List of Presidents of Myanmar
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This is a list of Presidents of Myanmar (also known as Burma) since its independence in 1948.
The second section lists the Chairmen of the totalitarian Burma Socialist Programme Party (BSPP) in 1962-88, then possessing full control over the country and hence de facto representing the executive power.
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Presidents of Burma/Myanmar (1948–present)[edit]
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
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Union of Burma (1948–1974)[edit]
| President | Term of office | Political party | |||||
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| № | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | Duration | ||
| Presidents of the Union | |||||||
| 1 | Sao Shwe Thaik (1894–1962) |
4 January 1948 | 16 March 1952 | 4 years, 72 days | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League | ||
| 2 | Ba U (1887–1963) |
16 March 1952 | 13 March 1957 | 4 years, 362 days | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League | ||
| 3 | ![]() |
Win Maung (1916–1989) |
13 March 1957 | 2 March 1962[1] | 4 years, 354 days | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League | |
| Chairman of the Union Revolutionary Council | |||||||
| Ne Win (1911–2002) |
2 March 1962 | 2 March 1974 | 12 years, 0 days | Military / Burma Socialist Programme Party |
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Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (1974–1988)[edit]
- Status
Denotes Acting President
| President | Term of office | Political party | |||||
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| № | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | Duration | ||
| Presidents of the Republic | |||||||
| 4 | Ne Win (1911–2002) |
2 March 1974 | 9 November 1981[2] | 7 years, 252 days | Burma Socialist Programme Party | ||
| 5 | San Yu (1918–1996) |
9 November 1981 | 27 July 1988[3] | 6 years, 261 days | Burma Socialist Programme Party | ||
| 6 | ![]() |
Sein Lwin (1923–2004) |
27 July 1988 | 12 August 1988[3] | 16 days | Burma Socialist Programme Party | |
| — | Aye Ko (1921–2006) |
12 August 1988 | 19 August 1988 | 7 days | Burma Socialist Programme Party | ||
| 7 | Maung Maung (1925–1994) |
19 August 1988 | 18 September 1988[4] | 30 days | Burma Socialist Programme Party | ||
Union of Burma/Myanmar (1988–2011)[edit]
| Chairman | Term of office | Political party | |||||
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| № | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | Duration | ||
| Chairmen of the State Law and Order Restoration Council | |||||||
| Saw Maung (1928–1997) |
18 September 1988 | 23 April 1992[5] | 3 years, 218 days | Military | |||
| Than Shwe (1933–) |
23 April 1992 | 15 November 1997 | 5 years, 206 days | Military | |||
| Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council | |||||||
| Than Shwe (1933–) |
15 November 1997 | 30 March 2011[6] | 13 years, 135 days | Military | |||
Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2011–present)[edit]
| President | Term of office | Political party | |||||
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| № | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | Duration | ||
| President of the Republic | |||||||
| 8 | Thein Sein (1945–) |
30 March 2011 | Incumbent | 4 years, 204 days | Union Solidarity and Development Party | ||
Chairmen of the Burma Socialist Programme Party (1962–1988)[edit]
| Chairman | Term of office | Notes | ||||
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| № | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | Duration | |
| 1 | Ne Win (1911–2002) |
4 July 1962 | 23 July 1988[3] | 26 years, 19 days | Also Chairman of the Union Revolutionary Council (1962–1974), Prime Minister (1962–1974) and President (1974–1981). | |
| 2 | ![]() |
Sein Lwin (1923–2004) |
26 July 1988 | 12 August 1988[3] | 17 days | Also President (1988). |
| 3 | Maung Maung (1925–1994) |
19 August 1988 | 18 September 1988[4] | 30 days | Also President (1988). | |
See also[edit]
Footnotes[edit]
- ^ Deposed in the 1962 coup d'état
- ^ Resigned
- ^ a b c d Resigned during the 8888 Uprising
- ^ a b Deposed in a coup d'état during the 8888 Uprising
- ^ Removed from office due to ill health
- ^ Handed over power to the civilian government after the 2010 general election
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