List of presidents of Myanmar
Appearance
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This article lists the presidents of Myanmar (also known as Burma) since the Burmese Declaration of Independence in 1948.
Titles
[edit]- 1948–1962: President of the Union of Burma
- 1962–1974: Chairman of the Union Revolutionary Council of the Union of Burma
- 1974–1988: President of the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma
- 1988–1997: Chairman of the State Law and Order Restoration Council of the Union of Myanmar
- 1997–2011: Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar
- 2011–present: President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar
Presidents of Burma / Myanmar (1948–present)
[edit](Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
Union of Burma (1948–1974)[edit] | ||||||
1 | Sao Shwe Thaik စဝ်ရွှေသိုက် (1895–1962) |
4 January 1948 | 16 March 1952 | 4 years, 72 days | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League | |
2 | Ba U ဘဦး (1887–1963) |
16 March 1952 | 13 March 1957 | 4 years, 362 days | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League | |
3 | Win Maung ဝင်းမောင် (1916–1989) |
13 March 1957 | 2 March 1962 (deposed.) |
4 years, 354 days | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League / Union Party | |
— | Ne Win နေဝင်း (1911–2002) |
2 March 1962 | 2 March 1974 | 12 years | Military / Burma Socialist Programme Party | |
Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (1974–1988)[edit] | ||||||
4 | Ne Win နေဝင်း (1911–2002) |
2 March 1974 | 9 November 1981 (resigned.) |
7 years, 252 days | Burma Socialist Programme Party | |
5 | San Yu စန်းယု (1918–1996) |
9 November 1981 | 27 July 1988 (resigned.) |
6 years, 261 days | Burma Socialist Programme Party | |
6 | Sein Lwin စိန်လွင် (1923–2004) |
27 July 1988 | 12 August 1988 (resigned.) |
16 days | Burma Socialist Programme Party | |
— | Aye Ko အေးကို (1921–2006) Acting |
12 August 1988 | 19 August 1988 | 7 days | Burma Socialist Programme Party | |
7 | Maung Maung မောင်မောင် (1925–1994) |
19 August 1988 | 18 September 1988 (deposed.) |
30 days | Burma Socialist Programme Party | |
Union of Burma / Myanmar (1988–2011)[edit] | ||||||
— | Saw Maung စောမောင် (1928–1997) |
18 September 1988 | 23 April 1992 (deposed.)[a] |
3 years, 218 days | Military | |
— | Than Shwe သန်းရွှေ (born 1933) |
23 April 1992 | 30 March 2011[b] | 18 years, 341 days | Military | |
Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2011–present)[edit] | ||||||
8 | Thein Sein သိန်းစိန် (born 1944) |
30 March 2011 | 30 March 2016 | 5 years | Union Solidarity and Development Party | |
9 | Htin Kyaw ထင်ကျော် (born 1946) |
30 March 2016 | 21 March 2018 (resigned.) |
1 year, 356 days | National League for Democracy | |
— | Myint Swe မြင့်ဆွေ (born 1951) Acting |
21 March 2018 | 30 March 2018 | 9 days | Union Solidarity and Development Party | |
10 | Win Myint ဝင်းမြင့် (born 1951) |
30 March 2018 | 1 February 2021 (deposed.) |
2 years, 308 days | National League for Democracy | |
— | Myint Swe မြင့်ဆွေ (born 1951) Acting |
1 February 2021 | 22 July 2024[c] | 3 years, 172 days | Union Solidarity and Development Party | |
— | Min Aung Hlaing မင်းအောင်လှိုင် (born 1956) Acting |
22 July 2024 | Incumbent | 148 days | Military |
Timeline
[edit]See also
[edit]- Politics of Myanmar
- History of Myanmar
- List of Burmese monarchs
- List of heads of state of Myanmar
- List of colonial governors of Burma
- List of premiers of British Burma
- President of Myanmar
- Vice-President of Myanmar
- Prime Minister of Myanmar
- Deputy Prime Minister of Myanmar
- State Counsellor of Myanmar
- Chairman of the State Administration Council
Notes
[edit]- ^ Resigned for health reasons, de facto deposed by rival generals.[1][2]
- ^ Handed over power to the civilian government after the 2010 general election.
- ^ Took medical leave since 18 June 2024, and formally handed over power to Chairman of the State Administration Council on 22 July 2024.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Wheeler, Ned (28 July 1997). "Obituary: General Saw Maung". The Independent. London.
- ^ "Saw Maung Is Dead at 68; Led a Brutal Burmese Coup". The New York Times. 27 July 1997.
- ^ "The leader of Myanmar's army government is named acting president so he can renew state of emergency". Associated Press. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.