In this Burmese name, the given name is Saw Maung. There is no family name.
His Excellency Senior General
Saw Maung
စောမောင်
Chairman of the State Law and Order Restoration Council
In office 18 September 1988 – 23 April 1992
Deputy
Than Shwe
Preceded by
Maung Maung (as President)
Succeeded by
Than Shwe
Prime Minister of Burma
In office 21 September 1988 – 23 April 1992
Preceded by
Tun Tin
Succeeded by
Than Shwe
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Myanmar
In office 4 November 1985 – 23 April 1992
Deputy
Than Shwe
Preceded by
Kyaw Htin
Succeeded by
Than Shwe
Personal details
Born
(1928-12-05)5 December 1928 Mandalay, Upper Burma, British India
Died
24 July 1997(1997-07-24) (aged 68) Yangon, Myanmar
Nationality
Burmese
Political party
BSPP (until 1988) SLORC
Spouse
Aye Yee
Children
Thiha Saw Kay Thi Saw Thura Saw
Residence
Yangon
Awards
Alinkar Kyawswar
Military service
Allegiance
Myanmar
Branch/service
Myanmar Army
Years of service
1945–1992
Rank
Senior General
Saw Maung (Burmese: စောမောင်, pronounced[sɔ́màʊɰ̃]; 5 December 1928 – 24 July 1997) was a Burmese army general and statesman who served as Chairman of the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) in Myanmar and Prime Minister of Burma from 1988 until 1992, when he was deposed by rival generals who disapproved Saw Maung decisions that were in favor of Aung San Suu Kyi. Beside this, he was the 8th Commander-in-Chief of the Tatmadaw. He is the first one to get the rank of Senior General which was created for him in 1990.
SawMaung (Burmese: စောမောင်, pronounced [sɔ́ màʊɰ̃]; 5 December 1928 – 24 July 1997) was a Burmese army general and statesman who served as Chairman...
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General SawMaung unexpectedly resigned, citing health reasons. Than Shwe elevated himself to the rank of senior general and replaced SawMaung as the...
election. Wheeler, Ned (28 July 1997). "Obituary: General SawMaung". The Independent. London. "SawMaung Is Dead at 68; Led a Brutal Burmese Coup". The New...
တည်ဆောက်ရေးအဖွဲ့; abbreviated SLORC or နဝတ) that had seized power under the rule of SawMaung in 1988. On 30 March 2011, Senior General and Council Chairman Than Shwe...
Mahn Win Maung (Burmese: မန်းဝင်းမောင် [máɰ̃ wɪ́ɰ̃ màʊɰ̃]; 17 April 1916 – 4 July 1989) was a Burmese politician who served as the third president of...
generals. Wheeler, Ned (28 July 1997). "Obituary: General SawMaung". The Independent. London. "SawMaung Is Dead at 68; Led a Brutal Burmese Coup". The New...
released on 23 April 1992 the same day the SLORC Chairman Senior General SawMaung was forced to relinquish power and replaced by military junta (officially...
18 September 1988, the military retook power in the country. General SawMaung repealed the 1974 constitution and established the State Law and Order...
General and was rumored to be the next in line to replace Vice-Senior General Maung Aye in 2009. He executed 3 major events while he was commanding the Yangon...
delta village near Hainggyi Island in what is now Ngapudaw Township to Maung Phyo (father) and Khin Nyunt (mother) in 1944 during the Japanese occupation...
Raja MaungSaw Pru (Burmese: မောင်စောဖြူ, also spelt Mong Saw Pru) was a son of King Nanda Bayin and grandson of Bayinnaung. He was the 1st Governor of...
2. Retrieved 5 February 2023. San San Tin; Nayrein Kyaw; Ye Kaung Myint Maung; Khet Mar; Paul Eckert (1 August 2021). "Myanmar Junta Chief Takes on 'Caretaker'...
State Law and Order Restoration Council following a seizure of power by SawMaung. Some places were renamed to their traditional, pre-colonial names, others...
crackdown against the protests began. The armed forces under General SawMaung formed a State Law and Order Restoration Council, repealed the constitution...
Law and Order Restoration Council was established shortly after by Gen SawMaung who staged a coup on 18 September 1988. Following the military takeover...
Win Maung Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (1962–1988) Ne Win† San Yu† Sein Lwin† Aye Ko* MaungMaung Union of Burma / Myanmar (1988–2011) Saw Maung†...
opinion. Karen Colonel Min Maung was asked to create a diversion to break the stalemate by Saw Ba U Gyi. On 27 January 1949, Maung's First Karen Rifles seized...
Uprising. Security forces killed thousands of demonstrators, and General SawMaung staged a coup d'état and formed the State Law and Order Restoration Council...
(Naga Safe Guards) under Kaito Sukhai.[additional citation(s) needed] 1946 saw the creation of the Naga National Council (NNC) under Phizo's leadership...
Win Maung Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (1962–1988) Ne Win† San Yu† Sein Lwin† Aye Ko* MaungMaung Union of Burma / Myanmar (1988–2011) Saw Maung†...
uprising. The movement was crushed by the army Chief of Staff General SawMaung who took over and instated the State Law and Order Restoration Council...
Robert H. (28 November 2018). "Politics in Late Colonial Burma: The Case of U Saw". Modern Asian Studies. 10 (2): 161–193. doi:10.1017/S0026749X00005928. ISSN 1469-8099...
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