U Ne Win Biography

U Ne Win biography

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NAME: U Ne Win
OCCUPATION: General, Political Leader
BIRTH DATE: May 24, 1919
DEATH DATE: December 05, 2002
EDUCATION: University College, Rangoon

PLACE OF BIRTH: Paungdale, Myanmar
PLACE OF DEATH: Yangon, Myanmar
AKA: Shu Maung

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U Ne Win was a Burmese military general who staged a coup and ruled his country from 1962 until 1988.

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In 1962, Ne Win carried out a coup d'état, establishing the Revolutionary Council of the Union of Burma, whose members were mostly drawn from the armed forces. After revamping economic and foreign policy, by the late 1980s Burma was one of the world's poorest countries. In 2002, he was placed under house arrest following the imprisonment of his opponents and remained in custody until his death.