The Thirty Comrades are the beginning of the modern Burmese/Myanmar army called Burma Independence Army (BIA). In Apr 1941, Burmese youth were sent to Japan for military training to fight the British for independence . Their leader was General Aung San. They were trained by Japanese in Hainan Island (China) and returned back to Burma with the Japanese army. The British were driven out of Burma to India during World War II.

1. Bo Aung San (Bo Teza) - Senior Leader
2. Takhin Tun Oak - Senior Leader
3. Bo Lat Yar - Senior Leader
4. Bo Sat Kyar - Senior Leader
5. Bo Zeya - Senior Leader
6. Bo Ne Win - Senior Leader
7. Bo Yan Naing - Leader
8. Bo La Yaung - Leader
9. Bo Aung (Bo Mu Aung) - Leader
10. Bo Yan Aung - Leader
11. Bo Moe
12. Bo Min Khaung
13. Bo Mya Din
14. Bo Kyaw Zaw - Who defeated the invading Kuomintang in 1955 and a member of CPB ^*
15. Bo Ye Htut
16. Bo Lin Yong
17. Bo Phone Myint
18. Bo Myint Aung
19. Bo Tauk Htain
20. Bo Taryar
21. Bo Zin Yaw
22. Bo Nyar Na
23. Bo Bala
24. Bo Min Yaung
25. Bo Myint Swe
26. Bo Saw Aung
27. Bo Saw Naung
28. Bo Moe Nyo
29. Bo Than Tin
30. Bo Htin Win

As per Burmese historian Professor G.H Luce (Rangoon University), it was 4th Burmese unity in history by Thirty Comrades led by General Aung San (1915-1947). (1st - King Anawrahta (1044-1077), 2nd - King Bayint Naung (1550-1581), 3rd - King Alaungpaya (1752 - 1760).

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