June Rose Bellamy

June Rose Bellamy
ရတနာနတ်မယ်
First Lady of Myanmar
In role
24 December 1976 – May 1977
President Ne Win
Preceded by Ni Ni Myint
Succeeded by Ni Ni Myint
Spouse of Prime Minister of Myanmar
Preceded by Ni Ni Myint
Succeeded by Ni Ni Myint
Personal details
Born Yadana Nat-Mei
(1932-06-01) 1 June 1932
Rangoon, British Burma
Spouse(s)
  • Mario Postiglione
    (div. 1954)
  • Ne Win (m. 1976–1977)
Children Michael Bellamy Postiglione
Maurice Postiglione
Parents Herbert Bellamy (orchid collector)
Hteiktin Ma Lat
Known for great-granddaughter of Prince Kanaung Mintha, ex-wife of Ne Win

June Rose Bellamy, also Yadana Nat-Mei (Burmese: ရတနာနတ်မယ်; lit. Goddess of the Nine Jewels, born 1 June 1932) was the fourth wife of Burmese dictator Ne Win and First Lady of the country.[1]

Biography

Hteiktin Ma Gyi, Yadana Nat-Mei and her mother Hteiktin Ma Lat
young Yadana Nat Mei and her mother Princess Hteiktin Ma Lat

June Rose was born on 1 June 1932 in Rangoon, British Burma. She was the great-granddaughter of Prince Kanaung Mintha and granddaughter of Prince Limbin. She was the only daughter of Princess Hteiktin Ma Lat of Konbaung, and Herbert Bellamy, an Australian orchid collector long settled in Burma. She educated at St Joseph’s Convent School, Kalimpong, India, also educated in Rangoon, Burma and New York, USA.

First life

June Rose was first married to Mario Postiglione, a physician and Senior Malaria advisor of WHO in Rangoon, Damascus, Geneva and Manila. They couple divorce in 1954, and having two sons, Michael Bellamy Postiglione and Maurice Postiglione.

Second life

In 1963 June Rose met Ne Win, Burma's new military ruler, in Europe, where she was living. Ne Win suggested she come back to Burma, but she was unwilling to leave Italy. On a later visit he proposed. They married in 1976, but the marriage lasted only five months.[2] June Rose now teaches International and Italian cooking in Florence, as well as carrying on charitable work, through Rangoon-based doctors, putting young Burmese students through medical school.[3]

References

  1. ↑ The Konbaung Dynasty GENEALOGY
  2. ↑ Hamish McDonald, "Between two worlds", Griffith REVIEW Edition 27: Food Chain
  3. ↑ Hamish McDonald, "Between two worlds", Griffith REVIEW Edition 27: Food Chain


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