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San Yu

1918 - 1996

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San Yu (Burmese: စန်းယု, pronounced [sáɰ̃ jṵ]; 3 March 1918 – 28 January 1996) was a Burmese army general and statesman who served as the fifth president of Myanmar from 9 November 1981 to 27 July 1988. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. San Yu is the 13,133rd most popular politician (up from 13,773rd in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from Myanmar (Burma) and the 25th most popular Burmese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, San Yu ranks 13,133 out of 19,576. Before him are Andrey Osterman, George Andrew Reisner, Charles D. B. King, M. S. Swaminathan, George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen, and Merkawre Sobekhotep. After him are Akmal Ikramov, Enda Kenny, Rachida Dati, Orso II Participazio, Wilhelm Heinrich, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, and Jonas Staugaitis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, San Yu ranks 178. Before him are Art Carney, Pyotr Masherov, Said Mohamed Djohar, Max Merkel, Zara Dolukhanova, and John Bromwich. After him are Hank Jones, Zakaria Mohieddin, Eric Ericson, Ted Post, Yevgeniya Sechenova, and Mutsuhiro Watanabe. Among people deceased in 1996, San Yu ranks 173. Before him are Duke Christian Louis of Mecklenburg, Dorothy Lamour, Andrey Lukanov, Seymour Cray, Ferdinand Leitner, and Paul Rand. After him are Vagn Holmboe, Mikael Tariverdiev, Aruna Asaf Ali, Arthur Rudolph, Arleigh Burke, and Inger Jacobsen.

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In Myanmar (Burma)

Among people born in Myanmar (Burma), San Yu ranks 33 out of 40. Before him are S. N. Goenka (1924), Ashin Wirathu (1968), Saw Maung (1928), Kyansittha (1030), Bagyidaw (1784), and Sao Shwe Thaik (1896). After him are Khin Nyunt (1939), Maha Bandula (1782), Helen (1938), Irawati Karve (1905), James Wilby (1958), and Manuel Aaron (1935).

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Among POLITICIANS In Myanmar (Burma)

Among politicians born in Myanmar (Burma), San Yu ranks 25. Before him are Vijay Rupani (1956), Ba Maw (1893), Soe Win (1947), Saw Maung (1928), Bagyidaw (1784), and Sao Shwe Thaik (1896). After him are Khin Nyunt (1939), and Prakash Karat (1948).

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