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| − | |birth_date=February 2, 1933 (age | + | |birth_date=February 2, 1933 (age 90)<ref>"Than Shwe". Alternative Asean Network on Burma. Retrieved 2008-07-02.</ref> or May 3, 1935 (age 88)<ref>"၂၀၁၅ အထွေထွေ ရွေးကောက်ပွဲ မဲဆန္ဒရှင်စာရင်း (Voter list)" (Press release). Union Election Commission. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.</ref> |
|birth_place=Kyaukse, Burma | |birth_place=Kyaukse, Burma | ||
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Revision as of 18:47, May 22, 2023
| Than Shwe | |
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Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council
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| In office April 23, 1992 – March 30, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Saw Maung |
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| Succeeded by | Thein Sein |
| Born | February 2, 1933 (age 90)[1] or May 3, 1935 (age 88)[2] Kyaukse, Burma |
| Spouse(s) | Kyaing Kyaing |
| Children | 8 |
| Alma mater | Officer Training School
Frunze Military Academy (Soviet Union) |
Than Shwe was the Burmese military dictator until March 10, 2011. A member of the Burmese Way to Socialism Party, Shwe along with Saw Maung helped oust socialist leader, Ne Win. After Saw Maung died, Than Shwe became leader but stepped down in 2011 due to Western-backed protests which led the way to Aung San Suu Kyi eventually becoming the leader.