Ne Win

Ne Win

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Bo Ne Win was a Burmese military commander and dictator of Burma from 1962 until 1988. Ne Win was appointed Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces... More

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Min Ko Naing

Min Ko Naing

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Min Ko Naing (born 18 October 1962), whose name literally means "conqueror of kings" was born Paw Oo Tun in Rangoon (Yangon), Burma. He is the... More

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Maung Aye

Maung Aye

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Deputy Senior-General Maung Aye, born 25 December 1937 in Konbalu, in modern-day Sagaing Division, Myanmar, is the Vice-Chairman of the State Peace... More

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Win Aung

Win Aung

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Win Aung (Burmese:, born 28 February 1944) in Dawei (formerly Tavoy), Tanintharyi Division was the foreign minister of Myanmar from November 1998... More

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Khun Sa

Khun Sa

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in 1934. When his mother married a Shan prince, he adopted the name "Khun Sa", meaning "Prince Prosperous". In his youth he served with Kuomintang... More

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Drug lord WA State Drug lords Mae Hong Son Ka Kwe Ye Moh Heng … Burmese

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U Thant

U Thant

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U Thant was a Burmese diplomat and the third Secretary-General of the United Nations, from 1961 to 1971. He was chosen for the post when his... More

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Saw Maung

Saw Maung

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Saw Maung (1928 - 1997), born in Mandalay, was a political figure in Myanmar. He was a military general when he staged a coup in 1988 and became... More

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Naresuan

Naresuan

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King Naresuan the Great (1555 - April 25 1605 also sometimes called Naret or "the Black Prince",) was king of Siam (today Thailand) from 1590 until... More

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Cynthia Maung

Cynthia Maung

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Dr. Cynthia Maung is a Karen medical doctor who since 1989 has lived in Mae Sot, on the Thai-Burmese border. She left Burma (now Myanmar) after the... More

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Su Su Nway

Su Su Nway

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Su Su Nway (born 1971; also known as Su Su Nwe), a democracy activist and member of the National League for Democracy (NLD), is the first Burmese... More

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