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{{Villain_Infobox

|~~image~~ = ~~[[File:~~Ne_Win.jpg~~|thumb]]~~

|Image = Ne_Win.jpg

|fullname = Ne Win

|alias = U Ne Win

|origin = Paungdale, Pegu Province, Lower Burma, British India

|occupation = Chairman of the [[Burma Socialist Programme Party]] (1962 - 1988) President of Burma (~~1974~~ - 1981) Prime Minister of Burma (1958 - 1960; 1962 - 1974)

|occupation = Chairman of the [[Burma Socialist Programme Party]] (1962 - 1988) President of Burma (1962 - 1981) Prime Minister of Burma (1958 - 1960; 1962 - 1974)

|type of villain = Military Dictator

|goals =

|goals =Remain in Power (failed)

|crimes = [[Ethnic cleansing]] Mass [[murder]] [[War crimes]] [[Arson]] Xenophobia

|crimes = [[Ethnic cleansing]] Mass [[murder]] [[War crimes]] [[Arson]] [[Xenophobia]] [[Genocide]] [[Cruelty to animals]] [[Misogyny]]

|hobby = }}'''Ne Win''' (10 July 1910, or 14 or 24 May 1911 – 5 December 2002) was a Burmese politician and military commander 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.

|hobby =}}{{Quote|Let us heal rather than reopen our wounds.|Ne Win}}

'''Ne Win''' (10 July 1910, or 14 or 24 May 1911 – 5 December 2002) was a Burmese politician and military commander 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. Ne Win was Burma's ''de facto'' leader as chairman of the BSPP, serving in various official titles as part of his military government, and was known by his supporters as U Ne Win.

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. Ne Win was Burma's ''de facto'' leader as chairman of the BSPP, serving in various official titles as part of his military government, and was known by his supporters as U Ne Win.

His rule was characterized by isolationism, political violence, sinophobia, totalitarianism, economic collapse, and is credited with turning Burma into one of the poorest and least developed countries in the world. Ne Win resigned in July 1988 in response to the 8888 Uprising that overthrew the BSPP, and was replaced by the military junta of the [[State Peace and Development Council]]. He held minor influence in the 1990s until being placed under house arrest, and died in 2002.

His rule was characterized by isolationism, political violence, [[sinophobia]], totalitarianism, economic collapse, and is credited with turning Burma into one of the poorest and least developed countries in the world. Ne Win resigned in July 1988 in response to the 8888 Uprising that overthrew the BSPP, and was replaced by the military junta of the [[State Peace and Development Council]]. He held minor influence in the 1990s until being placed under house arrest, and died in 2002.

==Biography==

Ne Win's date of birth is not known with certainty. The English language publication ''Who's Who in Burma'' published in 1961 by People's Literature House, Rangoon, stated that Ne Win was born on 14 May 1911. Dr. Maung Maung stated in the Burmese version of his book ''Burma and General Ne Win'', also published in English, that Ne Win was born on 14 May 1911. However, in a book written in Burmese titled ''The Thirty Comrades'', the author Kyaw Nyein gave Ne Win's date of birth as 10 July 1910.

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On 2 March 1974, he disbanded the Revolutionary Council and proclaimed the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma. He was elected President and shortly afterward appointed Brigadier General Sein Win as Prime Minister. On 9 November 1981, Ne Win resigned as President and was succeeded in that post by General San Yu. However, Ne Win remained leader of the party and thus remained the ultimate political authority in the land until his resignation in 1988.

On 18 September 1988 the military led by General Saw Maung dispelled any hopes for democracy by brutally crushing the uprisings. It is widely believed that Ne Win, though in apparent retirement, orchestrated the coup from behind the scenes.

For about ten years, Ne Win kept a low profile but remained a shadowy figure exercising at least some influence on the military junta. After 1998, Ne Win's influence on the junta began to wane.

Still under house arrest, Ne Win died on 5 December 2002 at his lakeside house in Yangon. The death remained unannounced by Burmese media or the junta. The only mention of Ne Win's death was a paid obituary notice that appeared in some of the government-controlled Burmese language newspapers. Ne Win was not given a state funeral, and his former contacts or junior colleagues were strongly discouraged from attending a hastily arranged funeral, so that only thirty people attended the funeral.

Ne Win's daughter Sandar Win was temporarily released from house arrest to attend his funeral and cremation. She later dispersed her father's ashes into the Hlaing River.

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 {{Villain_Infobox
-|image = [[File:Ne_Win.jpg|thumb]]
+|Image = Ne_Win.jpg
 |fullname = Ne Win
 |alias = U Ne Win
 |origin = Paungdale, Pegu Province, Lower Burma, British India
-|occupation = Chairman of the [[Burma Socialist Programme Party]] (1962 - 1988)<br>President of Burma (1974 - 1981)<br>Prime Minister of Burma (1958 - 1960; 1962 - 1974)
+|occupation = Chairman of the [[Burma Socialist Programme Party]] (1962 - 1988)<br>President of Burma (1962 - 1981)<br>Prime Minister of Burma (1958 - 1960; 1962 - 1974)
 |type of villain = Military Dictator
-|goals =
+|goals =Remain in Power (failed)
-|crimes = [[Ethnic cleansing]]<br>Mass [[murder]]<br>[[War crimes]]<br>[[Arson]]<br>Xenophobia
+|crimes = [[Ethnic cleansing]]<br>Mass [[murder]]<br>[[War crimes]]<br>[[Arson]]<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br>[[Genocide]]<br>[[Cruelty to animals]]<br>[[Misogyny]]
-|hobby = }}'''Ne Win''' (10 July 1910, or 14 or 24 May 1911 – 5 December 2002) was a Burmese politician and military commander 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.
+|hobby =}}{{Quote|Let us heal rather than reopen our wounds.|Ne Win}}
+'''Ne Win''' (10 July 1910, or 14 or 24 May 1911 – 5 December 2002) was a Burmese politician and military commander 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. Ne Win was Burma's ''de facto'' leader as chairman of the BSPP, serving in various official titles as part of his military government, and was known by his supporters as U Ne Win.
+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. Ne Win was Burma's ''de facto'' leader as chairman of the BSPP, serving in various official titles as part of his military government, and was known by his supporters as U Ne Win.
-His rule was characterized by isolationism, political violence, sinophobia, totalitarianism, economic collapse, and is credited with turning Burma into one of the poorest and least developed countries in the world. Ne Win resigned in July 1988 in response to the 8888 Uprising that overthrew the BSPP, and was replaced by the military junta of the [[State Peace and Development Council]]. He held minor influence in the 1990s until being placed under house arrest, and died in 2002.
+His rule was characterized by isolationism, political violence, [[sinophobia]], totalitarianism, economic collapse, and is credited with turning Burma into one of the poorest and least developed countries in the world. Ne Win resigned in July 1988 in response to the 8888 Uprising that overthrew the BSPP, and was replaced by the military junta of the [[State Peace and Development Council]]. He held minor influence in the 1990s until being placed under house arrest, and died in 2002.
 ==Biography==
 Ne Win's date of birth is not known with certainty. The English language publication ''Who's Who in Burma'' published in 1961 by People's Literature House, Rangoon, stated that Ne Win was born on 14 May 1911. Dr. Maung Maung stated in the Burmese version of his book ''Burma and General Ne Win'', also published in English, that Ne Win was born on 14 May 1911. However, in a book written in Burmese titled ''The Thirty Comrades'', the author Kyaw Nyein gave Ne Win's date of birth as 10 July 1910.
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 On 2 March 1974, he disbanded the Revolutionary Council and proclaimed the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma. He was elected President and shortly afterward appointed Brigadier General Sein Win as Prime Minister. On 9 November 1981, Ne Win resigned as President and was succeeded in that post by General San Yu. However, Ne Win remained leader of the party and thus remained the ultimate political authority in the land until his resignation in 1988.
+On 18 September 1988 the military led by General Saw Maung dispelled any hopes for democracy by brutally crushing the uprisings. It is widely believed that Ne Win, though in apparent retirement, orchestrated the coup from behind the scenes.
+For about ten years, Ne Win kept a low profile but remained a shadowy figure exercising at least some influence on the military junta. After 1998, Ne Win's influence on the junta began to wane.
+Still under house arrest, Ne Win died on 5 December 2002 at his lakeside house in Yangon. The death remained unannounced by Burmese media or the junta. The only mention of Ne Win's death was a paid obituary notice that appeared in some of the government-controlled Burmese language newspapers. Ne Win was not given a state funeral, and his former contacts or junior colleagues were strongly discouraged from attending a hastily arranged funeral, so that only thirty people attended the funeral.
+Ne Win's daughter Sandar Win was temporarily released from house arrest to attend his funeral and cremation. She later dispersed her father's ashes into the Hlaing River.
 [[Category:Modern Villains]]
 [[Category:Deceased]]
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 [[Category:Elderly]]
 [[Category:Grey Zone]]
-[[Category:Karma Houdini]]
 [[Category:Usurper]]
 [[Category:Power Hungry]]
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 [[Category:Communist]]
 [[Category:Dimwits]]
+[[Category:Obsessed]]
+[[Category:Animal Cruelty]]
+[[Category:Myanmar]]