Win Maung
Mahn Win Maung | |
|---|---|
မန်းဝင်းမောင် | |
 Win Maung in 1957 | |
| 3rd President of Burma | |
| In office 13 March 1957 – 2 March 1962 | |
| Prime Minister | U Nu Ne Win U Nu |
| Preceded by | Ba U |
| Succeeded by | Ne Win as Chairman of the Union Revolutionary Council |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 April 1916 Hlezeit village, University of Rangoon |
| Awards | Independence Mawgunwin (Second Class) |
president of Burma
.
Early life
Win Maung was an ethnic
Rangoon University's Judson College
in 1937.
Career
Between 1947 and 1956 he was variously Minister of Ministry of Mining and Labour, Minister of the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunication and Minister of the Ministry of Water, Air and Coastal Ship.
He was selected by
Prime Minister U Nu for the presidency in March 1957.[1] He served for five years until 2 March 1962, when General Ne Win's military coup d'état
ousted Nu's government. He was imprisoned between 1962 and 1967.
Personal life
He privately visited the United States to receive medical treatment from 16 to 28 December 1957. During his visit to the U.S., he met with President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States.[2]
References
- ^ "Myanmar's Presidents Since Independence". THE IRRAWADDY. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ "Visits By Foreign Leaders of Burma". United States Department of State.
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