List of presidents of Myanmar

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This article lists the presidents of Myanmar (also known as Burma) since the Burmese Declaration of Independence in 1948.

Titles[edit]

Presidents of Burma / Myanmar (1948–present)[edit]

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office

Union of Burma (1948–1974)[edit]

1 Sao Shwe Thaik
စဝ်ရွှေသိုက်
(1895–1962)
4 January 1948 16 March 1952 4 years, 72 days Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League
2 Ba U
ဘဦး
(1887–1963)
16 March 1952 13 March 1957 4 years, 362 days Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League
3 Win Maung
ဝင်းမောင်
(1916–1989)
13 March 1957 2 March 1962
(deposed.)
4 years, 354 days Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League /
Union Party
Ne Win
နေဝင်း
(1911–2002)
2 March 1962 2 March 1974 12 years Military /
Burma Socialist Programme Party

Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (1974–1988)[edit]

4 Ne Win
နေဝင်း
(1911–2002)
2 March 1974 9 November 1981
(resigned.)
7 years, 252 days Burma Socialist Programme Party
5 San Yu
စန်းယု
(1918–1996)
9 November 1981 27 July 1988
(resigned.)
6 years, 261 days Burma Socialist Programme Party
6 Sein Lwin
စိန်လွင်
(1923–2004)
27 July 1988 12 August 1988
(resigned.)
16 days Burma Socialist Programme Party
Aye Ko
အေးကို
(1921–2006)
Acting
12 August 1988 19 August 1988 7 days Burma Socialist Programme Party
7 Maung Maung
မောင်မောင်
(1925–1994)
19 August 1988 18 September 1988
(deposed.)
30 days Burma Socialist Programme Party

Union of Burma / Myanmar (1988–2011)[edit]

Saw Maung
စောမောင်
(1928–1997)
18 September 1988 23 April 1992
(deposed.)[a]
3 years, 218 days Military
Than Shwe
သန်းရွှေ
(born 1933)
23 April 1992 30 March 2011[b] 18 years, 341 days Military

Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2011–present)[edit]

8 Thein Sein
သိန်းစိန်
(born 1944)
30 March 2011 30 March 2016 5 years Union Solidarity and Development Party
9 Htin Kyaw
ထင်ကျော်
(born 1946)
30 March 2016 21 March 2018
(resigned.)
1 year, 356 days National League for Democracy
Myint Swe
မြင့်ဆွေ
(born 1951)
Acting
21 March 2018 30 March 2018 9 days Union Solidarity and Development Party
10 Win Myint
ဝင်းမြင့်
(born 1951)
30 March 2018 1 February 2021
(deposed.)
2 years, 308 days National League for Democracy
Myint Swe
မြင့်ဆွေ
(born 1951)
Acting
1 February 2021 Incumbent[3] 3 years, 57 days Union Solidarity and Development Party

Timeline[edit]

Win MyintMyint SweHtin KyawThein SeinThan ShweSaw MaungMaung MaungAye KoSein LwinSan YuNe WinWin MaungBa USao Shwe Thaik

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Resigned due to health reasons, de facto deposed by rival generals.[1][2]
  2. ^ Handed over power to the civilian government after the 2010 general election.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Wheeler, Ned (28 July 1997). "Obituary: General Saw Maung". The Independent. London.
  2. ^ "Saw Maung Is Dead at 68; Led a Brutal Burmese Coup". The New York Times. 27 July 1997.
  3. ^ "Myanmar military announces new State Administrative Council". The Myanmar Times. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

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