Prime Minister of Myanmar facts for kids
| Prime Minister of Myanmar | |
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State Seal of Myanmar
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| Appointer | President of Myanmar |
| Formation | 4 January 1948 |
| First holder | U Nu |
| Final holder | Thein Sein |
| Abolished | 30 March 2011 |
| Succession | State Counsellor of Myanmar |
The Prime Minister of Myanmar was the head of government of Myanmar (also known as Burma) from 1948 to 2011.
The office ended on 30 March 2011, according to the current Constitution (adopted in 2008). It said that the president is both the head of state and head of government.
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Prime ministers of Burma/Myanmar (1948–2011)
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
Union of Burma (1948–1974) |
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| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | ||
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
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U Nu (1907–1995) |
4 January 1948 | 12 June 1956 | 8 years, 160 days | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League |
| 1 |  |
Ba Swe (1915–1987) |
12 June 1956 | 1 March 1957 | 262 days | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League |
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U Nu (1907–1995) |
1 March 1957 | 29 October 1958 | 2 years, 242 days | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League |
| 3 |  |
Ne Win (1911–2002) |
29 October 1958 | 4 April 1960 | 1 year, 158 days | Military |
| (1) | |
U Nu (1907–1995) |
4 April 1960 | 2 March 1962 | 1 year, 332 days | Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League |
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Ne Win (1911–2002) |
2 March 1962 | 4 March 1974 | 12 years, 2 days | Military / Burma Socialist Programme Party |
Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (1974–1988) |
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Sein Win (1919–1993) |
4 March 1974 | 29 March 1977 | 3 years, 25 days | Burma Socialist Programme Party |
| 5 | |
Maung Maung Kha (1920–1995) |
29 March 1977 | 26 July 1988 | 11 years, 119 days | Burma Socialist Programme Party |
| 6 | |
Tun Tin (1920–2020) |
26 July 1988 | 18 September 1988 | 54 days | Burma Socialist Programme Party |
Union of Burma/Myanmar (1988–2011) |
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| 7 | |
Saw Maung (1928–1997) |
21 September 1988 | 23 April 1992 | 3 years, 215 days | Military |
| 8 |  |
Than Shwe (born 1933) |
23 April 1992 | 25 August 2003 | 11 years, 124 days | Military |
| 9 |  |
Khin Nyunt (born 1939) |
25 August 2003 | 18 October 2004 | 1 year, 54 days | Military |
| 10 |  |
Soe Win (1947–2007) |
19 October 2004 | 12 October 2007 (died in office.) |
2 years, 358 days | Military |
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Thein Sein (born 1945) |
12 October 2007 | 30 March 2011 | 3 years, 169 days | Military (until 29 April 2010) Union Solidarity and Development Party (from 8 June 2010) |
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