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Than Shwe ( Burmese: သန်းရွှေ; pronounced [θáɰ̃ ʃwè]; born 2 February 1933) is a retired Burmese army general who held influential positions within Myanmar's government. [3] [4] Serving as the Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council ( SPDC) from 1992 to 2011, he played a significant role in shaping the country's political landscape.
Than Shwe (born February 2, 1933, Kyaukse, Burma [now Myanmar]) was a Myanmar soldier and politician, leader of the ruling military junta in Myanmar (Burma) from 1992 to 2011. Than Shwe worked as a postal clerk before joining the army in 1953.
Jul 3, 2019 · Than Shwe (born February 2, 1933) is a Burmese politician who ruled the country as a military dictator from 1992 to 2011. He was known for being a secretive, vindictive commander who showed no qualms about having dissidents, journalists, and even Buddhist monks beaten, jailed, tortured, and executed.
Dec 24, 2021 · Senior Gen. Than Shwe, Myanmar’s previous junta chief, at the 65th Armed Forces Day in 2010. He is among the high-ranking military figures that the Kyaw Thaung family has ties to. Credit...
Aug 17, 2022 · Military strongman Than Shwe, who ran Myanmar for nearly two decades from 1992 to 2011, purged the military intelligence chief and his prime minister Khin Nyunt as well as several intelligence ...
Feb 2, 2021 · Phyo was born in 1995, just three years after military dictator Than Shwe came to power. She describes the year she was born as "the deepest height of military rule after the '88 revolution".
Oct 4, 2007 · By Ed Cropley. BANGKOK (Reuters) - The rare outsiders who meet him say he can be friendly and engaging, but behind the smile of "the old man" at the top of Myanmar's junta lies the heart of a cold,...
Than Shwe ( Burmese: သန်းရွှေ; pronounced: [θáɴ ʃwè]; born 2 February 1933) is a Burmese army general and politician, retired commander-in-chief and military ruler of Myanmar until 2010. He was the head of state of Burma from 1992 to 2011 as Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC).
Than Shwe is a retired Burmese army general who held influential positions within Myanmar's government. Serving as the Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) from 1992 to 2011, he played a significant role in shaping the country's political landscape.
Than Shwe thän shwā [key], 1933–, Burmese soldier and military dictator of Myanmar. He joined the army in 1953, attended training school, and became a commissioned officer. In 1963 he was named an instructor in the ideological training school.
