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Thein Sein
Thein Sein is a Burmese politician and retired army general who served as the eighth president of Myanmar from 2011 to 2016. He previously served as 11th prime minister from 2007 to 2010, and was considered by many in and outside Myanmar as a reformist leader in the post-junta government.
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politics · President of Myanmar from 2011 to 2016 (born 1945) · politician · military personnel · military officer · also Thein Sein, Sein
Born 20 April 1945 · Q12149
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2026· 2 entries
The New York Times: U Thein Sein
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2014· 1 entry
Improved relations with the United States, the release of Aung San Suu Kyi – his 2015 general election rival – from house arrest, and the reinstatement of major opposition party National League for Democracy (NLD) in the
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2013· 3 entries
CBS News: Burma leader Thein Sein warns he'll use force to stop religious rioting if deadly clashes persist
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UPI: Thein Sein warns of use of force if needed
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“John Boehner says he thought Mitch McConnell was going to 'keel over from cardiac arrest' when he told Harry Reid to 'go f--- yourself'”
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2012· 6 entries
The Baltimore Sun: Myanmar’s Thein Sein, junta henchman to radical reformer
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Cfr.org: Hillary Clinton Meeting With Thein Sein Major Success
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Asia Society: Myanmar President Thein Sein: No Reversal to Democratic Transition [Video]
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Cfr.org: Myanmar Cabinet Reshuffle: Thein Sein for Real
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Awarded honorary doctor of the Northwest A&F University (2012).
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Thein Sein proposed that the minority Rohingya ethnic group, which had lived in Burma for hundreds of years, be "resettled" abroad, a proposal the United Nations was quick to object to
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2011· 1 entry
Career landmark: President of Myanmar (2011–2016).
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2007· 2 entries
Sometime after his official appointment as prime minister, he was promoted to the rank of general from lieutenant general
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Myanmar (2007–2011).
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2004· 1 entry
Was promoted to Secretary-1 and promoted to General in late 2004
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1998· 1 entry
Became a member of the State Peace and Development Council and was appointed as Secretary-2 in 2001
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1996· 1 entry
Was appointed to lead the new Triangle Regional Military Command in Kyaingtong, Shan State, serving this role for another three years (1998–2001)
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1993· 1 entry
Was recruited as the commander of Yangon Division's Military Operations Command 4 in Hmawbi
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1988· 1 entry
Served as a major for Sagaing Division's 55th Light Infantry Division and later served as a commander for Sagaing Division's 89th Infantry Battalion in Kalay Township
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1968· 1 entry
“s military academy in 1968 and rose steadily through the ranks in his 40-year career. He reached the leadership circle in the 1990s when he became a member of the State Peace and Development Council, as the junta called itself at the time. He was made first secretary of the council after the downfall of former intelligence chief General Khin Nyunt in 2004. Thein Sein also chaired the National Convention, which drafted the country”
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1945· 1 entry
Born 1945-04-20.
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