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Yebaw Po Than Gyaung (Burmese: ရဲဘော်ဖိုးသံချောင်း ; born 1945) is a Burmese revolutionary, writer, journalist and current spokeperson of the Communist Party of Burma (CPB). He is the son of Ludu U Hla and Ludu Daw Amar, and the older brother of acclaimed author Nyi Pu Lay.

Po Than Gyaung
ဖိုးသံချောင်း
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Yebaw Po Than Gyaung, circa 2018
Spokeperson of the Conmmunist Party of Burma
Assumed office
1989
Preceded byoffice created
Member of the Central Organization Commitee of the Communist Party of Burma
In office
1989–Present
Secretary of Mandalay division of the All Burma Federation of Student Union
In office
1960–1966
Personal details
Born
Chit Khin

(1945-07-23) July 23, 1945 (age 79)
Ludu Taik, Mandalay
CitizenshipMyanmar
NationalityBurmese
Other political
affiliations
All Burma Federation of Student Unions (1960-1966)
Relations
  • Soe Win (Older Brother)
  • Than Yin Mar (Older Sister)
  • Tin Win (Younger Brother)
  • Nyein Chan (Younger Brother)
Parents
EducationMandalay University

Early Life

Po Than Gyaung was born on 23 July 1945 in Mandalay by reknowned authors and publishers Ludu U Hla and Ludu Daw Amar. He was given the birthname Chit Khin (lit. Kindness) for his peaceful mannerisms and antics in his childhood. He attended high school at St.Joseph Convent and St.Peter's High School in Mandalay.

Early Political Movements

He took an interest in politics since from a very young age. After he enrolled to Mandalay University in 1960, he was partaking in many student movements. he became the secretary of the Mandalay Division of the All Burma Federation of Student Unions and joint-secretary of the Student United Front of Mandalay University.

Imprisonment

On 1966 July 4, he was detained for his involvments in the movements against the ruling military junta. In 1969, he was sent to Coco Islands for the life imprisonment as a political prisoner. There, he changed his birthname "Chit Khin" into "Po Than Gyaung" (lit. Hard as Steel), and made connections with prominent writera and revolutionaries such as Bhamo Tin Aung and Mya Than Tint. From there, he was contacted to the clandestine Communist Party of Burma (CPB) and partake in their movement for the right of political prisoners on the Coco Islands.

Release from prison and Escape

Po Than Gyaung was released from life imprisonment in 1972 due to an amnesty by the ruling junta but he was kept in a close supervision by the intelligence services. On 1976 August 30, he escaped the arrest from the millitary and reached out to the northeastern frontier of CPB. Since then, he became an official cadre of the party.

In the immediate aftermath of 1989 frontier crisis of CPB, he was selected as a member of the Central Organizing Comittee of the CPB, as well as the official spokeperson for the party. He relocated with the rest of the cadres to Kunming and continued the struggle.

Role in the 2021 reemergence of CPB

After the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, Po Than Gyaung and other CPB cadres reentered the China–Myanmar border and rearmed their military wing. When the Three Brotherhood Alliance declared the Operation 1027 against the current military junta, they partook in the operation as an ally and helped allied forces to capture Thienni and Kutkai.

Po Than Gyaung is currently serving as the official spokeperson of the CPB, partaking in newsroom interviews to give insights about the operation and the involvment of the party in the conflicts.

References

Than Gyaung, Po (2013). ၁၀၈ စစ်ဒေသသို့ [To the 108th Frontier] (in Burmese). Yin Myo Books.