About Ba Kaung
Lived 1921 – 2003 (aged 81–82). Ba Kaung was a Myanmar civil servant.
Ba Kaung (, 1921 - 8 July 2003) was a Burmese activist. He was one of the most prominent student activists of post-independent Burma. In 1957, he established the Progressive Student Force along with fellow activists, a rival union of the government-backed Democratic Student Organization and also served as a leader for the Communist Party of Burma.
He went on to join the civil service as a government high school teacher in the 1960s. Ba Kaung was also an editor of the semi-government-run Pyinnya Tansaung magazine in the 1990s.
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Who was Ba Kaung?
Burmese activist
When was Ba Kaung born?
Ba Kaung was born in 1921 in Shwebo.
When did Ba Kaung die?
Ba Kaung died on 8 July 2003 in Yangon.
What was Ba Kaung's occupation?
Ba Kaung was a civil servant.
What nationality was Ba Kaung?
Ba Kaung was Myanmar.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ba Kaung. https://biography.guide/ba-kaung/
MLA: "Ba Kaung." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ba-kaung/.
Chicago: "Ba Kaung." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/ba-kaung/.
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