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The actual power of the prime minister has considerably varied over time, differing based on who holds the office. In 2004, a power struggle between the then–head of state, Senior General Than Shwe, chairman of the State Peace and Development Council, and his prime minister, General Khin Nyunt, led to his dismissal and arrest.
Top left: U Nu was the first prime minister of the Union of Burma. Top right: Ne Win turned the Union into a dictatorship. Bottom left: Thein Sein is considered as a reformist leader in the post-junta government. Botton right: Min Aung Hlaing is the current prime minister.
The Cabinet of Myanmar, officially the Union Government (Burmese: ပြည်ထောင်စုအစိုးရအဖွဲ့), is the executive body of the government of Myanmar led by the prime minister of Myanmar. [note 1] The Provisional Government serves as the current cabinet.
Acting until 28 February 1884, 1st time. On 1 January 1886, as a result of the Third Anglo-Burmese War, remnant of Kingdom of Awa ("Upper Burma") annexed to British Burma (within British India). On 26 February 1886, Upper and Lower Burma united as Burma (within British India) 25 September 1886 to 12 March 1887: Charles Edward Bernard, Chief ...
In 1961, U Thant, Burma's Permanent Representative to the United Nations and former secretary to the Prime Minister, was elected Secretary-General of the United Nations; he was the first non-Westerner to head any international organisation and would serve as UN Secretary-General for ten years. [9]
Pages in category "Prime ministers of Myanmar" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. ... Soe Win (prime minister) This page was last ...
A former minister whose family left Myanmar for Britain has added his voice to growing calls for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi, who is imprisoned by the dictatorship there.. Paul Scully said her ...
General Mya Tun Oo (Burmese: မြထွန်းဦး; pronounced [mja̰ tʰʊ́ɴ ʔú]; born 5 May 1961) [1] [2] is a Burmese army general and politician who currently serves as the Deputy Prime Minister of Myanmar and Union Minister for Transport and Communications of Myanmar since August 2023, prior to which he held the position of Union Minister of Defence and member of the State ...