Than E
Burmese singer and civil servant
Died when: 99 years 121 days (1192 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
Ma Than E Fend (Burmese: ????????, also known by her baptismal name Dora) was a prominent Burmese singer in the early 20th century, known by her stage name Bilat Pyan Than (?????????????).
She was also an international civil servant who spent a long career in the United Nations.She married an Austrian documentary filmmaker, Warner Fend and had a great influence on Aung San Suu Kyi, the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
Than E, a family friend, persuaded Suu Kyi to relocate to New York City and work for the United Nations.
Than E was born to a Baptist family and attended Rangoon University before joining the Teacher's Training College.During the Japanese invasion of Burma during the Second World War, E escaped to India to work for the All India Radio's Burmese language service, subsequently spending the rest of her life abroad.
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