What is U Thuzana?
'''Thuzana''' ({{lang-my|သုဇန}}; {{lang-pi|Sujana}}), also known as the '''Myainggyi-ngu Sayadaw''' ({{lang-my|မြိုင်ကြီးငူဆရာတော်}}; 1947 – 18 October 2018) was a [[Karen people|Karen]] [[Theravada]] [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] [[monk]]. He worked in [[Myaing Gyi Ngu]], [[Kayin State]], [[Myanmar]]. He was the leader of the [[Democratic Karen Buddhist Army]] (DKBA), an ethnic insurgent group, until its dissolution in 2010. He was born in Kayin State. Thuzana was responsible for a 1992 campaign of constructing [[pagoda]]s in [[Kayin State]] and held the title ''Myaing Gyi Ngu [[Sayadaw]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jolliffe|first1=Pia|title=A Conversation With Mikael Gravers: Research Among the Karen, Past and Present|url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/opinion/guest-column/a-conversation-with-mikael-gravers-research-among-the-karen-past-and-present.html|access-date=19 April 2018|date=7 July 2017}}</ref> Thuzana died on 18 October 2018 at the age of 71 at the [[Bumrungrad International Hospital]] in [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]].<ref>[http://karennews.org/2018/10/r-i-p-buddhist-monk-myaing-gyi-ngus-sayadaw-u-thuzana-1947-2018/ R.I.P BUDDHIST MONK MYAING GYI NGU’S SAYADAW U THUZANA (1947 – 2018)]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:1947 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:Buddhist monks]] [[Category:Thai activists]] {{bio-stub}}