List of presidents of Myanmar
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This article lists the presidents of Myanmar (also known as Burma) since the Burmese Declaration of Independence in 1948.
Titles
- 1948–1962: President of the Union of Burma
- 1962–1974: Chairman of the Union Revolutionary Council of the Union of Burma
- 1974–1988: President of the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma
- 1988–1997: Chairman of the State Law and Order Restoration Council of the Union of Myanmar
- 1997–2011: Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar
- 2011–present: President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar
List of officeholders
- Political parties
Union Karen League (UKL)
- Other affiliations
- Status
Acting president
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Lifespan) |
Term of office | Political party | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | Duration | ||||||
Union of Burma (1948–1974) | ||||||||
| 1 | Sao Shwe Thaik စဝ်ရွှေသိုက် (1895–1962) |
4 January 1948 | 16 March 1952 | 4 years, 72 days | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League | |||
| 2 | Ba U ဘဦး (1887–1963) |
16 March 1952 | 13 March 1957 | 4 years, 362 days | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League | |||
| 3 | Win Maung ဝင်းမောင် (1916–1989) |
13 March 1957 | 2 March 1962 (Deposed in a coup) |
4 years, 354 days | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League (Union Karen League) |
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| — | Ne Win နေဝင်း (1911–2002) |
2 March 1962 | 2 March 1974 | 12 years | Military / Burma Socialist Programme Party |
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Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (1974–1988) | ||||||||
| 4 | Ne Win နေဝင်း (1911–2002) |
2 March 1974 | 9 November 1981 (Resigned) |
7 years, 252 days | Burma Socialist Programme Party | |||
| 5 | San Yu စန်းယု (1918–1996) |
9 November 1981 | 27 July 1988 (Resigned) |
6 years, 261 days | Burma Socialist Programme Party | |||
| 6 | Sein Lwin စိန်လွင် (1923–2004) |
27 July 1988 | 12 August 1988 (Resigned) |
16 days | Burma Socialist Programme Party | |||
| — | Aye Ko အေးကို (1921–2006) |
12 August 1988 | 19 August 1988 | 7 days | Burma Socialist Programme Party | |||
| 7 | Maung Maung မောင်မောင် (1925–1994) |
19 August 1988 | 18 September 1988 (Deposed in a coup) |
30 days | Burma Socialist Programme Party | [1] | ||
Union of Burma / Myanmar (1988–2011) | ||||||||
| — | Saw Maung စောမောင် (1928–1997) |
18 September 1988 | 23 April 1992 (Deposed)[a] |
3 years, 218 days | Military | [2][3][4] | ||
| — | Than Shwe သန်းရွှေ (born 1933) |
23 April 1992 | 30 March 2011[b] | 18 years, 341 days | Military / Union Solidarity and Development Association |
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Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2011–present) | ||||||||
| 8 | Thein Sein သိန်းစိန် (born 1944) |
30 March 2011 | 30 March 2016 | 5 years | Union Solidarity and Development Party | [5] | ||
| 9 | Htin Kyaw ထင်ကျော် (born 1946) |
30 March 2016 | 21 March 2018 (Resigned) |
1 year, 356 days | National League for Democracy | [6] | ||
| — | Myint Swe မြင့်ဆွေ (born 1951) |
21 March 2018 | 30 March 2018 | 9 days | Union Solidarity and Development Party | |||
| 10 | Win Myint ဝင်းမြင့် (born 1951) |
30 March 2018 | 1 February 2021 (Deposed in a coup) |
2 years, 308 days | National League for Democracy | [7] | ||
| — | Myint Swe မြင့်ဆွေ (born 1951) |
1 February 2021 | 22 July 2024[c] | 3 years, 172 days | Union Solidarity and Development Party | [8] | ||
| — | Min Aung Hlaing မင်းအောင်လှိုင် (born 1956) |
22 July 2024 | Incumbent | 352 days | Military | [8] | ||
Timeline
See also
- Politics of Myanmar
- History of Myanmar
- List of Burmese monarchs
- List of heads of state of Myanmar
- List of colonial governors of Burma
- List of premiers of British Burma
- President of Myanmar
- Vice-President of Myanmar
- Prime Minister of Myanmar
- Deputy Prime Minister of Myanmar
- State Counsellor of Myanmar
- Chairman of the State Administration Council
Notes
- ^ Resigned for health reasons, de facto deposed by rival generals.
- ^ Handed over power to the civilian government after the 2010 general election.
- ^ Took medical leave since 18 June 2024, and formally handed over power to Chairman of the State Administration Council on 22 July 2024.
References
- ^ "Burmese Military Officially Takes Reins Of Power". The New York Times. 19 September 1988.
- ^ "Burmese Military Ousts Chief, Citing Illness". The New York Times. 24 April 1992.
- ^ "Saw Maung Is Dead at 68; Led a Brutal Burmese Coup". The New York Times. 27 July 1997.
- ^ Wheeler, Ned (28 July 1997). "Obituary: General Saw Maung". The Independent. London.
- ^ "President sworn in, junta dissolved- DVB Multimedia Group". Dvb.no. 30 March 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ "Myanmar Lawmakers Name Htin Kyaw President, Affirming Civilian Rule". The New York Times. 16 March 2016.
- ^ "Myanmar elects Win Myint as new president". Deutsche Welle. 28 March 2018. Archived from the original on 31 March 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ a b "The leader of Myanmar's army government is named acting president so he can renew state of emergency". Associated Press. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.