Sayadaw U Ottama (Burmese: ဆရာတော် ဦးဥတ္တမ also U Uttama; 28 December 1879 – 9 September 1939) was a Rakhinese 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 one of the national heroes of modern Myanmar.
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1 January 1880 Rupa Village, Sittwe District, Arakan Division, British Burma
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Died |
9 September 1939 (aged 59) Yangon, Pegu Division, British Burma
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Zodiac | Capricorn |
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