Min Thu Wun, Burmese poet, scholar, and politician (d. 2004)
Thiri Pyanchi Min Thu Wun (Burmese: မင်းသုဝဏ်; 10 February 1909 – 15 August 2004) was a Burmese poet, writer and scholar who helped launch a new age literary movement called Khit-San (Testing the Times) in Burma. He is the father of Htin Kyaw, president of Myanmar from 2016 to 2018.
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Nimrod Expedition
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Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
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Great White Fleet
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Abdul Hamid II
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