In this Aug. 18, 2014, file photo, Nyan Win, lawyer and spokesman of Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party, speaks during their triangle meeting between members of Myanmar political parties, leaders of Myanmar government's peace making group and representatives of the Nationwide Ceasefire Coordination Team (NCCT) at Myanmar Peace Center in Yangon, Myanmar. Nyan Win has died after testing positive for the coronavirus, his lawyer said on Tuesday, July 20, 2021. - AP
YANGON, July 20 (AFP): A confidante of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and stalwart democracy campaigner died Tuesday after becoming infected with Covid-19 in prison, authorities said.
Nyan Win, a veteran senior member and former spokesperson of the National League for Democracy (NLD) party -- led by Suu Kyi -- was 78.
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