1. Win Myint is a Burmese politician who served as the tenth president of Myanmar from 2018 to 2021 where he was removed from office in the 2021 coup d'etat.
17 Facts About Win Myint
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Win Myint was the speaker of the House of Representatives from 2016 to 2018.
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Win Myint served as a member of parliament in the House of Representatives from 2012 to 2018.
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Win Myint was viewed as an important ally of State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Win Myint was born in Nyaung Chaung Village, Danubyu, Ayeyarwady Region, then part of the Union of Burma, to parents Tun Kyin and Daw Than.
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Win Myint graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in geology from the Rangoon Arts and Science University.
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Win Myint is married to Cho Cho and the couple has one daughter, Phyu Phyu Thin, a senior advisor of City Mart Holdings.
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Win Myint was jailed for his role in the 8888 Uprising, and has been described by some who have met him as rather a closed book.
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Win Myint resumed his political career in the 2012 Myanmar by-elections, winning a Pyithu Hluttaw, lower house seat in Pathein constituency, and going on to become secretary of parliament's rule of law committee.
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Win Myint served as the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Myanmar from 2016 to 2018.
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Win Myint defeated Union Solidarity and Development Party's candidate Thaung Aye with 273 votes to the latter's 27.
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Win Myint was elected as the 10th President of Myanmar by the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw on 28 March 2018, with 403 out of 636 lawmakers voting for him.
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On 17 April 2018, Win Myint granted amnesty to 8,500 prisoners, including 51 foreigners and 36 political prisoners.
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On 1 February 2021, during a military coup d'etat, Win Myint was detained along with fellow parliament members including the State Counsellor and party leader, Aung Sun Suu Kyi, in Naypyidaw.
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Win Myint was removed from office and replaced by Vice-President Myint Swe as acting head of state.
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Later on 4 February 2021, Win Myint was charged for violating rules banning gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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On 16 April 2024, the military announced that Win Myint had been transferred to house arrest due to a heat wave.