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Soe Win

1947 - 2007

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Soe Win (Burmese: စိုးဝင်း; pronounced [só wɪ́ɰ̃]; 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Soe Win is the 9,867th most popular politician (down from 9,770th in 2019), the 26th most popular biography from Myanmar (Burma) (down from 25th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Burmese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Soe Win ranks 9,867 out of 19,576Before him are Đỗ Mười, Epitácio Pessoa, Marcus Claudius Marcellus, Michael Szilágyi, Ashikaga Yoshihide, and Pinnes. After him are Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, Charles, Duke of Durazzo, Abdullah Abdullah, Georges Catroux, Alan II, Duke of Brittany, and Sonni Ali.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Soe Win ranks 261Before him are Malcolm Ranjith, Nick Castle, Charlie Hickcox, Godfrey Chitalu, Bogdan Tanjević, and Theo de Jong. After him are Mitch Mitchell, Peter Strauss, Harry Redknapp, Alan Dale, Ray Wise, and António Marto. Among people deceased in 2007, Soe Win ranks 147Before him are Malietoa Tanumafili II, Mikhail Ulyanov, Evel Knievel, John P. Ryan, Bernd Freytag von Loringhoven, and Jörg Immendorff. After him are Guy de Rothschild, Osvaldo Cavandoli, Raul Hilberg, Naziha al-Dulaimi, Alfonso López Michelsen, and Tosiwo Nakayama.

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In Myanmar (Burma)

Among people born in Myanmar (Burma), Soe Win ranks 26 out of 40Before him are Tabinshwehti (1516), Mindon Min (1808), Saki (1870), Bodawpaya (1745), Vijay Rupani (1956), and Ba Maw (1893). After him are S. N. Goenka (1924), Ashin Wirathu (1968), Saw Maung (1928), Kyansittha (1030), Bagyidaw (1784), and Sao Shwe Thaik (1896).

Among POLITICIANS In Myanmar (Burma)

Among politicians born in Myanmar (Burma), Soe Win ranks 21Before him are Thibaw Min (1859), Tabinshwehti (1516), Mindon Min (1808), Bodawpaya (1745), Vijay Rupani (1956), and Ba Maw (1893). After him are Saw Maung (1928), Bagyidaw (1784), Sao Shwe Thaik (1896), San Yu (1918), Khin Nyunt (1939), and Prakash Karat (1948).