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Ba U Gyi, Saw
Born in Bassin in 1905 to a wealthy landlord, after completing University inRangoon, in 1925, he became a lawyer and was called to the English Bar twoyears later. Joined the Burmese Government in 1937 as Minster of revenue. After the war he formed the Karen Nation Union, in 1946, to represent Karen interestsin post independence Burma and to call on the British to allow the Karens their own state. He accepted the post of Minister of Information from 1946 toFebruary 1947 and then Minister of Transport before resigning in April 1947. InJanuary 1949 led the Karen uprising in Insein. Was killed in an ambush on the12th August 1950, near a small village 170 miles away from Moulmein.The journalist U Thaung, who wasone of the reporters called to thescene recounts the following in his book 'A journalist, A Generaland an Army in Burma.'
 
'The military officers continued the press conference on the plane.Saw Ba U Gyi was captured dead, along with a high ranking Karenrebel leader (Saw Sankey) and an English Major who had beenimprisoned for supplying arms (believed to be Captain Vivien whoprovided the arms in the Aung san assassination) they claimed. The journalist succeeded in getting the true story after cross examiningthem.
 
The rebel chieftain were captured alive and killed even thoughthey had surrendered. '
They tried to run away when we arranged
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