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Revision as of 22:46, 23 May 2009
Vice Senior Gen Maung Aye | |
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| 2nd Vice Chairman of State Peace and Development Council of Myanmar | |
| Assumed office July, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Than Shwe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 25, 1937 Konbalu, Sagaing Division, Burma |
| Nationality | Bamar[citation needed] |
| Political party | SPDC (military Dictatorship) |
| Spouse | Mya Mya San[1] |
Vice-Senior General Maung Aye (Burmese: File:Bscript maungaye.png; IPA: [maʊN éi]), born 25 December 1937[1] in Konbalu, in modern-day Sagaing Division, Burma, is the Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), the ruling military junta of Burma. Maung Aye is the second highest-ranking member of the SPDC.
Career
He began his military career while studying at the Defence Services Academy in Maymyo, and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1959.
Maung Aye was appointed deputy commander-in-chief of the armed forces in 1993, and became Vice-Chairman of the State Law and Order Restoration Council (now the SPDC) in 1994. In 1997, Maung Aye also became head of the National Trade Council. He was known to have disliked former Prime Minister Khin Nyunt, and may be responsible for Khin Nyunt's house arrest in 2004. He has close ties to members of the Win (Timber Industry), Lein (Gem Industry), and Xi (Oil Industry) families who have great monopolies in Myanmar.
References
- ^ a b "Maung Aye". Alternative Asean Network on Burma. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
- Kyaw Nyein. "Understanding the Burma's SPDC Generals". Mizzima News. Retrieved 2006-12-26.
- "General Maung Aye's Putsch?". The Irrawaddy. 2004-10-20. Retrieved 2007-12-28.