Amar Nag

Amar Nag alias Yebaw Tun Maung or U Hla (1917–1968), was one of the founding leaders of the communist movement in Burma. He was active in the struggle for Burmese independence, and an important leader of the Communist Party of Burma. He was killed in an ambush in 1968.

Revolutionary activities Amar Nag was of Bengali origin. On August 15, 1939, he took part in the founding meeting of the Communist Party of Burma (CPB).

During the Second World War, he went to India to study, and obtained a M.B.B.S. degree there. However, politics would soon put an end to his career. He went underground in March 1948. He set forth to travel to Pyinmana, where the party headquarters was located, reaching the site in May 1948.

Death On November 9, 1968 the 77th Division of the Burma Army attacked the CPB Medical School in the Pegu Yoma mountain range. Several students of the school were killed in the attack. Amar Nag and a small group of followers managed to escape, but was killed by Army forces on November 11, 1968.