What is Win Tin?
[[File:Hantharwadi Win Tin.JPG|thumb|Win Tin in January 2012.]] '''Win Tin''' ({{lang-my|ဝင်းတင်}}, {{IPA-my|wɪ́ɴ tɪ̀ɴ|}}; 12 March 1930 &ndash; 21 April 2014) was a [[Burma|Burmese]] [[politician]] and political prisoner. He was arrested in July 1989 because of his senior position in the [[National League for Democracy]] (NLD). For his writings, he spent 19 years in prison. He was born [[Kyopinkauk]], [[Pegu Division]], [[British Burma]]. Tin died from [[renal failure]] on 21 April 2014 in [[Yangon]], aged 84.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/anti-junta-myanmar-journalist-win-tin-dies/story-fn3dxix6-1226891156890|title=Anti-junta Myanmar journalist Win Tin dies|work=[[The Australian]]|publisher=[[Associated Press]]|date=21 April 2014|accessdate=21 April 2014}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category-inline}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Tin, Win}} [[Category:1930 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:Burmese politicians]] [[Category:Prisoners]] {{Bio-stub}}