15-796: [REDACTED] Look up sein in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sein can refer to: Places [ edit ] Île-de-Sein , an island and commune in Brittany, France Raz de Sein , a stretch of water in Brittany, France People [ edit ] Given name Sein Aye , birthname of Sitt Nyein Aye (born 1956), Burmese artist Sein Hlaing (1918-2010), Burmese footballer and coach Sein Lwin (1923-2004), Burmese politician, 6th President of
30-518: A general strike was called for 8 August 1988. Sein Lwin, succeeded Ne Win as Burma Socialist Programme Party Chairman on 26 July and San Yu as President on 27 July 1988. Sein Lwin, implementing the threat in Ne Win's "when the army shoots, it shoots to hit" resignation speech, directed troops to fire on groups of unarmed demonstrators in Yangon during the 8 August 1988 demonstrations (referred to as
45-686: A henchman for General Ne Win . He was one of those responsible for the Rangoon University Student Union massacre on 7 July 1962 when 130 university students protesting against General Ne Win's coup d'état were killed and the Student Union building dynamited the next day. Aung Gyi and Tin Pe were the senior officers, and Sein Lwin was the field commanding officer in the University region. No one knows exactly who gave
60-514: A pension, several four-wheel drive vehicles and monthly food rations. However, after the junta put Ne Win under arrest in March 2002, this assistance was removed. Sein Lwin launched his career as leader of Burma with accusations that the country's problems were the fault of individuals, and not the ruling party. Sein Lwin died on 9 April 2004 at Yangon General Hospital at the age of 80 after his return from Singapore where had sought treatment for
75-706: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages sein From Misplaced Pages, the 💕 [REDACTED] Look up sein in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sein can refer to: Places [ edit ] Île-de-Sein , an island and commune in Brittany, France Raz de Sein , a stretch of water in Brittany, France People [ edit ] Given name Sein Aye , birthname of Sitt Nyein Aye (born 1956), Burmese artist Sein Hlaing (1918-2010), Burmese footballer and coach Sein Lwin (1923-2004), Burmese politician, 6th President of
90-548: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Sein Lwin Sein Lwin ( Burmese : စိန်လွင် , pronounced [sèiɰ̃ lwɪ̀ɰ̃] ; 27 January 1924 – 9 April 2004) was a Burmese politician and retired military general in the Myanmar Army. He was served as the sixth president of Burma for 17 days in 1988, following the resignation of San Yu . Sein Lwin
105-436: The 8888 Uprising ), killing and wounding hundreds. Protests, more shootings and arrests continued until Sein Lwin resigned on 12 August. For these actions, he earned the nickname "Butcher of Rangoon". The State Law and Order Restoration Council was established shortly after by Gen Saw Maung who staged a coup on 18 September 1988. Following the military takeover, the junta provided assistance to Sein Lwin, including guards,
120-566: The British Raj to parent Shwe Yin and his wife Ma Ma Gyi. Early, he worked a school teacher in his hometown. He has a son by the name Min Lwin Oo who was a mariners (navigating officer) in the late 1980s. He joined the Army in 1943, and in 1944 joined Ne Win 's 4th Burma Rifles. He is believed to have personally killed Karen rebel leader Saw Ba U Gyi . Sein Lwin had a reputation as being
135-586: The General Ne Win's cabinet. Sein Lwin, as commander of the security force riot police (Lon Htein) was again responsible for dealing with student protests during the 1988 pro-democracy demonstrations. On 16 March, following the killing of two students, students marching on Prome Road were confronted near Inya Lake by the riot police and many beaten to death or drowned. On 17 March, soldiers and riot police entered Rangoon University and arrested hundreds of students, 41 dying in custody. As public unrest grew,
150-827: The Union of Burma Po Sein (1882-1954), Burmese actor, singer and dancer U Sein Than , Burmese land reform activist Thein Sein (born 1945), Burmese politician and military commander, 8th President of Myanmar Surname Mai Šein (born 1946), Estonian architect Fictional characters [ edit ] Sein , character in Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Strikers Other [ edit ] SEIN: Société d'encouragement pour l'industrie nationale , organization established in 1801 to encourage French industry Topics referred to by
165-572: The Union of Burma Po Sein (1882-1954), Burmese actor, singer and dancer U Sein Than , Burmese land reform activist Thein Sein (born 1945), Burmese politician and military commander, 8th President of Myanmar Surname Mai Šein (born 1946), Estonian architect Fictional characters [ edit ] Sein , character in Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Strikers Other [ edit ] SEIN: Société d'encouragement pour l'industrie nationale , organization established in 1801 to encourage French industry Topics referred to by
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#1732765171833180-537: The order. In 1978, Sein Lwin became chief of staff of the Burmese armed forces with the rank of general. After serving as chief of the Mandalay and Irrawaddy division army commands, he was brought to the Burmese capital of Rangoon as joint general secretary of the party in 1981. Later, he served variously as Minister of Cooperatives, Minister of Transport, Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Religious Affairs under
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225-476: Was dubbed the "Butcher of Rangoon" for his brutal suppression of successive student-led demonstrations in the capital. He was seen as the brutal cohort of Ne Win and the man responsible for the ruthless suppression of dissent, notably antigovernment protests in 1962 in which scores of university students were slaughtered. Sein Lwin was born on 27 January 1924 in Kawkayin village, Paung , Mon State then under
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