Sein Win (Brigadier General)
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Brigadier General
Sein Win was a Burmese military officer who held various positions in government after the Ne Win
coup of 1962. He served as the 7th Prime Minister from 4 March 1974 to 29 March 1977.
as the son of Thin Myaing and Pwe Kyu. He was educated in Pyon Yin School, National Middle School, and Government High School in Dawei
. In 1938 he passed ten standard from Shin Maha Buddha Gawtha School and in 1940 he attended Police Officer Training in Mandalay.
In 1942 he joined the Burma Independence Army. In 1943, he married Mya Shwe, daughter of Captain Ba Pe and Daw Mone. The couple had seven children, one of whom died in infancy.
In 1962, after Ne Win
's military coup, he became a member of the Revolutionary Council through which Ne Win ruled Burma. He was the commander at the time of the Southeastern Military District with the rank of Brigadier General. In 1964, he became Minister for Construction and Public Work in Ne Win
's administration. In 1971, he also chaired the Burma Socialist Programme Party
's Party Inspection Committee. On 20 April 1972, Sein Win retired from army.
In 1974, he became Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Burma created by Ne Win to replace the Revolutionary Council. In 1977, he was blamed for the economic problems of the country and removed from office by Ne Win. He then became a member of the State Council of Burma, a position from which he retired in 1985.
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Brigadier General
Brigadier general is a senior rank in the armed forces. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries, usually sitting between the ranks of colonel and major general. When appointed to a field command, a brigadier general is typically in command of a brigade consisting of around 4,000...
Sein Win was a Burmese military officer who held various positions in government after the Ne Win
Ne Win
Ne Win was Burmese a 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...
coup of 1962. He served as the 7th Prime Minister from 4 March 1974 to 29 March 1977.
Biography
Sein Win was born in Danyingon, Moulmein, Mon StateMon State
Mon State is an administrative division of Myanmar. It is sandwiched between Kayin State on the east, the Andaman Sea on the west, Bago Region on the north and Tanintharyi Region on the south, and has a short border with Thailand's Kanchanaburi Province at its south-eastern tip. The land area is...
as the son of Thin Myaing and Pwe Kyu. He was educated in Pyon Yin School, National Middle School, and Government High School in Dawei
Dawei
-Transport:Only recently Dawei was connected to the rest of Myanmar by road and rail. There are plans to construct a deepwater port in Dawei. In November 2010, the Myanmar Port Authority signed a USD $8.6 billion deal with Italian-Thai Development to develop a deep sea port at Dawei...
. In 1938 he passed ten standard from Shin Maha Buddha Gawtha School and in 1940 he attended Police Officer Training in Mandalay.
In 1942 he joined the Burma Independence Army. In 1943, he married Mya Shwe, daughter of Captain Ba Pe and Daw Mone. The couple had seven children, one of whom died in infancy.
In 1962, after Ne Win
Ne Win
Ne Win was Burmese a 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...
's military coup, he became a member of the Revolutionary Council through which Ne Win ruled Burma. He was the commander at the time of the Southeastern Military District with the rank of Brigadier General. In 1964, he became Minister for Construction and Public Work in Ne Win
Ne Win
Ne Win was Burmese a 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...
's administration. In 1971, he also chaired the Burma Socialist Programme Party
Burma Socialist Programme Party
Burma Socialist Programme Party was formed by the Ne Win's military regime that seized power in 1962 and was the sole political party allowed to exist legally in Burma during the period of military rule from 1964 until its demise in the aftermath of the popular uprising of 1988.-History:The BSPP...
's Party Inspection Committee. On 20 April 1972, Sein Win retired from army.
In 1974, he became Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Burma created by Ne Win to replace the Revolutionary Council. In 1977, he was blamed for the economic problems of the country and removed from office by Ne Win. He then became a member of the State Council of Burma, a position from which he retired in 1985.
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