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U Ohn Maung was born in Minbu to Mr. H.W. Tretwayne and Daw Shwe Myint on
Sunday, 2 February 1913. He was their second son.
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He attended Yangon University and served as a quartermaster in the University’s
Training Corps.
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In 1934, he completed his Bachelor of Arts course, and in 1937, he came out
first among three persons taking the Indian Civil Service (ICS) examination.
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He served as a deputy commissioner in Mandalay in 1939.
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He was appointed as commissioner of Myitkyina in 1947, before becoming the
Secretary of Transport in the pre-independence government.
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He was assassinated at 10:37 am on 19 July 1947.
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U Ohn Maung’s wife Daw Thein Kywe is the last surviving widow among other
martyred leader widows. She is now at the grand age of 95.
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He had three sons who are still alive. The eldest, U Tin Maung Thein, is 79
years old, the second, U Ko Ko Hla, 77, and the youngest, U Min Myat, 73.
Ref;
The Global New Light of Myanmar
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