U Nu
Burmese nationalist and political figure (1907-1995) · Myanmar · On the map · Politicians · Died at 87
Nu, commonly known as U Nu and also by the honorific name Thakin Nu, was a prominent Burmese statesman and the first Prime Minister of Union of Burma. He was educated at Rangoon University, where he developed his political ideas and became actively involved in the student movement.
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Mahatma Gandhi with Thakin Nu, Premier of Burma, at Birla House, Delhi, December 4, 1947
U Nu with Moshe Dayan during his visit to Israel in 1955
U Nu with Soviet leaders Nikita Khrushchev (far left with floral lei) and Nikolai Bulganin (right with floral lei) in Rangoon, December 1955
U Nu in January 1962, less than 2 weeks before the second military coup
U Nu paying obeisance to the Buddha in 1961 ceremonies marking Vesak.
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Nu's involvement in the nationalist movement deepened during his university years, and he quickly emerged as a leading figure advocating for Burma's independence from British colonial rule.
