Brigadier General
Appointed Brigadier
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Ne Win Biography and Timeline
Follow Ne Win through 28 dated historical records for Myanmar.
Ne Win, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1943–1988Years on this page
1943
Burmese Army
Brigadier in the newly founded Burmese Army
1949
Commander in Chief
Appointed Commander in Chief of the Army
1958
Caretaker PM Takes Office
Ne Win becomes caretaker Prime Minister to restore order before elections
Role range: 1958-1960
Prime Minister of Myanmar
Appointed Prime Minister of Burma
Role range: 1958-1960
Party Leader
Appointed Party Leader of the Burma Socialist Program Party
Role range: 1958-1988
1959
Military Caretaker Rule
Leads a military-backed caretaker government under constitutional arrangements
Role range: 1958-1960
1960
Caretaker Premiership Ends
Transfers power back to elected civilian government
Role range: 1958-1960
1962
President of Myanmar
Appointed President of Burma
Role range: 1962-1981
Coup Takes Power
Ne Win seizes power and becomes head of state and government
Role range: 1962-1974
Coup
Seizes power from U Nu
Role range: 1962-1981
Government Chairman
Ne Win chairs the Revolutionary Government after abolishing parliamentary rule
Role range: 1962-1974
Nationalization
The military government announces socialist policies leading to extensive nationalization of trade and industry
Role range: 1962-1974
The Burmese Way to Socialism
Publication of "The Burmese Way to Socialism". Combines Buddhist thought with Marxist theory as the nations official policy
Role range: 1962-1981
Coup
Leads the military coup & becomes dictator ruling through the Revolutionary Council
Role range: 1962-1974
1964
Political Parties
Bans all political parties
Role range: 1962-1981
1969
Invasion of Burma
Former President U Nu is released & tries to invade Burma from Thailand but fails
Role range: 1962-1981
1972
Resignation of Ne Win
Resigns from the army to conceal his authority
Role range: 1962-1981
1974
President Takes Office
Ne Win becomes President under the 1974 socialist constitution
Role range: 1974-1981
New Constitution
New constitution formalizes BSPP one-party socialist rule
Role range: 1974-1981
State President
Appointed State President of Burma
Role range: 1974-1981
1981
Presidency Ends
Ne Win steps down as President while retaining party dominance
Role range: 1974-1981
Resignation of Ne Win
Resigns as President but retains the essential position as head of the party
Role range: 1962-1981
1987
Reform of Royal Succession
Currency reforms are aimed at the black marketeers but robbing people of their savings. Banknotes in denominations of 25 Kyats or greater are declared worthless
Role range: 1974-1981
1988
Rebellion of Rebels in Rangoon
Universities are closed & a dusk-to-dawn curfew is placed on Rangoon & other cities
Role range: 1974-1981
Resignation of Ne Win
Announces resignation as Party Chairman at the Party Conference
Massacre
Students demonstrate, they are broken up by the army who kill about 200 & arrest 3000
Role range: 1974-1981
Rebellion of Rebels in Rangoon
Students demonstrate, they are broken up by the army who kill about 200 & arrest 3000
Role range: 1974-1981
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.