Bo Taya (born as Khin Maung Oo, 13 April 1919 in Pyinman) was a Burmese writer, military officer and a member of the Thirty Comrades. He served in the Burmese National Army (BIA) and Burmese Defense Force and participated in the Japanese Revolution.
Biography and career On 13 April 1919, he was born in Pyinmana. His birth name was Khin Maung Oo.
In 1936, he joined the Pyinmana District's Dobama Asiayone and was actively involved in the District Federation of Student Unions, District Burial Armed Forces and in the establishment of the Farmers' Union within the district.
From 1942 to 1945, he joined the Burmese National Army (BIA) and Burmese Defense Force and participated in the Japanese Revolution.
In 1959, he married Daw Saw Khin. In the 1960 Burmese general election, he was elected as a Pyithu Hluttaw MP. In 1961, he received a literature award for his novel Thirty Comrades's Back of Home.
Published books
Mi Pann Ma (, Woman) 1957 Maw Taw Yayyin (, Merchant Boat) 1959 Mike Thamya Dan (, A Fool's Fool) 1960 Chit Thamya Ko (, Love All) 1961 Mone Chit Thanar () 1961 Moe and Myae (, Rain and Ground) 1961
Death Bo Taya died in Yangon on February 6, 1993.Myanmar Encyclopedia (1994); page 240-241
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