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March 1953 - 1957
Census of 1953-57
room Myanmar
people ICS U Kyaw Khine Milton Lieberman President Dr. Ba U
The Government of Burma held a national census over several stages between 1953 and 1957. The Census Commissioner was ICS U Kyaw Khine. He was assisted by the (US AID funded) UN census adviser Milton Lieberman. In this 1953 photo, they are asking the first census question to President Dr. Ba U at the President's House. (Sorry for the poor quality of the photo).