Linn Thant
Linn Thant | |
|---|---|
လင်းသန့် | |
| Representative of the National Unity Government of Myanmar to the Czech Republic | |
| President | Duwa Lashi La |
| Prime Minister | Mahn Win Khaing Than |
| Assumed office 24 April 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1960s Myanmar (formerly Burma) |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Occupation | Politician, ambassador |
| Profession | Ambassador |
| Website | https://nugmyanmar.org/ |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Myanmar |
| Branch/service | National Unity Government of Myanmar |
| Years of service | 1988–present |
U Linn Thant (Burmese: လင်းသန့်) is a Burmese politician and diplomat. He works as the representative of the National Unity Government of Myanmar in the Czech Republic.[1][2] He was also part of the 1988 student protests in Myanmar.[3][4]
Early life
[change | change source]U Linn Thant was born in Myanmar in the 1960s. He studied at government and Christian mission schools. Later, he took courses in civil engineering.[5][6]
Political career
[change | change source]In the 1980s, Linn Thant joined the All Burma Federation of Student Unions (ABSDF).[7] He took part in the 8888 Uprising against the military government in 1988. After the coup, he was arrested and sentenced to death in 1990.[8][9] His sentence was later changed to life imprisonment.[10][11] He spent time in Insein Prison and Thayet Prison before being released in 2008.[12][13]
After his release, he worked with 88 Generation Students and supported education and democracy programs. He later moved to Thailand, where he worked as an English teacher and journalist for the *Irrawaddy* news agency.[14] In 2011, he received political asylum in the Czech Republic.[15][16]
In 2021, Linn Thant was appointed as the National Unity Government’s representative to the Czech Republic. He works to build relations between the NUG and other countries in Europe.[17]
Personal life
[change | change source]Linn Thant lives in the Czech Republic. He has worked to promote Burmese culture and the coffee trade in Europe.[18][19]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Why the Acting President of Myanmar's NUG Is Right to Prioritize Internal Politics". thediplomat.com. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ↑ "Fighting to Govern Myanmar, From a Teeny Office in Washington (Published 2023)". 13 November 2023. Archived from the original on 30 September 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ↑ "U Linn Thant – MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS". Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ↑ "Biography – Page 2 – MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS". Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ↑ Editor (25 February 2024). "Thant – NUG Ambassador to Czech Republic Honoured - Diplomacy in Ireland - The European Diplomat". Retrieved 7 October 2025.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ "NUG ambassador to the Czech Republic receives Diplomatic Service Medal". Mizzima News. 28 February 2024.
- ↑ "Myanmar expels top Timor-Leste diplomat". The Straits Times. 28 August 2023. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ↑ "Myanmar's message to the EU amid Ukraine crisis: 'Don't forget us"". euronews. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ↑ "Myanmar's government-in-exile finds friends in the Czech Republic | Taiwan News | Jan. 18, 2022 12:18". taiwannews.com.tw. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ↑ "Panel Discussion: Myanmar's Voices for Freedom". Insight Myanmar. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ↑ "NUG criticizes military council's action of expelling Timor-Leste ambassador as illegal – Thanlwintimes". thanlwintimes.com. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ↑ Editor, English (27 February 2024). "NUG Ambassador to receive award; Humanitarian aid into Burma from Thailand to begin in March". DVB. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ "Mizzima | Christmas Gift for Democratic Actors of Myanmar: Czech Parliamentarians Refuse Junta Representatives and Disregard Planned Sham Voting". Inspiral News (in Burmese). Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ↑ AFP (27 August 2023). "Myanmar Expels top East Timor Diplomat". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ↑ "Myanmar's exile government finds friends in Prague – DW – 01/18/2022". dw.com. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ↑ Rockwell, Fredo (14 November 2022). "'We Only Need Two Things – Real Enemies and Real Friends': Myanmar's Democratic Opposition". Byline Times. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ↑ "Myanmar's National Unity Government Must Be Doing Something Right". thediplomat.com. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ↑ Irrawaddy, The (22 September 2025). "Czech Republic Supplies Planes to Myanmar Airline Tied to Junta". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ↑ Hutt, David (15 June 2022). "Shadow Myanmar government gaining European friends". Asia Times. Retrieved 7 October 2025.