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1949 Wire Photo Premier Thakin Nu offers prayer to Buddha at Rangoon's ornate - Historic Images

1949 Press Photo Premier Thakin Nu offers prayer to Buddha at Rangoon's ornate

Name: 1949 Press Photo Premier Thakin Nu offers prayer to Buddha at Rangoon's ornate
Brand: cvw
SKU: cvw27103
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Harassed by trouble which came to Burma with its independence in January, 1948, the nation's premier Thakin Nu, offers prayers to Buddha at Rangoon's ornate, 2,000-year old Shwedagon pagoda during lunar year end festival. He will not be present at ceremony April 8 at Insein, near Rangoon, when Karen tribesmen, who have been in rebellion for almost 10 weeks, surrender to government forces.

Photo measures 8 x 10.5 inches.

Photo is dated 4-8-1949.

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1949 Press Photo Premier Thakin Nu offers prayer to Buddha at Rangoon's ornate

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