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San Yu Biography and Timeline

Follow San Yu through 4 dated historical records for Myanmar.

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San Yu, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

4Distinct records

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1981–1988Years on this page

1981

9 November 1981

President Takes Office

President of the Republic · Rangoon · Government / Socialist Republic of Burma

San Yu becomes President of the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma

Role range: 1981-1988

1981

President of Myanmar

President of Myanmar · Government / Government of Myanmar

Appointed President of Burma

Role range: 1981-

1985

October 1985

BSPP Mandate

President of the Republic · Rangoon · Government / Socialist Republic of Burma

San Yu continues as President after the 1985 one-party election

Role range: 1981-1988

1988

27 July 1988

Presidency Ends

Former President of the Republic · Rangoon · Government / Socialist Republic of Burma

San Yu resigns amid nationwide unrest

Role range: 1981-1988

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.