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Louisa Benson Craig was born on 10 March, 1941 in Rangoon, British Burma, is a Burmese Heroine (1941–2010). Discover Louisa Benson Craig's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 68 years old?
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68 years old |
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10 March 1941 |
Birthday |
10 March |
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Rangoon, British Burma |
Date of death |
2 February, 2010 |
Died Place |
Los Angeles, California |
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United States
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Louisa Benson Craig Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Louisa Benson Craig's Wife?
His wife is Lin Htin (1964-1965) Glenn Craig (1967-)
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Louisa Benson Craig Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Louisa Benson Craig worth at the age of 68 years old? Louisa Benson Craig’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from United States. We have estimated Louisa Benson Craig's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
In 1939, after returning to Rangoon, he married.
During World War II, Louisa's parents were separated for lengthy periods as they tried to find safety from the Japanese occupation of Burma.
After the war, the independence movement and Karen movement for autonomy resulted in more societal disruption.
Louisa went to the United States for college.
Later, she returned to Karen State, becoming involved in the Karen National Liberation Army.
Louisa Charmaine Benson Craig (sometimes spelled Luisa Benson; 10 March 1941 – 2 February 2010) was a Burmese-born two-time beauty pageant winner and Karen rebel leader of Jewish and Karen ancestry.
Louisa Charmaine Benson was born to Saw Benson (also known as Moses Ben-Zion Koder), a Jewish entrepreneur in Rangoon, and his wife Naw Chit Khin, a Karen woman.
He was descended on his father's side from the Koder family, a prominent Cochin Jewish business clan in South India's Cochin (now Kochi), and on his mother's side from the Leynado family, a Sephardic Jewish family.
Orphaned as a child, Koder was sent to Calcutta to be raised by aunts.
He later converted to Christianity.
Benson returned to Karen State and in 1964 married Lin Htin, a commander of the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA).
He died in 1965, and she led the Fifth Brigade.
She fell out with the Karen National Union leadership following a power struggle with Bo Mya.
She left the country for the United States in 1967, after marrying a former classmate and US naval officer.
As a "Most Wanted" independence warrior leader, Benson was urged by her people in 1967 to flee Burma to save her life.
She emigrated to the United States by marrying Glenn Campbell Craig, a former classmate from her overseas studies at Tufts University.
A scion of a Mayflower family, Craig had reconnected with her as a U.S. Naval officer after being assigned to Asian waters near Karen State.
After emigrating, Louisa Benson Craig earned a master's degree in international affairs at Columbia University.
She worked as an advocate for Burmese democracy and for resettlement of Burmese refugees in the United States.
In 2004, she was named a plaintiff in a landmark human rights case against Unocal for profiting from the Burmese military's alleged human rights abuses by operating the Yadana gas field.
Louisa had three children with Glenn Craig.
After his naval career, he became an entrepreneur, helping found an international school publications enterprise based in California.