Pyone Cho
| Pyone Cho MP |
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| ပြုံးချို | |
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| Member of the Burmese House of Representatives for Dawbon Township |
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Assumed office 1 February 2016 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Htay Win Aung 2 April 1966 Rangoon, Myanmar |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Political party | National League for Democracy |
| Spouse(s) | Wah (m. 2007) |
| Parents | Win Maung, Mya Mya Aye |
| Alma mater | Yangon University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Known for |
8888 Uprising Saffron Revolution 88 Generation Students Group |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Pyone Cho (Burmese: ပြုံးချို); born Htay Win Aung; born 2 April 1966) is a Burmese politician and former political prisoner, currently serving as a Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Representatives for Dawbon Township. He is an internationally recognized human rights activist and former student leader of the 8888 Uprising in Myanmar.
Pyone Cho was arrested in December 1989 and sent to Insein prison for his involvement in 8888 Uprising. After being held without trial for nearly two years, he was sentenced to seven years imprisonment in December 1991. In 1995, during his time in prison, he signed a letter, together with 23 others, to the United Nations Special Rapporteur about human rights abuses in prison. He was also accused of organizing, writing, and distributing a newsletter inside the prison that contained poetry, sketches, and stories by political prisoners. Because political prisoners were denied the right to read and write (they were not allowed to have pens or pencils in their possession), the military government added another seven years to his sentence in 1996. He was eventually released in November 2003.
Together with Min Ko Naing, Ko Ko Gyi, Htay Kywe, and other activists, he founded the 88 Generation Students Group in September 2005. On 29 September 2006, he was arrested, together with Min Ko Naing, Ko Ko Gyi, Htay Kywe and Min Zeya for their pro-democracy activities, including the White Sunday Campaign, which began in early 2006. He was released again on 11 January 2007.
In August 2007, he and other activists marched to protest against high fuel prices. The protests led to the Saffron Revolution, the largest demonstrations against the military government since 1988. On 22 August 2007, he and other prominent activists were rearrested. He was detained in prison without trial for more than a year until August 2008. On 11 November, he was sentenced to 65 years in prison.
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