asiayone. In 1945, he served as political commissar
Political commissar
The political commissar is the supervisory political officer responsible for the political education and organisation, and loyalty to the government of the military...
in the Seventh Military Region of the Burma National Army
Burma National Army
The Burma National Army served as the armed forces of the Burmese government created by the Japanese during World War II and fought in the Burma Campaign...
. In the same year he was included in the Central Committee
Central Committee
Central Committee was the common designation of a standing administrative body of communist parties, analogous to a board of directors, whether ruling or non-ruling in the twentieth century and of the surviving, mostly Trotskyist, states in the early twenty first. In such party organizations the...
of the Communist Party of Burma
Communist Party of Burma
The Communist Party of Burma is the oldest existing political party in Burma. The party is unrecognised by the Burmese authorities, rendering it illegal; so it operates in a clandestine manner, often associating with insurgent armies along the border of People's Republic of China...
as an alternate member.
When the Communist Party was divided in early 1946, he joined Thakin Soe's break-away group (the Red Flag Communist Party).
Thakin Tin Mya was expelled from the Red Flag Communist Party in 1949. Subsequently, he returned to the Communist Party of Burma.
He was arrested and jailed in 1957. He was released from prison in 1960, but was again jailed for a shorter period in 1962. He later joined the governing Burma Socialist Programme Party
Burma Socialist Programme Party
Burma Socialist Programme Party was formed by the Ne Win's military regime that seized power in 1962 and was the sole political party allowed to exist legally in Burma during the period of military rule from 1964 until its demise in the aftermath of the popular uprising of 1988.-History:The BSPP...
and was included in the Central Committee of the party.
Thakin Tin Mya voiced support for the 1988 pro-democracy protests, although he himself did not join the movement.
Thakin Tin Mya has written a five-volume work on the history of the struggle against Japanese occupation of Burma
Japanese occupation of Burma
The Japanese occupation of Burma refers to the period between 1942 and 1945 during World War II, when Burma was a part of the Empire of Japan. The Japanese had assisted formation of the Burma Independence Army, and trained the Thirty Comrades, who were the founders of the modern Armed Forces...
during the Second World War.