Aung Shwe
Brigadier General Aung Shwe (Burmese: အောင်ရွှေ; 19 May 1918 – 13 August 2017) was a Burmese politician and a member of General Ne Win's Bu
Brigadier General Thayay Sithu[1] Aung Shwe | |
|---|---|
အောင်ရွှေ | |
| Chairman of the National League for Democracy | |
| In office 1991–2010[2] | |
| Preceded by | Tin Oo |
| Succeeded by | Aung San Suu Kyi |
| Commander of Southern Command | |
| In office 1955–1961 | |
| Commander of Northern Command | |
| In office 1957–? | |
| Member-elect of Pyithu Hluttaw (1990) | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Mayangon Township № 1 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 May 1918 Rangoon, British Burma |
| Died | 13 August 2017 (aged 99) Yangon |
| Political party | Burma Socialist Party (before 1962) Patriotic Old Comrades' League (1988-?) National League for Democracy (1988–2010) |
| Spouse(s) | Tin Tin Shwe |
| Children | three sons and three daughters |
| Parents | Phoe Con (father) Daw Thein (mother) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Burma |
| Branch/service | Myanmar Army |
| Years of service | 1945–1961 |
| Rank |  Brigadier General |
Brigadier General Aung Shwe (Burmese: အောင်ရွှေ; 19 May 1918 – 13 August 2017) was a Burmese politician and a member of General Ne Win's Burma Rifles rising to Brigadier General. He was one of the founders and former Chairman of National League for Democracy who took in charge of the party when Aung San Suu Kyi and Tin Oo were under house arrest in the early 2000s.[2]
He served as Burmese ambassador to Australia, Egypt, France, Spain and New Zealand from 1961 to 1975.[3]
Shwe died on 13 August 2017 at Victoria Hospital in Yangon, Myanmar at the age of 99.[4][5]
References
- ↑ "ဗိုလ်မှူးချုပ် သရေစည်သူ အောင်ရွှေ(၁၉၁၈-၂ဝ၁၇)". BBC Burmese. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Myanmar ruling party's former chairman U Aung Shwe dies". Xinhua News Agency. 2017-08-14.
- ↑ "NLD Secretary U Lwin Suffers Stroke, Chairman Aung Shwe also Ill". The Irrawaddy News. 2008-10-22. Archived from the original on 2023-11-08. Retrieved 2017-08-14.
- ↑ "NLD ပါတီ ဥက္ကဋ္ဌဟောင်း ဦးအောင်ရွှေ ကွယ်လွန်". BBC News (in Burmese). 2017-08-13.
- ↑ Mizzima News Former NLD chairman U Aung Shwe passes away
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