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Than Shwe

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Also known as Senior General Than Shwe, U Than Shwe, General Than Shwe, Bogyoke Than Shwe, Bogyokegyi Than Shwe, Bogyoke Hmu Gyi Than Shwe, Agga Maha Thray Sithu Than Shwe

Burmese senior general and head of state of Myanmar of Myanmar from 1992 to 2011

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Than Shwe is a male Myanmar politician and military officer who served as Prime Minister, President, and Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services. A member of the Bamar ethnic group and a follower of Theravāda Buddhism, he held the rank of general in the Myanmar Army. His political career spanned from 1953 to 2011, during which he was affiliated with the State Peace and Development Council, the Union Solidarity and Development Association, and the Burma Socialist Programme Party.

Born in Kyaukse in 1933, Than Shwe was educated at the M.V. Frunze Military Academy. He is the spouse of Kyaing Kyaing and has eight children. His notable works include the Uppatasanti Pagoda and Naypyidaw. He spoke Burmese as his native language.

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  • Praññʻ thoṅʻ cu Kraṃʹ khuiṅʻ reʺ nhaṅʻʹ Phvaṃʹ phruiʺ reʺ ʼA saṅʻʺ saṅʻʺ luṃʺ kvyatʻ ʼa thūʺ ʼa caññʻʺ ʼa veʺ (2002) tvaṅʻ mvrakʻ krāʺ saññʻʹ Praññʻ thoṅʻ cu Kraṃʹ khuiṅʻ reʺ nhaṅʻʹ Phvaṃʹ phruiʺ reʺ ʼA saṅʻʺ nāyaka, Nuiṅʻ ṅaṃ toʻ Ēʺ khyamʻʺ sā yā reʺ nhaṅʻʹ Phvaṃʹ phruiʺ reʺ Koṅʻcī ʼukkaṭṭha, Tapʻ ma toʻ Kā kvayʻ reʺ Ūʺ cīʺ khyupʻ Builʻ khyupʻ mhūʺ krīʺ Sanʻʺ Rvhe e* minʻʹ khvanʻʺ
  • Nuiṅʻ ṅaṃ toʻ Ṅrimʻ vapʻ Pi prāʺ mhu Taññʻ chokʻ reʺ ʼA phvaiʹ Ukkaṭṭha, Tapʻ ma toʻ Kā kvayʻ reʺ Ūʺ cīʺ khyupʻ Builʻ khyupʻ mhūʺ krīʺ Sanʻʺ Rvhe e* lamʻʺ ññvhanʻ mhā krāʺ khyakʻ myāʺ

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Key facts

Prime minister
Himself Khin Nyunt Soe Win Thein Sein
Deputy
Maung Aye
Preceded by
Saw Maung
Succeeded by
Position abolished , Thein Sein (as President )
Leader
Himself
Chairman
Saw Maung
Commander in chief
Saw Maung

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Encyclopedic overview

Personal details Born (1933-02-02) 2 February 1933 93) Kyaukse, Upper Burma, British Burma

PartyUSDA (1993–2010) Other political affiliations BSPP (1962–1988) SpouseKyaing Kyaing RelationsNay Shwe Thway Aung (grandson) Children8 Alma mater Officers Training School, Bahtoo Frunze Military Academy

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