Ne Win

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Ne Win was a Burmese military leader and politician who ruled Myanmar for decades after seizing power in a 1962 coup, establishing an authoritarian socialist regime.

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Label Occurrences
Ne Win canonical 8

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Burmese nationalist
dictator
head of state
human
military officer
politician
alsoKnownAs Ne Win
causeOfDeath natural causes
countryOfCitizenship Myanmar
surface form: Burma

Myanmar
dateOfBirth 1911-05-14
dateOfDeath 2002-12-05
ethnicGroup Bamar
fullName Shu Maung
headOfGovernmentEnd 1974
headOfGovernmentStart 1962
headOfStateEnd 1981
headOfStateStart 1962
ideologyImplemented Burmese Way to Socialism
implementedPolicy currency demonetization measures
expulsion of foreign businesses
isolationist foreign policy
nationalization of major industries
one-party rule
involvedIn 1967 anti-Chinese riots in Burma
1974 U Thant funeral crisis
1988 pro-democracy uprising in Burma
militaryBranch Myanmar Army
surface form: Burmese Army
militaryRank General
notableFor creating a one-party socialist state in Burma
economic mismanagement leading to widespread poverty in Burma
ruling Burma for decades after 1962 coup
numberOfMarriages multiple
participatedIn World War II Burmese resistance
surface form: Burmese independence movement

World War II
placeOfBirth Colony of Burma
surface form: British Burma

Paungdale
placeOfDeath Myanmar
Yangon
politicalParty Burma Socialist Programme Party government
surface form: Burma Socialist Programme Party
positionHeld Chairman of the Burma Socialist Programme Party
Chairman of the Revolutionary Council of Burma
Commander-in-Chief of the Burma National Army
surface form: Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Burma

President of Burma
Prime Minister of Burma
religion Buddhism
resignedFromPartyLeadership 1988
responsibleFor establishment of authoritarian socialist regime in Burma
human rights abuses in Burma
suppression of political opposition
seizedPowerIn 1962 Burmese coup d'état
spouse Khin May Than
Ni Ni Myint
startTime 1962-03-02 coup d'état

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Subject: Ne Win
Description of subject: Ne Win was a Burmese military leader and politician who ruled Myanmar for decades after seizing power in a 1962 coup, establishing an authoritarian socialist regime.

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