Tin Oo
| Tin Oo တင်ဦး |
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| President of the National League for Democracy | |
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In office 3 December 1988 – 22 December 1989 |
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| Preceded by | Aung Gyi |
| Succeeded by | Aung Shwe |
| Minister of Defence | |
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In office 8 March 1974 – 6 March 1976 |
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| Prime Minister | Sein Win |
| Preceded by | San Yu |
| Succeeded by | Kyaw Htin |
| Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces | |
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In office 8 March 1974 – 6 March 1976 |
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| Preceded by | San Yu |
| Succeeded by | Kyaw Htin |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
12 March 1927 Bassein, Burma (now Pathein) |
| Political party | National League for Democracy |
| Spouse(s) | Tin Moe Wai |
| Children | Thant Zin Oo |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Burma
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| Service/branch | Armed Forces |
| Years of service | 1946–1976 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | Commanding Officer, No. 13 Infantry Brigade (1961) Commanding Officer, South West RMC (1963) Commanding Officer, Central RMC (1964) Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army (1972) Commander in Chief (1974) |
| Awards | Thuya Medal |
General Thura Tin Oo (Burmese: တင်ဦး, IPA: [tɪ̀ɴ ʔú]; born 3 March 1927 in Pathein, often referred to as U Tin Oo) is a retired general, former commander in chief of the armed forces of Union of Myanmar, highly decorated soldier, pro-democracy activist and now currently serving as Chairman of the National League for Democracy (NLD) in Myanmar.
Tin Oo joined the army on 26 February 1946 as a Second Lieutenant in Burma Rifles Battalion. He reached the ranks of Lieutenant on 7 January 1947, Captain on 27 September 1948 and served as executive officer at Armed Forces Training Headquarters. On 22 June 1949, he was transferred to No.1 Burma Rifles Battalion as Company Commander. He was promoted to the rank of Major on 25 January 1950 and became Deputy Battalion Commander (2IC) of No.1 Burma Rifles Battalion and took over the position of acting Battalion Commander on 27 November 1951.
Tin Oo was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel on 21 January 1954 and became Commander of 4th Infantry Brigade on 30 May 1957. He was then transferred to Army Officer Training School as Commandant on 13 September 1957. Throughout 1958 and 1961, Lieutenant Colonel Tin Oo served as Battalion Commander for No. 14 Infantry Battalion (from 18 November 1958), No. 2 Burma Rifle Battalion (from 16 February 1961) and after his promotion as Colonel, he became acting Commander for No. 13 Infantry Brigade (from 20 February 1961).
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