Soe Win (prime minister)

Soe Win
စိုးဝင်း
Soe Win in 2004
Prime Minister of Myanmar
In office
19 October 2004 – 12 October 2007
ChairmanThan Shwe
Preceded byKhin Nyunt
Succeeded byThein Sein
Secretary 1 of the State Peace and Development Council
In office
25 August 2003 – 19 October 2004
Preceded byKhin Nyunt
Succeeded byThein Sein
Personal details
Born(1947-05-10)10 May 1947[1]
Taunggyi, British Burma
Died12 October 2007(2007-10-12) (aged 60)
Yangon, Myanmar
Political partyState Peace and Development Council (military dictatorship)
SpouseThan Than Nwe
Children2
Alma materDefence Services Academy
Military service
Allegiance Myanmar
Branch/service Myanmar Army
Years of service1965–2007
RankGeneral

Soe Win (Burmese: စိုးဝင်း; pronounced [só wɪ́ɰ̃]; 10 May 1947 – 12 October 2007) was the Prime Minister of Burma and Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council from 2004 to 2007. He was known by Burmese dissident groups as "the butcher of Depayin" for his role as mastermind of the 2003 Depayin Massacre, in which 70 National League for Democracy supporters were killed by a government-sponsored mob.[2]

  1. ^ "RBA: Attachment a to Sanctions Against Burma - Amendment to the Annex dated 22 October 2008". Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Premeditated Depayin Massacre", retrieved 20 May 2007.