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Ne Win

1910 - 2002

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Ne Win (Burmese: နေဝင်း; IPA: [nè wɪ́ɰ̃]; 24 May 1911 – 5 December 2002), born Shu Maung (Burmese: ရှူမောင်; IPA: [/ʃù màʊ̃̀/]), was a Burmese army general and politician who served as Prime Minister of Burma from 1958 to 1960 and 1962 to 1974, and also President of Burma from 1962 to 1981. Ne Win was Burma's military dictator during the Socialist Burma period of 1962 to 1988. Ne Win founded the Burma Socialist Programme Party (BSPP) and overthrew the democratic Union Parliament of U Nu in the 1962 Burmese coup d'état, establishing Burma as a one-party socialist state under the Burmese Way to Socialism ideology. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ne Win has received more than 1,076,788 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Ne Win is the 3,670th most popular politician (down from 3,403rd in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Myanmar (Burma) (down from 6th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Burmese Politician.

Ne Win was a general in the Burmese army and was the Prime Minister of Burma from 1962 to 1988. He is most famous for his "Burmese Way to Socialism" which was a series of economic and social reforms that were designed to move Burma from a capitalist economy to a socialist economy.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ne Win ranks 3,670 out of 19,576. Before him are Hjalmar Siilasvuo, Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme, Clementine Churchill, Menahem, Ivan Silayev, and Lloyd Austin. After him are Xun Yu, Hadım Suleiman Pasha, Piast the Wheelwright, Gottlob Berger, Emperor Go-Horikawa, and Princess Louise of Prussia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Ne Win ranks 48. Before him are Edda Mussolini, Paul Flory, Luise Rainer, Edvard Kardelj, Pierre Schaeffer, and António de Spínola. After him are Momofuku Ando, Erich Kempka, Kim Il, Said bin Taimur, Farid al-Atrash, and Francisco Varallo. Among people deceased in 2002, Ne Win ranks 38. Before him are Rod Steiger, James Tobin, George Porter, John Gotti, Pim Fortuyn, and Hildegard Knef. After him are Song Hye-rim, Aileen Wuornos, Zizinho, Raf Vallone, René Thom, and Max Perutz.

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In Myanmar (Burma)

Among people born in Myanmar (Burma), Ne Win ranks 7 out of 40. Before him are Aung San Suu Kyi (1945), U Thant (1909), Aung San (1915), Bayinnaung (1516), U Nu (1907), and Thein Sein (1944). After him are Than Shwe (1933), Alaungpaya (1714), Peter Townsend (1914), Win Myint (1951), Min Aung Hlaing (1956), and Anawrahta (1015).

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  • Photo of Aung San Suu Kyi

    Aung San Suu Kyi

    SOCIAL ACTIVIST

    1945 - Present

    HPI: 75.00

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of U Thant

    U Thant

    POLITICIAN

    1909 - 1974

    HPI: 69.09

    Rank: 2

  • Photo of Aung San

    Aung San

    POLITICIAN

    1915 - 1947

    HPI: 66.96

    Rank: 3

  • Photo of Bayinnaung

    Bayinnaung

    POLITICIAN

    1516 - 1581

    HPI: 63.17

    Rank: 4

  • Photo of U Nu

    U Nu

    POLITICIAN

    1907 - 1995

    HPI: 62.42

    Rank: 5

  • Photo of Thein Sein

    Thein Sein

    POLITICIAN

    1944 - Present

    HPI: 62.24

    Rank: 6

  • Photo of Ne Win

    Ne Win

    POLITICIAN

    1910 - 2002

    HPI: 61.65

    Rank: 7

  • Photo of Than Shwe

    Than Shwe

    POLITICIAN

    1933 - Present

    HPI: 61.63

    Rank: 8

  • Photo of Alaungpaya

    Alaungpaya

    POLITICIAN

    1714 - 1760

    HPI: 61.30

    Rank: 9

  • Photo of Peter Townsend

    Peter Townsend

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    1914 - 1995

    HPI: 60.66

    Rank: 10

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    Win Myint

    POLITICIAN

    1951 - Present

    HPI: 60.52

    Rank: 11

  • Photo of Min Aung Hlaing

    Min Aung Hlaing

    POLITICIAN

    1956 - Present

    HPI: 60.04

    Rank: 12

  • Photo of Anawrahta

    Anawrahta

    POLITICIAN

    1015 - 1077

    HPI: 59.72

    Rank: 13

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Among POLITICIANS In Myanmar (Burma)

Among politicians born in Myanmar (Burma), Ne Win ranks 6. Before him are U Thant (1909), Aung San (1915), Bayinnaung (1516), U Nu (1907), and Thein Sein (1944). After him are Than Shwe (1933), Alaungpaya (1714), Win Myint (1951), Min Aung Hlaing (1956), Anawrahta (1015), and Htin Kyaw (1946).

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