General San Yu (Burmese: စန်းယု pronounced: [sáɴ jṵ]; 3 March 1918 – 30 January 1996) was the Commander in Chief of the Tatmadaw and President of Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma from 9 November 1981 to 27 July 1988. San Yu studied medicine in Rangoon when World War II broke out and joined the army to serve as a junior officer while Burma was under Japanese occupation.
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active years end date
1988-07-27
active years start date
1981-11-09
alma mater
University of Medicine 1 Yangon
birth date
1918-03-03
birth place
Bago Region, Lower Burma, British rule in Burma, British Raj
death date
1996-01-28
death place
Burma, Yangon
military branch
Myanmar Army
military command
CO 1st Infantry Brigade (1961), CO Eastern RMC (1961), CO North West RMC (1961), CO Northern RMC (1959), Commander in Chief (1972), Deputy Chief of Staff (Army) – (1963)
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