Sein Lwin

His Lwin (* 1923, † 9 April 2004 in Yangon ) was a military and politician in Myanmar.

Infamous His Lwin by various violent actions against insurgents in the laid-off from British colonial rule Burma, which earned him the nickname " the Butcher of Rangoon ". In 1943 entered the army service, the then 27 -year-old Major has already appeared on 12 August 1950 with the murder of Saw Ba U Gyi, the leader of a revolt against the Karen, the Burmese government, in appearance.

After the coup of General Ne Win, he proposed on July 7, 1962 a student uprising against the regime bloodily. Hundreds will thereby be killed.

1974 was due to the refusal of the military government, who died of cancer Burmese UN Secretary-General U Thant Sithu align a state funeral to demonstrations by students and Buddhist monks. Again it was His Lwin, who suppressed the riots by force.

1983 His Lwin Deputy Secretary General of the Burma Socialist Programme Party ( BSPP) was appointed. In the wake of the riots of 1988, Ne Win resigned. His Lwin then took over on 27 July 1988, chaired by the BSPP and was also president. The student unrest then took further and culminated on August 8, 1988 in its violent crackdown. Until 13 August 1988, killed around 3000 people in Rangoon.

After only 17 days in office, his Lwin resigned as president on 12 August 1988. Acting successor was for 7 days Aye Ko, then the civilian Dr. Maung Maung was for a month president of the country before September 18, after the coup led by General Saw Maung again a military government took power.

President (Myanmar )
Born in 1923
Died in 2004
Man

April 9 Karen people

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