U Nu
Nu နု | |
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Prime Minister of Burma | |
In office 4 January 1948 – 12 June 1956 | |
President | Sao Shwe Thaik Ba U |
Succeeded by | Ba Swe |
In office 28 February 1957 – 28 October 1958 | |
President | Ba U |
Preceded by | Ba Swe |
Succeeded by | Ne Win |
In office 4 April 1960 – 2 March 1962 | |
President | Win Maung |
Preceded by | Ne Win |
Succeeded by | Ne Win |
Personal details | |
Born | Wakema,Myaungmya District,British Burma | 25 May 1907
Died | 14 February 1995 Bahan Township,Yangon,Myanmar | (aged 87)
Political party | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League |
Alma mater | University of Rangoon |
UNu(Burmese:ဦးနု;pronounced:[ʔú nṵ];25 May 1907 – 14 February 1995) was the firstPrime Minister of Burma.He served from 4 January 1948 to 12 June 1956, again from 28 February 1957 to 28 October 1958, and finally from 4 April 1960 to 2 March 1962.
Burmagained independence from Britain on 4 January 1948. Nu became the firstprime ministerof the new country. He quit being prime minister in 1956. He again served as prime minister betweenBa SweandNe Win.
Nu was one of the leaders of theAnti-Fascist People's Freedom League(AFPFL) from 1942 to 1963. The AFPFL had two groups of power. Nu's group won the 1960 election. He then became prime minister. On 2 March 1962 GeneralNe Wintook control of the government. Nu was then kept in an army camp. Nu continued to claim he was the legal prime minister. In 1988 he tried to form his own government withWin Maungas president.
Nu wrote anautobiographycalledTa-Tei Sanei Tha(Naughty Saturday-born). It was published inIndiaby Irrawaddy Publishing (U Maw Thiri) in 1975. He wrote several other books includingThe People Win Through(1951),Burma under the Japanese(1954),An Asian Speaks(1955), andBurma Looks Ahead(1951).
Religion
[change|change source]U Nu was a popular spiritual leader of his country. During the 1960 election he promised to makeBuddhismthe official state religion. On 29 August 1961, Parliament passed a law making Buddhism the state religion.[1]Ne Winremoved the law in 1962.
References
[change|change source]- ↑Sahliyeh, Emile F. (1990).Religious resurgence and politics in the contemporary world.SUNY Press. pp. 39–40.ISBN978-0-7914-0382-2.