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Sao Shwe Thaik

1896 - 1962

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Sao Shwe Thaik (Shan: ၸဝ်ႈၶမ်းသိူၵ်ႈ, Tsaw³ Kham⁴soek³; Burmese: စဝ်ရွှေသိုက်, Burmese pronunciation: [saʔ ʃwè θaiʔ]; 16 October 1895 – 21 November 1962) was a Burmese politician who served as the first president of the Union of Burma and the last Saopha of Yawnghwe. His full royal title was Kambawsarahta Thiri Pawaramahawuntha Thudamaraza. He was a well-respected Shan political figure in Burma. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sao Shwe Thaik has received more than 172,513 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Sao Shwe Thaik is the 12,911th most popular politician (up from 14,207th in 2019), the 31st most popular biography from Myanmar (Burma) (down from 30th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Burmese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sao Shwe Thaik ranks 12,911 out of 19,576. Before him are Zoran Lilić, René Louis de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson, Said bin Ahmad, Stephen A. Douglas, Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury, and Galina Starovoytova. After him are Nangolo Mbumba, Nikola Mushanov, Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, Alois Mock, Paul Eyschen, and Giru of Baekje.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, Sao Shwe Thaik ranks 163. Before him are Nadejda Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven, George Burns, Robert E. Sherwood, Friedrich Waismann, Ulises Saucedo, and Joan Lindsay. After him are Lilia Skala, Murray Leinster, Edward Arthur Milne, William Gopallawa, Robert Gerhard, and Franz Blücher. Among people deceased in 1962, Sao Shwe Thaik ranks 122. Before him are Rudolf von Bünau, Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Sylvia Beach, Vadym Meller, Hans Felber, and Joe Profaci. After him are Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe, Ernst Grünfeld, Louis Raymond, Felicjan Sławoj Składkowski, Franz Konwitschny, and Vladimir Sokoloff.

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In Myanmar (Burma)

Among people born in Myanmar (Burma), Sao Shwe Thaik ranks 31 out of 40. Before him are Soe Win (1947), Saw Maung (1928), Kyansittha (1030), Bagyidaw (1784), Khin Nyunt (1939), and Irawati Karve (1905). After him are Maha Bandula (1782), San Yu (1918), Helen (1938), Charles Maung Bo (1948), James Wilby (1958), and Ashin Wirathu (1968).

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Among POLITICIANS In Myanmar (Burma)

Among politicians born in Myanmar (Burma), Sao Shwe Thaik ranks 24. Before him are Myint Swe (1951), Ba Maw (1893), Soe Win (1947), Saw Maung (1928), Bagyidaw (1784), and Khin Nyunt (1939). After him are San Yu (1918), Prakash Karat (1948), and Vijay Rupani (1956).

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