Maung Maung
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| Doctor Maung Maung | |
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| In office August 19, 1988 – September 18, 1988 |
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| Preceded by | Colonel Sein Lwin |
| Succeeded by | Chairmen of the State Law and Order Restoration Council of the Union of Myanmar |
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| Born | February 6, 1911 Mandalay,Mandalay Division, |
| Died | July 2, 1994 (aged 83) Yangon,Yangon Division, |
| Nationality | Burma |
| Spouse | Daw Khin May Hnin (aka) Daw Khin Myint |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Religion | Buddhist |
Doctor Maung Maung was the 7th President of Union of Myanmar (Burma).
Maung Maung was born in 11-1-1925 in Mandalay. He is the son of Lawyer U Sint Daw Aye Tin. He passed ten standards from BTN school. He attended fourth intake of Mingalardon Defence Service Academy.
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At 1946 he received the degree of Bachelor of Art from University of Ragoon. At 1949 he received Bachelor of Law (BL). He was a lecturer in the English department in Yangon University, editor in Burma Khit Newspaper, Assistant Secretary in Burma Railway. In 1950, he got scolorship to UK. He entered Lawyers' Asscoication opened in Lincon Guest House, Hague. He attended international Law education school. He received LLD from Utrecht University in Holland at 1956 June. He had five children with his wife, Daw Khin May Hnin (aka) Daw Khin Myint. One of his sons, Brig-Gen Kyaw Thu (Retd.) is currently taking the post of Deputy Foreign Minister in SPDC government. He served in various capacities in the successive governments of Myanmar as Attorney-General, Supreme Judge-General and the like.
Among his famous publications are:- (1) London Diary (1958)(Published in London) (2) The Forgotten Army (1946) (3) Burma in the Family of Nations (4) General Ne Win and Myanma Politics (Got National Literary Award in Politics) (4) Thet-shi-yar-za-win (Living History--Books on Biography of Statesmen) (5) To a soldier son
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[edit] References
- "MAN IN THE NEWS: U Maung Maung; Widely Traveled Leader for Rangoon", The New York Times, 1988-08-20. Retrieved on 2008-04-19.
- "Maung Maung 69; Served Brief Term As Burma's Leader", The New York Times, 1994-07-03. Retrieved on 2008-04-19.
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