Win Tin
Burmese democracy activist · Myanmar · On the map · Journalists · Lived 1930 to 2014 · aged 84
Win Tin was a Burmese journalist, politician and political prisoner. He co-founded the National League for Democracy (NLD). He was imprisoned by the military government for 19 years (1989-2008) for his writings and his leadership position in the NLD.
Win Tin is read about 7 times a day, in 15 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 15 October 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 117 days, one point a day.
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2014Died21 April 20142007Reporters Without Borders PrizeAward2001UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom PrizeAwardWorld Association of Newspapers' Golden Pen of Freedom AwardAward1998Prix des Droits de l'Homme de la République FrançaiseAward1930Born12 March 1930
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Country
Myanmar
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1930 to 2014 · aged 84
