Khun Htun Oo

Khun Htun Oo (Burmese: ခွန်ထွန်းဦးpronounced [kʰʊ̀ɰ̃ tʰʊ́ɰ̃ ʔú], Shan: ၸဝ်ႈၶုၼ်ထုၼ်းဢူ, 11 September 1943 – 30 April 2022) was a chairman of Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) and a politician who was imprisoned in 2005 for treason, defamation, and inciting dissatisfaction with the Burmese government. His sentence was protested by numerous Western governments and the human rights group Amnesty International, which named him a prisoner of conscience.

In this Burmese name, Khun is an honorific, not a given name. In this Burmese name, the given name is Htun Oo. There is no family name.
Khun Htun Oo
Born(1943-09-11)11 September 1943
Hsipaw, Burma
Died30 April 2022(2022-04-30) (aged 78)
His residence at 9 mile, Yangon, Myanmar.
NationalityShan
CitizenshipMyanmar
EducationSt.Elbert, Maymyo
Kambawza College, Taunggyi
Alma materRangoon University
OccupationPolitician
Years active1988 – 2022
Known for
Parent(s)Sao Kyar Hzon (father)
Sao Shwe Yone (mother)
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