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Aye Ko (, 19 September 1921 – 26 September 2006) was a Burmese army captain and the former Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of Union of Myanmar. He held the position of Vice President of Burma for three presidents between December 1985 and September 1988.


Military career

Aye Ko joined Myanmar Armed Forces on 20 April 1952 as second lieutenant for 2nd Company in No. 15 Infantry Battalion. He was promoted to the rank of
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on 30 April 1953. He was transferred to No. 30 Infantry Battalion and promoted to the rank of
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on 8 July 1955. On 27 July 1956 Aye Ko was transferred to No. 2 Military Intelligence Company attached to 8th Infantry
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. He became General staff officer (G3) at the headquarters of 8th Infantry Brigade on 30 October 1956. He was then transferred to No. 30 Infantry Battalion on 25 May 1960 as temporary deputy battalion commander. He was promoted to the rank of
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on 3 June 1961 and became deputy battalion commander for No. 30 Infantry Battalion. He was transferred to No. 1 Shan Rifle Battalion on 17 June 1963. He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel and became commanding officer of No. 1 Shan Rifle Battalion on 20 January 1964. Aye Ko was posted to South Western Regional Military Command as colonel general staff officer (G1) on 9 September 1964. On 2 June 1966, Aye Ko was transferred to Military Operations Department at the Ministry of Defence as colonel general staff officer (G1). He took over the role of director of the Directorate of Artillery and Armour Corps within the Ministry of Defence on 30 July 1966. Aye Ko was posted to 88th
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Division on 24 April 1967. He was promoted to the rank of full
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on 17 August 1968 and became deputy division commander for 88th. On 3 July 1969 Aye Ko became division commander of the 88th. He subsequently rose through the command positions as commander of Strategic Operation Command (SOC) on 24 January 1972, commander of North Eastern Regional Military Command on 11 July 1972, commander of North Western Regional Military Command on 8 March 1974, commander of Yangon Regional Military Command on 18 March 1975. He was promoted to the rank of brigadier general on 2 April 1976 and became Vice
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(ARMY). He was promoted to major general on 1 January 1979 and to
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on 13 March 1981 and became
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(ARMY). Aye Ko resigned honorably from Myanmar armed forces on 19 September 1981.


See also

* Military of Myanmar


Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Aye Ko 1921 births 2006 deaths Burmese generals Burma Socialist Programme Party politicians Vice-presidents of Myanmar