U Nu

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U Nu was a prominent Burmese political leader and the first Prime Minister of independent Burma, known for his role in postcolonial Asian diplomacy and non-aligned movement initiatives.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
U Nu canonical 16
Thakin Nu 1
U Nu (second term) 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Burmese politician
human
prime minister
allyOf Gamal Abdel Nasser
Jawaharlal Nehru
Sukarno
birthName U Nu self-linksurface differs
surface form: Thakin Nu
causeOfDeath natural causes
countryOfCitizenship Myanmar
surface form: Burma

Myanmar
dateOfBirth 1907-05-25
dateOfDeath 1995-02-14
educatedAt Rangoon Arts and Science University
surface form: University of Rangoon
givenName Nu
headOfGovernmentOf Burma (until 1937)
surface form: Union of Burma
ideology Buddhist socialism
democratic socialism
languageSpoken Burmese
English
memberOf Anti-Fascist People’s Freedom League
Burma Socialist Programme Party government
surface form: Burma Socialist Programme Party

League for Democracy and Peace
name U Nu self-link
notableFor being the first Prime Minister of independent Burma
leadership in the Non-Aligned Movement
role in postcolonial Asian diplomacy
notableWork Japanese occupation of Burma
surface form: Burma under the Japanese

The People Win Through
occupation lawyer
politician
translator
writer
participatedIn Anti-colonial movement in British Burma
Bandung Conference
Burmese nationalism
surface form: Burmese independence movement

Non-Aligned Movement initiatives
placeOfBirth Burma (until 1937)
surface form: British Burma

Wakema
placeOfDeath Myanmar
Yangon
positionHeld Minister of Defence of Burma
Minister of Education of Burma
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Burma
Minister of Information of Burma
Prime Minister of Burma
Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of Burma
predecessor Aung San
religion Theravada
surface form: Theravada Buddhism
spouse Mya Yi
successor Ne Win

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- Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: U Nu
Description of subject: U Nu was a prominent Burmese political leader and the first Prime Minister of independent Burma, known for his role in postcolonial Asian diplomacy and non-aligned movement initiatives.

Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

U Nu name U Nu self-link
U Nu birthName U Nu self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Thakin Nu
Khin Kyi appointedBy U Nu
Nu givenNameOf U Nu
Prime Minister of Burma positionHeldBy U Nu
this entity surface form: U Nu (second term)
Prime Minister of Burma positionHeldBy U Nu
this entity surface form: U Nu (third term)
Wakema birthplaceOf U Nu
Mya Yi spouse U Nu