Thakin Po Hla Gyi
Alawaka Thakin Po Hla Gyi | |
|---|---|
အာဠာဝက သခင် ဖိုးလှကြီး | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1909 Thayet Lay Bin, Magwe Division, British Burma |
| Died | January/February 1943 Rangoon, Japanese Burma |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Children | Kyin Kyin Wai |
| Occupation | Labour organizer |
| Known for | Year 1300 Strike |
Thakin Po Hla Gyi (Burmese: ဖိုးလှကြီး; c. 1909–1943) was a Burmese oil worker and one of the leaders of the Year 1300 Strikes against British colonial rule. The movement began in Magway in 1938 and 1939 and involved around 10,000 workers. In 1938 he wrote the pamphlet, "Thabeik Sit Pwe (The Strike War)" which was republished in 1968, and later translated into English in 2012.