Ne Win

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Ne Win (Burmese: နေဝင်း IPA: [ne wɪɴ]; born on 14 May 1910 – 5 December 2002) was a Burmese politician and military commander. He was Prime Minister of Burma from 1958 to 1960 and 1962 to 1974 and also head of state from 1962 to 1981. He founded the Burma Socialist Programme Party in 1962 and served as its chairman until 1988. He was the leader of Burma for 26 years.

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active years end date

1960-04-04, 1974-03-02, 1988-07-23

active years start date

1958-10-29, 1962-03-02, 1962-07-04

alma mater

University of Yangon

birth date

1910-05-14, 1911-05-14

birth place

Bago Region, Lower Burma, Paungdale, British rule in Burma, British Raj

child

Sandar Win

death date

2002-12-05

death place

Burma, Yangon

military rank

General officer

nationality

Burma

order in office

1st Chairman of the, 3rd Prime Minister of Burma, 4th President of Burma, Burma Socialist Programme Party

party

Burma Socialist Programme Party

religion

Theravada

service end year

1988-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

service start year

1931-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

successor

U Nu, San Yu, Sein Lwin, Sein Win (Brigadier General)