Ba Swe

Ba Swe
ဘဆွေ
Ba Swe in 1950
2nd Prime Minister of Union of Burma
In office 12 June 1956 – 25 February 1957
Preceded by	U Nu
Succeeded by	U Nu
Personal details
Born	(1915-10-17)17 October 1915 Tavoy, British Burma
Died	6 December 1987(1987-12-06) (aged 72) Rangoon, Burma
Nationality	Burmese
Political party	AFPFL (before 1958) Stable AFPFL (1958–1964)
Spouse	Nu Nu Swe
Children	Nay Nwe Ba Swe Nay Myo Ba Swe Nay Kyi Ba Swe Nay Tun Ba Swe Nay Yee Ba Swe Nay Bala Ba Swe Nay Nyunt Ba Swe Nay Phoo Ba Swe Nay Si Ba Swe Nay Min Ba Swe
Alma mater	Rangoon University
Occupation	Former Prime Minister, Politician

Ba Swe (Burmese: ဘဆွေ, pronounced [ba̰ sʰwè]; 17 October 1915 – 6 December 1987) was the second Prime Minister of Burma. He was a leading Burmese politician during the decade after the country gained its independence from Britain in 1948. He held the position of prime minister from 12 June 1956 to 28 February 1957. When Ba Swe became prime minister, Time magazine reported the news in an article titled: 'The Day of the Tiger' based on his nickname 'Big Tiger' (Kyah gyi Ba Swe) since his university days in the 1930s as a student leader.^[1]

His name was often paired with the name of another famous student leader as Ba Hein and Ba Swe, both Thakins or members of the nationalist Dobama Asiayone (We Burmans Association) and were arrested by the British colonial government during the year of countrywide protests, demonstrations and strikes in 1938 known as the "1300 Revolution" (Htaung thoun ya byei ayeidawbon named after the Burmese calendar year).^[2][3] Ba Hein became a founder member of the Communist Party of Burma (CPB) in 1939 and shortly afterwards Ba Swe and Ba Hein among others founded the People's Revolutionary Party (PRP), renamed the Burma Socialist Party after the war.^[3] Ba Swe was also known for his penchant for wearing dark glasses.