Sao Shwe Thaik4 January 1948
Sao Shwe Thaik becomes first President of independent Burma
Myanmar · Government / Union of Burma. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Sao Shwe Thaik becomes first President of independent Burma
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Win Maung becomes President of the Union of Burma
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