12 Facts About Ye Htoon

Ye Htoon was the eldest son of Chan Htoon, former Attorney General and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court and the architect of the first constitution of Burma in 1947, and Khin Khin Thein.

Ye Htoon attended Myoma National High School, Ananda College, Colombo, Sri Lanka and Thacher School, Ojai Valley, California, was a 1961 graduate of Bucknell University, and received a postgraduate Bachelor of Law degree from the Rangoon University in 1965.

Ye Htoon served as the last Director General of the Union of Burma Boy Scouts and Girl Guides, and reported that the military government dissolved the Union of Burma Boy Scouts, on 1 March 1964.

Ye Htoon was under detention for the first time from 1962 to 1963 for alleged participation in the 7 July Upheaval.

Ye Htoon was arrested again from November 1971 to July 1972 for his connection with Burmese expatriates and foreign firms, and action was taken against him the third time in January 1975 for participation in what has come to be known as the U Thant crisis, student-led protests over the shabby treatment by the Ne Win government of the remains of U Thant which were crushed by the military government, when he was given a 10-year prison term.

Ye Htoon was freed in July 1980 under the Government's Amnesty Order No 2180.

Ye Htoon was detained in June 1986, accused of involvement in illegal dollar transaction, but was freed two weeks later under a personal surety.

Ye Htoon was a pioneer in bringing digital switching telephone exchanges to Burma, and has amassed a vast experience with the country's economic system.

Information was received that he had formed the underground youth organization called FFB and was striving to cause unrest in the country under his supervision; the National Intelligence Bureau called in and interrogated 52 persons including Ye Htoon beginning 31 July 1989.

Ye Htoon was picked up, had his teeth kicked out and was sentenced to 19 years hard-labor rigorous imprisonment, for participating in the 1988 democratic uprising.

Ye Htoon was accused of being a ghostwriter for Outrage, a book authored by Lintner.

Ye Htoon was imprisoned for four years, from 1989 to 1993.