U Ottama

Sayadaw U Ottama ( ; also U Uttama (); 28 December 1879 – 9 September 1939) was a Theravada Buddhist monk, author, and a leader of the Burmese independence movement during British colonial rule. The ethnic Rakhine (Arakanese) monk was imprisoned several times by the British colonial government for his anti-colonialist political activities. 
He is considered a national hero in modern Myanmar.

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Category:Buddhist monks
Category:Burmese activists
Category:1879 births
Category:1939 deaths