Soe Win (prime minister)

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Soe Win
စိုးဝင်း
Soe Win in 2004
Prime Minister of Myanmar
In office 19 October 2004 – 12 October 2007
Chairman	Than Shwe
Preceded by	Khin Nyunt
Succeeded by	Thein Sein
Secretary 1 of the State Peace and Development Council
In office 25 August 2003 – 19 October 2004
Preceded by	Khin Nyunt
Succeeded by	Thein Sein
Personal details
Born	(1947-05-10)10 May 1947[1] Taunggyi, British Burma
Died	12 October 2007(2007-10-12) (aged 60) Yangon, Myanmar
Political party	State Peace and Development Council (military dictatorship)
Spouse	Than Than Nwe
Children	2
Alma mater	Defence Services Academy
Military service
Allegiance	Myanmar
Branch/service	Myanmar Army
Years of service	1965–2007
Rank	General

Soe Win (Burmese: စိုးဝင်း; pronounced [só wɪ́ɰ̃]; 10 May 1947 – 12 October 2007) was the Prime Minister of Burma and Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council from 2004 to 2007. He was known by Burmese dissident groups as "the butcher of Depayin" for his role as mastermind of the 2003 Depayin Massacre, in which 70 National League for Democracy supporters were killed by a government-sponsored mob.^[2]