Kyi Maung, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Kyi Maung

Myanma politician

Date of Birth: 20-Dec-1940

Place of Birth: Yangon, Yangon Region, Myanmar

Date of Death: 19-Aug-2004

Profession: politician

Nationality: Myanmar

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Kyi Maung

  • Colonel Kyi Maung (Burmese: ?????????, pronounced [t?ì mà??]; 20 December 1920 – 19 August 2004) was a Burmese Army officer and politician.
  • Originally a member of the military-backed Union Revolutionary Council that seized power in 1962, Kyi Maung resigned from the ruling council in 1963 after a public disagreement with General Ne Win, the leader of the council, on the military's long-term role in government.
  • He joined the National League for Democracy, led by Aung San Suu Kyi, in 1988 and won a seat in the Hluttaw from Bahan Township in the 1990 general election.
  • He was vice-chairman of the NLD from 1988 to 1997.
  • He was imprisoned four times for a total of 12 years by successive military governments.

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