Win Maung

For other people named Win Maung, see Win Maung (disambiguation).

In this Burmese name, Mahn is an honorific, not a given name.

In this Burmese name, the given name is Win Maung. There is no family name.

Mahn Win Maung (Burmese: မန်းဝင်းမောင် [máɰ̃ wɪ́ɰ̃ màʊɰ̃]; 17 April 1916 – 4 July 1989) was a Burmese politician who served as the third president of Burma.

His Excellency Agga Maha Thray Sithu Agga Maha Thiri Thudhamma Mahn Win Maung
မန်းဝင်းမောင်
Win Maung in 1958
3rd President of Burma
In office 13 March 1957 – 2 March 1962
Prime Minister	U Nu Ne Win U Nu
Preceded by	Ba U
Succeeded by	Ne Win as Chairman of the Union Revolutionary Council
Personal details
Born	(1916-04-17)17 April 1916 Hlezeit village, Kyonpyaw Township, Bassein District, Lower Burma, British India
Died	4 July 1989(1989-07-04) (aged 73)[1] Yangon, Myanmar
Nationality	Karen
Political party	AFPFL
Other political affiliations	KYO
Spouse	Mya May
Alma mater	University of Rangoon (BA)
Awards	Independence Mawgunwin (Second Class)

Early life

Win Maung was an ethnic Karen and born on 17 April 1916 in the Irrawaddy delta, son of Daw Tharya and U Shwe Yin. He graduated with a B.A. from Rangoon University's Judson College in 1937.

Career

Between 1947 and 1956 he was variously Minister of Ministry of Mining and Labour, Minister of the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunication and Minister of the Ministry of Water, Air and Coastal Ship.

He was selected by Prime Minister U Nu for the presidency in March 1957.^[2] He served for five years until 2 March 1962, when General Ne Win's military coup d'état ousted Nu's government. He was imprisoned between 1962 and 1967.

Personal life

He privately visited the United States to receive medical treatment from 16 to 28 December 1957. During his visit to the U.S., he met with President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States.^[3]