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Than Shwe (Burmese: သန်းရွှေ; pronounced [θáɰ̃ ʃwè]; born 2 February 1933) is a retired Burmese army general who led Myanmar as the second chairman of the State Peace and Development Council and as well as the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services from 1992 until his resignation in 2011 and also concurrently served as the eighth prime minister from 1992 to 2003. He previously served as the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services from 1985 and the vice chairman of the State Peace and Development Council and deputy prime minister from 1988 until 1992. Born in Kyaukse, Than Shwe received military training and in 1953 joined the Tatmadaw (the Armed Forces of Myanmar) and rose through the ranks. In 1985, he was appointed the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services. In 1988, following a coup that followed the 8888 Uprising, Than Shwe was appointed the vice chairman of the newly formed State Peace and Development Council and deputy prime minister by Saw Maung, the new leader of M

Than Shwe - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Military ruler of Myanmar from 1992 to 2011 Not to be confused with Than Swe . This article may incorporate text from a large language model , which is prohibited in Wikipedia articles . It may include hallucinated information, copyright violations , claims not verified in cited sources, original research , or fictitious references . Any such material should be removed . ( August 2025 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) In this Burmese name , the given name is Than Shwe . There is no family name. [[Thein Se

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