Bo Let Ya
1911 –
Who is Bo Let Ya?
Bo Let Ya was a Burmese army officer and member of the Thirty Comrades. He attended Myoma High School in Yangon. He was involved in the 1947 Let Ya-Freeman Agreement. He also founded the Patriotic Burmese Army in 1969, an exile rebel army based in Thailand. During the 1950s and 1960s, following his resignation from his political and military posts, he founded Martaban Fisheries and became a millionaire businessman.
Throughout his career, he served the following posts:
⁕Deputy Minister of War Affairs
⁕Defence Councillor
⁕Deputy Prime Minister
⁕Minister of Defence
Following the 1962 coup d'état, Bo Let Ya was imprisoned by the Union Revolutionary Council from 1963 to 1965. On 29 November 1978, he was killed by Karen troops during a battle following a split in the Karen National Union's leadership.
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