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Ne Win

1910 - 2002

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Ne Win (Burmese: နေဝင်း; IPA: [nè wɪ́ɰ̃]; 24 May 1911 – 5 December 2002), born Shu Maung (Burmese: ရှူမောင်; IPA: [/ʃù màʊ̃̀/]), was a Burmese army general, politician and Prime Minister of Burma from 1958 to 1960 and 1962 to 1974, and also President of Burma from 1962 to 1981. Ne Win was Burma's military dictator during the Socialist Burma period of 1962 to 1988. Ne Win founded the Burma Socialist Programme Party (BSPP) and overthrew the democratic Union Parliament of U Nu in the 1962 Burmese coup d'état, establishing Burma as a one-party socialist state under the Burmese Way to Socialism ideology. Ne Win was Burma's de facto leader as chairman of the BSPP, serving in various official titles as part of his military government, and was known by his supporters as U Ne Win. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ne Win is the 3,825th most popular politician (down from 3,670th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Myanmar (Burma) (down from 7th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Burmese Politician.

Ne Win was a general in the Burmese army and was the Prime Minister of Burma from 1962 to 1988. He is most famous for his "Burmese Way to Socialism" which was a series of economic and social reforms that were designed to move Burma from a capitalist economy to a socialist economy.

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Among politicians, Ne Win ranks 3,825 out of 19,576. Before him are Charles II, Duke of Parma, Gaius Flaminius, Pekahiah, Kilij Arslan II, Agnes of Merania, and Gjon Kastrioti. After him are Al-Hakam I, Prince George, Duke of Kent, Paul Bremer, Taharqa, Amytis of Media, and Charles III, Prince of Monaco.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Ne Win ranks 46. Before him are Joseph Kasa-Vubu, Nathuram Godse, Tjalling Koopmans, Luise Rainer, António de Spínola, and Pierre Schaeffer. After him are Erich Kempka, Edvard Kardelj, Momofuku Ando, Robert van Gulik, Francisco Varallo, and Tancredo Neves. Among people deceased in 2002, Ne Win ranks 44. Before him are Jonas Savimbi, Zizinho, William Luther Pierce, Abu Nidal, Xi Zhongxun, and John Cocke. After him are Yoshio Okada, Eduardo Chillida, Raf Vallone, John Gotti, René Thom, and Cyrus Vance.

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In Myanmar (Burma)

Among people born in Myanmar (Burma), Ne Win ranks 12 out of 40. Before him are Win Myint (1951), Thein Sein (1944), Myint Swe (1951), Min Aung Hlaing (1956), Than Shwe (1933), and Bayinnaung (1516). After him are Htin Kyaw (1946), Alaungpaya (1714), Charles Maung Bo (1948), Anawrahta (1015), Diana Abgar (1859), and Thibaw Min (1859).

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Among POLITICIANS In Myanmar (Burma)

Among politicians born in Myanmar (Burma), Ne Win ranks 10. Before him are Win Myint (1951), Thein Sein (1944), Myint Swe (1951), Min Aung Hlaing (1956), Than Shwe (1933), and Bayinnaung (1516). After him are Htin Kyaw (1946), Alaungpaya (1714), Anawrahta (1015), Diana Abgar (1859), Thibaw Min (1859), and Tabinshwehti (1516).

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