Aung Shwe
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Brigadier General Thayay Sithu Aung Shwe |
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| အောင်ရွှေ | |
| Chairman of the National League for Democracy | |
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In office 26 March 1991 – 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Tin Oo |
| Succeeded by | Aung San Suu Kyi |
| Commander of Southern Command | |
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In office 1955–1961 |
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| Commander of Northern Command | |
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In office 1957 – ? |
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| Member-elect of Pyithu Hluttaw (1990) | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Mayangon Township № 1 |
| Majority | 66.62% |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
19 May 1918 Rangoon, British Burma |
| Died | 13 August 2017 (aged 99) Yangon, Myanmar |
| Political party |
Burma Socialist Party (before 1962) Patriotic Old Comrades' League (1988-?) National League for Democracy (1988–2010) |
| Spouse(s) | Tin Tin Shwe |
| Children | three sons and three daughters |
| Parents | Phoe Con (father) Thein Tin (mother) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Burma
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| Service/branch | Myanmar Army |
| Years of service | 1945–1961 |
| Rank |
 Brigadier General
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Brigadier General Aung Shwe (Burmese: အောင်ရွှေ; 19 May 1918 – 13 August 2017) was a Burmese politician and a member of General Ne Win's Burma Rifles rising to Brigadier General. He was one of the founders and former Chairman of National League for Democracy who took in charge of the party when Aung San Suu Kyi and Tin Oo were under house arrest in the early 1990s and 2000s.
Aung Shwe was born in Rangoon, British Burma to Phoe Con and Daw Thein. He graduated in Arts from Rangoon University in 1940. From 1942 to 1945, he served under the leadership of General Aung San's Burma Independence Army, Burma Defence Army and Patriotic Burmese Forces during the Japanese occupation of Burma. Aung Shwe joined the Burmese army in 1945.
Aung Shwe played a role in the 1958 caretaker government and served as a high-ranking military officers led by General Ne Win. During this time, he also served as the Commander of the Southern Regional Command from 1955 to 1961 and Nothern Regional Command in 1957.
Aung Shwe was a member of the Burma Socialist Party before 1962 Burmese coup d'état. He was forced to retire from Tatmadaw in 1961 after a public disagreement with General Ne Win, on the military's long-term role in government.
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