Thein Sein
| Thein Sein | |
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| သိန်းစိန် | |
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| 8th President of Myanmar | |
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In office 30 March 2011 – 30 March 2016 |
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| Vice President |
Tin Aung Myint Oo Sai Mauk Kham Nyan Tun |
| Preceded by | Maung Maung |
| Succeeded by | Htin Kyaw |
| Prime Minister of Myanmar | |
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In office 24 October 2007 – 30 March 2011 Acting: April 2007 – 24 October 2007 |
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| Leader | Than Shwe |
| Preceded by | Soe Win |
| Succeeded by | Aung San Suu Kyi (State Counsellor, 2016) |
| First Secretary of the State Peace and Development Council | |
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In office 19 October 2004 – 24 October 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Soe Win |
| Succeeded by | Tin Aung Myint Oo |
| Member of Parliament for Zabuthiri |
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In office 7 November 2010 – 30 March 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Sanda Min |
| Majority | 65,620 (91.2%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
20 April 1945 Kyounku, Burma |
| Political party |
State Peace and Development Council (Before 2010) Union Solidarity and Development Party (2010–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Khin Khin Win |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Defence Services Academy |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Myanmar
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| Service/branch | Myanmar Army |
| Years of service | 1968–2010 |
| Rank |
 General
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Thein Sein (Burmese: သိန်းစိန်; IPA: [θéɪɴ sèɪɴ]; born 20 April 1945) is a former Burmese politician and retired general in the Myanmar Army who served as the 8th President of Myanmar from 2011 to 2016. He previously served as Prime Minister from 2007 to 2011, and is considered by many in and outside Myanmar as a moderate and reformist in the post-junta government.
His government undertook a series of political reforms including some deregulation of the country's censored media, releasing many political prisoners and halting the country's controversial large Chinese-led hydro-power project. The developments that followed included Myanmar's appointment to chair ASEAN in 2014, improved relations with the US, the release of Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest, and the reinstatement of major opposition party National League for Democracy (NLD) in the by-election held on 1 April 2012.
Thein Sein was born in Kyonku, British Burma (now Myanmar), a small Irrawaddy delta village near Hainggyi Island in what is now Ngapudaw Township to Maung Phyo (father) and Khin Nyunt (mother). He was the youngest of three children. His parents were landless farmers, and his father made a living carrying cargo at the river jetty and weaving bamboo mats. Thein Sein's father Maung Phyo became a Buddhist monk 10 years after his wife's death, and spent his remaining years as a monk.
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