Mahn Win Maung ( my, မန်းဝင်းမောင် ; 17 April 1916 – 4 July 1989) was a statesman who served as the third president of Burma.

Early life

Win Maung was an ethnic

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and born on 17 April 1916 in the

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, son of Daw Tharya and U Shwe Yin. He graduated with a B.A. from

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'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

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for the presidency in March 1957. 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

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to receive medical treatment from 16 to 28 December 1957. During his visit to the U.S., he met with President

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, 34th

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References

''New York Times'' Obituary: Mahn Win Maung, Ex-Burmese President, 73

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1989 deaths Presidents of Myanmar 1916 births Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League politicians Burmese people of Karen descent People from Ayeyarwady Region University of Yangon alumni {{Burma-bio-stub