Ne Win, U

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Ne Win, U (1911–2002) Burmese general and statesman, prime minister (1958–60), head of state (1962–74), and president (1974–81). In 1943 he was appointed Chief of Staff of the Burmese army by Aung San. In 1962 Ne Win seized power in a military coup. He established a military dictatorship and formed a one-party state, governed by the Burma Socialist Programme Party (BSPP). In 1988, Ne Win retired as leader of the BSPP.

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