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Saw Maung Biography and Timeline

Follow Saw Maung through 6 dated historical records for Myanmar.

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Saw Maung, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

6Distinct records

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1988–1992Years on this page

1988

18 September 1988

Head of State Takes Power

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

Saw Maung seizes power as chairman of the military council

Role range: 1988-1992

18 September 1988

Coup

General · Revolution / Revolution of Myanmar

Leads a military coup & seizes power

21 September 1988

Prime Minister Takes Office

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

Saw Maung becomes Prime Minister under the military council

Role range: 1988-1992

3 October 1988

Strike

General · Government / Government of Myanmar

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

1990

27 May 1990

Election Ignored

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

Military council refuses to transfer power after opposition election victory

Role range: 1988-1992

1992

23 April 1992

Removed from Power

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

Saw Maung is removed by senior military leaders

Role range: 1988-1992

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.