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Than Shwe
Senior General
Than Shwe
(; ; born 2 February 1933) is a Burmese
strongman politician
who was the
head of state of Burma
from 1992 to 2011 as Chairman of the
State Peace and Development Council
(SPDC). During this period, he held key positions of power including
Prime Minister of Burma
,
Commander-in-chief
of
Myanmar Defense Services
and head of the
Union Solidarity and Development Association
. In March 2011 he officially stepped down as head of state in favour of his hand-picked successor,
Thein Sein
, and as head of the Armed Forces, being replaced by general
Min Aung Hlaing
.
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