Ba Cho (, ; 24 April 1893 – 19 July 1947) 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. July 19 is commemorated each year as the Martyrs' Day in Myanmar. Ba Cho was also president of Trade Union Congress of Burma. References Assassinated Burmese politicians 1893 births 1947 deaths University of Yangon alumni Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League politicians People from Ayeyarwady Region People murdered in Myanmar Government ministers of Myanmar Deaths by firearm in Myanmar