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January 1956
President U Ba U in His Series 62 Cadillac Convertible
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President U Ba U waves from his Series 62 Cadillac Convertible whilst driving down Dalhousie Street, Rangoon in January 1956. U Ba U was born in Bassein in 1887 and educated at (Rangoon) Government High School and Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He was a lawyer and judge and was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court at independence in 1948. He served one term as President (1952-1957). He died in 1963.
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