Many condolences on the death of U Saw Mra Aung

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Many political parties inside and outside of Burma have sent condolences to Arakan League for Democracy and the family on the loss of Dr U saw Mra Aung, who was president of Arakan league for Democracy, a biggest ethnic political party in Burma.

United Nationalities league for Democracy (Liberated Area) said in the condolence letter that U Saw Mra Aung was working for democracy and equal rights for all ethnic people in Burma. U Saw Mra also accepted the position of chairman of parliament in order to fight against military government unitedly among pro democracy groups when CRPP was formed in 1998. Therefore the death of U Saw Mra Aung is a great loss for all people in Burma.

The Burma Campaign UK ( BCUK) also sent a condolence letter on the loss of U Saw Mra Aung and expressed that the Death of Dr. Saw Mya Aung is a great loss for the Arakan people and the movement of ethnic nationalities in the struggle for democracy, human rights and freedom in Burma.

BCUK said that BCUK honours Dr. Saw Mya Aung for his strong leadership and his dedication to the struggle for freedom and equality for the Arakan and all the people of Burma against the repressive military dictatorship.

BCUK said that he did not live to see the freedom for the Arakan people, but the struggle will continue and his dream will come true.



The Chin National community - Japan also expressed in its condolence that U Saw Mra Aung was not only a lover for Arakanese people but also other ethnic nationalities in Burma because he scarified his life for democracy and freedom in Burma.

The Muslim Liberation Organization of Burma (MLOB) also expressed condolence on the loss of U Saw Mra Aung and said that it is not only a loss for Arakanese people but also other nationalities in Burma because he scarified his life for democracy, human rights and equal rights in Burma.

The organization honoured U Saw Mra Aung as a great leader for his contribution for democracy in Burma.

An Arakanese group, All Arakan Students and Youth Congress spoke of his background history and said that U Saw Mra Aung was a great leader of the Arakanese community and he scarified his life for the Arakanese people for development like other people in the world.

Dr. Saw Mya Aung, 92, who was president Arakan League for Democracy as well as president of CRPP parliament, was elected as a Member of Parliament representing Mrauk U township constitutioncy 1 in the 1990 elections. His party won 11 seats in 1990 elections in Arakan state.

He died in his house located in Than Lwin Road, Kamar Wrat Township, in Rangoon on 5 January 2009 and he was buried in Ray Way cemetery January 6 morning .