Than Shwe (Burmese: သန်းရွှေ; pronounced [θáɰ̃ ʃwè]; born 2 February 1933) is a retired Burmese military officer who held influential positions within...

when he was handpicked to succeed longtime military ruler Senior General Than Shwe, who transferred leadership over the country to a civilian government...

Shwe may refer to: Shwe language, a variety of the Palaung language Shwe, a subgroup of the Palaung people Shwe (Cyrillic), a Cyrillic letter Than Shwe...

many (but not all) of whom were released. In the event, Senior General Than Shwe remained in power until he retired in 2011 at age 78. The phrase "Saffron...

Maung in 1988. On 30 March 2011, Senior General and Council Chairman Than Shwe signed a decree that officially dissolved the council. SLORC succeeded...

Prime Minister of Myanmar on 25 August 2003, succeeding Senior General Than Shwe. However, his tenure was short-lived, lasting until 18 October 2004. As...

instructions of former junta leader Senior General Than Shwe. The same year he accompanied Senior General Than Shwe on state visits to Vietnam and China. Soe Win...

Current events portal Thura Shwe Mann (Burmese: သူရ ရွှေမန်း, pronounced [θùja̰ ʃwè máɰ̃]; born 11 July 1947) is a Burmese politician who was Speaker of...

Nay Shwe Thway Aung (Burmese: နေရွှေသွေးအောင်; pronounced [ne ʃwe θwei aʊŋ]; born 22 May 1991), also known as Phoe La Pyae (Burmese: ဖိုးလပြည့်; pronounced...

General on 18 March 1990, becoming the first person to hold this rank. Than Shwe was subsequently promoted directly from the rank of General to Senior...

11th-century warrior-king. His departure however was orchestrated by Than Shwe and Maung Aye, who used Saw Maung's weakness as an opportunity to seize...

his dual role, Thein Sein handed over the chairman position of party to Shwe Mann on 1 May 2013. But Thein Sein will continue to play a leadership role...

Than Swe was appointed as the head of the Union Civil Service Board, until August 2022. During his term, he reinstated policies during the Than Shwe era...

Senior General Than Shwe, was the head of government of Myanmar, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces.[citation needed] General Than Shwe summoned foreign...

Sao Shwe Thaik (Shan: ၸဝ်ႈၶမ်းသိူၵ်ႈ, Tsaw³ Kham⁴soek³; Burmese: စဝ်ရွှေသိုက်, Burmese pronunciation: [saʔ ʃwè θaiʔ]; 16 October 1895 – 21 November 1962)...

English edition that contained the concealed messages "freedom" and "killer Than Shwe", a reference to Burma's head of state. The bogus advertisement appeared...

2004, a power struggle between the then–head of state, Senior General Than Shwe, chairman of the State Peace and Development Council, and his prime minister...

state until the SPDC was dissolved on 30 March 2011 by Senior General Than Shwe, marking a significant transition in Myanmar's governance. Maung Aye served...

September 1988 23 April 1992 (deposed.) 3 years, 218 days Military — Than Shwe သန်းရွှေ (born 1933) 23 April 1992 30 March 2011 18 years, 341 days Military...

2004, a power struggle between the then–head of state, Senior General Than Shwe, chairman of the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), and the prime...

Agga Maha Thray Sithu, the second-highest honor. Former military leader Than Shwe, who picked Min Aung Hlaing as his successor as commander-in-chief, was...

Senior General Than Shwe. The report proved to be false when state-run newspapers referred to him as Senior General three days later. Than Shwe ultimately...

Myanmar. He is a close associate of the country's former head of state, Than Shwe. He is the first Myanmar entrepreneur to appear on the cover of Forbes...

Aye Thit Shwe, Dewa Shwe, Khin Pyone Shwe, Kyi Kyi Shwe, and Thandar Shwe, and three sons, Kyaing San Shwe, Thant Zaw Shwe and Htun Naing Shwe. Kyaing...

 Bangladesh  Myanmar Commanders and leaders Fakhruddin Ahmed Sarwar Jahan Nizam Than Shwe Nyan Tun Strength From first Day: 1 Frigate: BNS Abu Bakr 1 Large Patrol...

Chaung Village, Danubyu, Ayeyarwady Region, Burma to parents Tun Kyin and Daw Than. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in geology from the Rangoon...

sons and three daughters namely Aung Than Shwe, Than Pe Shwe, Aung Myint Shwe, Yuzana Shwe, Myinzu Shwe and Sabai Shwe. "ဗိုလ်မှူးချုပ် သရေစည်သူ အောင်ရွှေ(၁၉၁၈-၂ဝ၁၇)"...

autumn 1994 house arrest when she met the leader of Burma, Senior General Than Shwe and General Khin Nyunt on 20 September in the first meeting since she...

Mawlamyine". Mizzima News. 11 April 2021. "Senior general (former general) Than Shwe is looking for a change in leadership of the State Administration Council...

Wutt Hmone Shwe Yi (Burmese: ဝတ်မှုန်ရွှေရည်, pronounced [wʊʔ m̥òʊɰ̃ ʃwè jì], sometimes anglicized as Wut Hmone Shwe Yi; born on 10 August 1988) is a...