Ne Win (Burmese: နေဝင်း; IPA: [nè wɪ́ɰ̃]; 24 May 1911 – 5 December 2002), [6] born Shu Maung (Burmese: ရှူမောင်; IPA: [/ʃù màʊ̃̀/]), was a Burmese army general and politician who served as Prime Minister of Burma from 1958 to 1960 and 1962 to 1974, and also President of Burma from 1962 to 1981.

U Ne Win was a Burmese general who was the leader of Burma (now Myanmar) from 1962 to 1988. Shu Maung studied at University College, Rangoon (now Yangon), from 1929 to 1931, and in the mid-1930s he became involved in the struggle for Burmese independence from the British.

Dec 6, 2002 · U Ne Win, the longtime Burmese strongman who seized control of his country in a military coup in 1962 and set up an authoritarian government that transformed his...

Ne Win was a Former Military Dictator of Burma, Burmese politician and military commander. He was President of Burma from 1962 to 1981. Before being President he was Prime Minister .

Ne Win was a politician and military officer in Burma, who began his political career as a member of an organization called 'Dobama Asiayone'. He later went on to jointly form ‘Burma Independence Army’, along with his comrades.

Jan 8, 2015 · Ne Win, who ruled until he was himself overthrown in 1988, embodied this schizophrenic mixture of disparate political theories and religious convictions.

Jan 14, 2016 · Professor Robert H. Taylor’s meticulously-researched General Ne Win: A Political Biography is an important contribution to understanding the life and times of one of the dominant figures in modern Myanmar history.

Dec 5, 2002 · Ne Win, a reclusive, eccentric general whose ruthless rule bankrupted Burma economically and spiritually during his 26 years in power, died this morning at age 91 in Yangon, members of his...

U Ne Win, or Shu Maung, (born May 24, 1911, Paungdale, Burma—died Dec. 5, 2002, Yangôn, Myanmar), Leader of Burma (Myanmar) from 1962 to 1988. He became involved in the Burmese independence movement in the mid-1930s.

May 29, 2018 · Ne Win (born 1911) was a Burmese general and political leader who twice seized power from elected premier U Nu and ruled Burma (now Myanmar) as a repressive and isolationist socialist government until he resigned in 1988.