Saw Maung Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Saw Maung, based on 6 World History Database records associated with Myanmar.

6 records1988–19926 events1 places

Chronological biography

1988

Coup18 September 1988

Revolution / Revolution of Myanmar · General

Leads a military coup & seizes power

Head of State Takes Power18 September 1988

Government / State Law and Order Restoration Council · Chairman of SLORC · Rangoon

Saw Maung seizes power as chairman of the military council

Prime Minister Takes Office21 September 1988

Government / State Law and Order Restoration Council · Prime Minister of Burma · Rangoon

Saw Maung becomes Prime Minister under the military council

Strike3 October 1988

Government / Government of Myanmar · General

The strike collapses after military repression. 5000 are killed during the opening months of the regime

1990

Election Ignored27 May 1990

Government / State Law and Order Restoration Council · Chairman of SLORC · Rangoon

Military council refuses to transfer power after opposition election victory

1992

Removed from Power23 April 1992

Government / State Law and Order Restoration Council · Former Chairman of SLORC · Rangoon

Saw Maung is removed by senior military leaders

Titles and roles

Chairman of SLORC · Former Chairman of SLORC · General · Prime Minister of Burma

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.