Pantanaw
Pantanaw (Burmese: ပန်းတနော်မြို့ [páɰ̃tənɔ̀ mjo̰]) is a town in the Ayeyarwady Region of south-west Myanmar. It is the seat of the Pantanaw Township in the Maubin District. It is the hometown of former Secretary-General of the United Nations U Thant, who was known in Burmese naming convention as Pantanaw U Thant. The renowned modern painter Ba Nyan was also born in Pantanaw.
Former Prime Minister U Nu was a superintendent of schools in Pantanaw Township at the urge of his friend U Thant who was a headmaster at the school in Pantanaw.
References
- ^ General Administration Department (March 2023). Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya မြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Township Regional Information] (Report).
{{cite report}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ A. Walter Dorn (2007). "U Thant: Buddhism in Action" (PDF). In Kille, Kent (ed.). The UN Secretary-General and Moral Authority: Ethics and Religion in International Leadership. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press. pp. 145–147. ISBN 978-1-58901-180-9.
- ^ "U BA NYAN (1897 - 1945)". Thavibu Gallery. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
- ^ Saw Yan Naing (22 January 2009). "Remembering U Thant and His Achievmeents". Archived from the original on March 28, 2012.
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