Aye Ko
Aye Ko | |
|---|---|
အေးကို | |
| Acting President of Burma | |
| In office 12 August 1988 – 19 August 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Sein Lwin as President |
| Succeeded by | Maung Maung as President |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 September 1921 General |
| Commands | Deputy Commander, No. 30 Infantry Battalion (1961) Commander, No. 1 Shan Rifle Battalion (1964) Director, Directorate of Aritllery and Armour Corps (1966) Commander, 88th Light Infantry Division (1969) Commander, Strategic Operation Command (1972) Commander, North Eastern Regional Military Command (1972) Commander, North Western Regional Military Command (1974) Commander, Yangon Regional Military Command (1975) Vice Chief of Staff (Army) – (1976) Chief of Staff (Army), (1981) |
Military career
Aye Ko joined Myanmar Armed Forces on 20 April 1952 as
captain on 8 July 1955.[citation needed
]
On 27 July 1956 Aye Ko was transferred to No. 2 Military Intelligence Company attached to 8th Infantry
Infantry Battalion.[citation needed
]
He was transferred to No. 1 Shan Rifle Battalion on 17 June 1963. He was promoted to the rank of
colonel general staff officer (G1) on 9 September 1964.[citation needed
]
On 2 June 1966, Aye Ko was transferred to Military Operations Department at the Ministry of Defence as
colonel general staff officer (G1). He took over the role of director of the Directorate of Artillery and Armour Corps within the Ministry of Defence on 30 July 1966.[citation needed
]
Aye Ko was posted to 88th
Light Infantry Division on 24 April 1967. He was promoted to the rank of full colonel on 17 August 1968 and became deputy division commander for 88th. On 3 July 1969 Aye Ko became division commander of the 88th. He subsequently rose through the command positions as commander of Strategic Operation Command (SOC) on 24 January 1972, commander of North Eastern Regional Military Command on 11 July 1972, commander of North Western Regional Military Command on 8 March 1974, commander of Yangon Regional Military Command on 18 March 1975.[citation needed
]
He was promoted to the rank of
Chief of Staff (ARMY).[citation needed] Aye Ko resigned honorably from Myanmar armed forces on 19 September 1981.[citation needed
]
See also
- Military of Myanmar
Notes
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- ^ "Asian Bulletin". 1988.
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