Min Ko Naing
Burmese activist · Myanmar · On the map · Politicians · Born 1962 · age 64
Paw Oo Tun, better known by his alias Min Ko Naing, is a leading democracy activist and dissident from Myanmar. He has spent most of the years since 1988 imprisoned by the state for his opposition activities.
Min Ko Naing is read about 17 times a day, in 15 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 8 October 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 120 days, one point a day.
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2005Civil Courage PrizeAward2001Student Peace PrizeAward2000Homo Homini AwardAward1962Born18 October 1962
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The New York Times has described him as Burma's "most influential opposition figure after Daw Aung San Suu Kyi".
Country
Myanmar
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
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Born 1962 · age 64