Background
SWE, U was born on April 19, 1915 in Tavoy. Son of U Tun Hlaing and Daw Pe Lay Swe.
SWE, U was born on April 19, 1915 in Tavoy. Son of U Tun Hlaing and Daw Pe Lay Swe.
Rangoon University.
President Rangoon University Students’ Union 1940-1941. One of the founders of People"s Revolutionary Party 1939. Chief of Civil Defence in the “Kebotai” 1942-1945.
One of leaders of Anti-Japanese Resistance Movement, in charge of Rangoon, Hanthawaddy and Insein district
1944-1945, arrested and detained by Japanese. President Socialist Party (originally People"s Revolutionary Party) 1945, later Secretary-General.
President Asia Socialist ConJf. 1952-1956, 1956-1960.
Secretary-General Anti-Fascist People"s Freedom League 58.
Leader of “Stable" Group 1958. Former Member of Parliament from Taikkyi. Minister of Defence 1952-1958, concurrently Prime Minister 1956.
Deputy Prime Minister 1957-1959.
Leader of Opposition 1958. Under political arrest 1963-1966.
Yugoslav Banner, First Class, Noble.
Married Daw Nu Nu Swe in 1944.