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Lt. Gen Thein Sein

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Lt. Gen Thein Sein
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Hair Color:
    Black
  • Eye Color:
    Brown
  • Nationality:
    Burmese
  • Education:
    Defense Services Academy

Family

Lt. Gen Thein Sein
  • Spouse:
    Khin Khin Win

Career

Lt. Gen Thein Sein

Trivia

Lt. Gen Thein Sein
  • He is the country's fourth-highest ranking general, and also serves as the chairman of the government-sponsored National Convention Convening Commission.
  • Thein Sein held the position of first secretary in the ruling State Peace and Development Council junta.
  • Thein Sein is not a democratically elected leader. The legitimate claimant to the role of prime minister is Aung San Suu Kyi, the democratically elected leader of the National League for Democracy in Burma, who has been under house arrest since winning the election (and subsequently winning the Nobel Peace Prize) in 1990 and 1991, respectively.
  • Thein Sein became Soe Win's permanent successor on 24 October 2007 after Soe Win's death on 12 October 2007.
  • He was appointed in April 2007 by nation's ruling military junta as interim prime minister, replacing Soe Win, who was undergoing medical treatment.
  • General Thein Sein is the current prime minister of Burma.

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