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General Soe Win (Burmese: စိုးဝင်း; pronounced: [só wɪ́ɴ]; 10 May 1947 – 12 October 2007) was the Prime Minister of Burma and Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council from 2004 to 2007. He was known by Burmese dissident groups as the butcher of Depayin for his role as mastermind of the 2003 Depayin Massacre in which 70 National League for Democracy supporters were killed by a government-sponsored mob.

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active years end date
2007-10-12
active years start date
2004-10-19
alma mater
Defence Services Academy
birth date
1947-05-10
birth place
Taunggyi, British rule in Burma
death date
2007-10-12
death place
Burma, Yangon
military branch
Myanmar Army
military rank
General officer
order in office
10th Prime Minister of Myanmar
party
State Peace and Development Council
religion
Theravada
service end year
2007-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
service start year
1971-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
spouse
Than_Than_Nwe
successor
Thein Sein

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