Sein Win (general, born 1919)
Sein Win | |
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စိန်ဝင်း | |
Prime Minister of Burma | |
| In office 4 March 1974 – 29 March 1977 | |
| President | Ne Win |
| Preceded by | Ne Win |
| Succeeded by | Maung Maung Kha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 March 1919[ Brigadier General |
Early life
Sein Win was born in Danyingon, Moulmein (now Mawlamyine), then under British Raj Burma on 19 March 1919[citation needed] as the son of Thin Myaing and Pwe Kyu. He was educated in Pyon Yin School, National Middle School, and Government High School in Tavoy (now Dawei).
Student activist
In 1938, he moved back from Tavoy to Moulmein to study at
Freedom fighter
After successful completion of police officer training, he worked as a cadet police officer for some time. In early 1942, he joined the
Army career
He then worked in the army up to the post of the commander at the Southeastern Military Command with the rank of Brigadier General.[2] In 1962, after Ne Win's military coup, he became a member of the Revolutionary Council of Burma through which Ne Win ruled Burma.
Prime minister
In 1964, he became Minister for Construction and Public Work in Ne Win's administration. In 1971, he also chaired the Burma Socialist Programme Party's Party Inspection Committee. On 20 April 1972, Sein Win retired from army. In 1974, he became Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma. In 1977, he was blamed for the economic problems of the country and dismissed from office by President Ne Win. He then became a State Councillor of Burma, a position from which he retired in 1985.
Family
In 1943, he married Mya Shwe, daughter of Captain Ba Pe and Daw Mone. The couple had seven children, one of whom died in infancy.