Ba Cho

In this Burmese name, the given name is Ba Cho. There is no family name.

In this Burmese name, Dedok is an honorific, not a given name.

In this Burmese name, U is an honorific, not a given name.

Ba Cho (Burmese: ဘချို, pronounced [ba̰ tɕʰò]; 24 April 1893 – 19 July 1947), known honorifically as Dedok U Ba Cho, was a Burmese newspaper publisher and politician who served as the Minister of Information in Myanmar's pre-independence government. Ba Cho and six other cabinet ministers (including Prime Minister Aung San) were assassinated on 19 July 1947 in Yangon.^[1] 19 July is commemorated each year as the Martyrs' Day in Myanmar.

Dedok U Ba Cho
ဒီးဒုတ်ဦးဘချို
Minister of Information
In office September 1946 – 19 July 1947
Prime Minister	Aung San
Preceded by	New Office
President of Trade Union Congress (Burma)
In office November 1945 – July 1947
Preceded by	New Office
Personal details
Born	(1893-04-24)24 April 1893 Myaungmya, British Burma
Died	19 July 1947(1947-07-19) (aged 54) Yangon, British Burma
Resting place	Martyrs' Mausoleum, Myanmar
Political party	AFPFL
Spouse	Hla May (လှမေ)
Children	Mya Mya
Alma mater	University of Rangoon
Profession	journalist, publisher

Ba Cho was also president of Trade Union Congress of Burma.^[2]