Permanent historical factsheet

President Takes Office

Myanmar · Government / Socialist Republic of Burma. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

4Records
1974–1988Date range
4Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1974

Ne Win2 March 1974

Rangoon · Government / Socialist Republic of Burma

Ne Win becomes President under the 1974 socialist constitution

1981

San Yu9 November 1981

Rangoon · Government / Socialist Republic of Burma

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

1988

Sein Lwin27 July 1988

Rangoon · Government / Socialist Republic of Burma

Sein Lwin becomes President during the uprising

Maung Maung19 August 1988

Rangoon · Government / Socialist Republic of Burma

Maung Maung becomes President during the democratic uprising

Names involved

Maung MaungNe WinSan YuSein Lwin

Provenance

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