Win Maung

Mahn Win Maung (Burmese: မန်းဝင်းမောင် [máɰ̃ wɪ́ɰ̃ màʊɰ̃]; 17 April 1916 – 4 July 1989) was a statesman who served as the third president of the Union of Burma (Myanmar).

For other people named Win Maung, see Win Maung (disambiguation).
In this Burmese name, Mahn is an honorific, not a surname.
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Mahn Win Maung
မန်းဝင်းမောင်
3rd President of Burma
In office
13 March 1957 – 2 March 1962
Prime MinisterU Nu
Ne Win
U Nu
Preceded byBa U
Succeeded byNe Win Prime minister and de facto Head of State, titular Head of State after 1974
Personal details
Born(1916-04-17)17 April 1916
Hlezeit village, Kyonpyaw Township, Bassein District, Lower Burma, British India
Died4 July 1989(1989-07-04) (aged 73)
Yangon, Myanmar
NationalityBurmese
Political partyAFPFL
Spouse(s)Mya May
Alma materUniversity of Rangoon
AwardsIndependence Mawgunwin (Second Class)

Early life

Win Maung was an ethnic Karen and born on 17 April 1916 in the Irrawaddy delta, son of Daw Tharya and U Shwe Yin. He graduated with a B.A. from Rangoon University's Judson College in 1937.

Career

Between 1947 and 1956 he was variously Minister of Ministry of Mining and Labour, Minister of the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunication and Minister of the Ministry of Water, Air and Coastal Ship.

He was selected by Prime Minister U Nu for the presidency in March 1957.[1] He served for five years until 2 March 1962, when General Ne Win's military coup d'état ousted Nu's government. He was imprisoned between 1962 and 1967.

Personal life

He privately visited the United States to receive medical treatment from 16 to 28 December, 1957. During his visit to the U.S, he met with President Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States.[2]

References
  1. "Myanmar's Presidents Since Independence". THE IRRAWADDY. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  2. "Visits By Foreign Leaders of Burma". United States Department of State.
Political offices
Preceded by
Ba U		 President of Burma
1957–1962		 Succeeded by
Ne Win
Chairman of the Union Revolutionary Council



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