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Also Known As Thakin Nu
Born May 25, 1907 • Myanmar
Died February 14, 1995 (aged 87) • Yangon • Myanmar
Title / Office foreign minister (1943-1943), Myanmar
Political Affiliation Anti-Fascist People’s Freedom League
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