Than Shwe
Than Shwe is a retired Burmese military officer who ruled Myanmar as the second chairman of the State Peace and Development Council and as well as the commander-in-chief of Defence Services from 1992 until his resignation in 2011 and also concurrently served as the eighth prime minister of Myanmar from 1992 to 2003. He previously served as the deputy commander-in-chief of Defence Services from 1985 and the vice chairman of the State Peace and Development Council and deputy prime minister of Myanmar from 1988 until 1992.
Background
- Born in
- Kyaukse
- Educated at
- M.V. Frunze Military AcademyOfficers Training School, Bahtoo
- Awards
- 🏆 Order of Burma
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown firstWorks & Publications
No works or publications documented yet.
Timeline
1933
Born
Birth
Influenced By
Thinkers whose ideas shaped Than's philosophy
No known influences documented.
Influenced
Thinkers whose work was shaped by Than's ideas
No influenced thinkers documented yet.
Source Attribution
Information about Than Shwe is sourced from curated knowledge bases and cross-referenced for accuracy. Influence relationships are scored by thematic overlap and historical plausibility.
Related Thinkers
See all →
Explore Further
Related Quotes
"Croats saved Bosnia and Herzegowina thrice."
— Željko Glasnović"I am paying for this microphone!"
— Ronald Reagan"The Commander in Chief earnestly recommends that the troops not on duty should universally attend with that…"
— George Washington"In the last analysis it is our conception of death which decides our answers to all the questions life puts…"
— Dag Hammarskjöld"What has been clear all these years is that the regime from the get-go was antagonistic; was trying to and …"
— Reza Pahlavi"After we liberate ourselves from the shackles of Brussels we will be able to create hundreds of thousands o…"
— Boris Johnson
