Sein Lwin

Tags: President.

Sein Lwin (Burmese: စိန်လွင် pronounced: [sèiɴ lwɪ̀ɴ]; 1923 – 11 April 2004) was a President of Myanmar for 17 days in 1988.He joined the Army in 1943 and in 1944 joined Ne Win’s 4th Burma Rifles. He is believed to have personally killed Karen rebel leader Saw Ba U Gyi. General Sein Lwin had a reputation as being a henchman for General Ne Win.

active years end date

1988-08-12

active years start date

1988-07-27

birth date

1923-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

birth place

Lower Burma, British rule in Burma, British Raj

death date

2004-08-12

death place

Burma, Yangon, Yangon Region

nationality

Burma

order in office

6th President of the Union of Burma

party

Burma Socialist Programme Party

religion

Theravada

successor

Maung Maung