General Ne Win

Senior General

Than Shwe

Photos of Junta Cohorts (or birds of the same feather)

INITIAL BATTLE-CRY

Burmese Way to Socialism

Nyein Pi (Law and Order) (SLORC) later only change to SPDC for propaganda.

AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN
IN TEA SHOPS AS

No 1

Bawa Shin Min Tayar Gyi

Foreign Policy

He himself, self-imposed closed door policy because of Xenophobia

Because of disapproval of persecution political leaders including Daw Suu and suppression of NLD, failed to follow up with democratization and transfer of power there are economic sanctions and became pariah state

Most Famous/notorious Moment of Life

He stormed his daughters party western dancing at Inya Like hotel ruptured drum and assaulted all _ People called that as Thamada Lu Gyan. Thamada is president and Lu Gyan is villain. (Actually there was a famous group of Film actor-villains with the same name.

He liked to watch football on TV but once Myanmar team lost and he ordered that he did not wish to see football on TV and since then Football shows are banned on Myanmar TV

Social life

Womanizer, playboy

Seen to be loyal to his one wife because he is scared of her

Give favour to

Fellow natives of Pyae (Prome)

Fellow natives of of Kyauk Sae

Foolish moments under the spell of Astrologers

He and the whole cabinet dressed as baggers and queue to bag while walking backwards at Pagan. Rumored to marry young teenage virgins  to regain youthful health

Than Shwe let his wife Daw Kying Kying to marry Lu Min. Sold off all the government’s GOLD (SHWE) to declare there is no more Shwe, to ward off the end of SHWE (himself). Than Shwe and top three Junta, wearing Burmese Tha Mee (ladies skirts)  donate and recorded at a pagoda as danated by Daw Than Shwe, Daw Khin Nyunt and Daw Aye because the astrologer

Indelible black mark in life

Instead of buying ammunitions to fight rebels Ne Win spent on prostitutes in England and brought back one of them and kept on the island in Inya lake. Even reporters got the news and PM U Nu had to order him to send back that foreign prostitute.(U Nu’s Tar Tae Sa Nae Thar book)

One of his comrade wrote to him an open letter revealing his cowardliness by revealing that during the battle against communists he Bo Than Shwe was scared and remained in the bunker against the order of General Tin Oo(now NLD) while Bo Saw Maung fought with courage

Hobby

Betting at Horse racing but banned in Burma

Watching football

English Language

Very fluent as studied in Rangoon University for two years during the colonial times

Tried to avoid speaking English as his accent smells Nga Pi or Fish Paste

Vacation

Europe

Forced to satisfy with Local vacation because of Visa restriction

Medical Treatment

UK Switzerland

Mingaladon and Singapore

NOT SO WELL relation WITH

No 11/2 and 2 Dismissed Aung Gyi, Tin Pe, Two Tin Oos

No 2Not in good relation with Maung Aye. No 3 Tin Oo was suspected to be assassinated

International recognition

The whole world accepted his legitimacy

Most of the world questioned his legitimacy

Above Ground Opposition

Nil

NLD SNLD etc

Corruption in family

Except for plundering the FE, Gold & Jewelry

All the family members are known to be corrupt and taking bribes. Even his daughter Khin Thandar Shwe was renamed by the people to Khin Thandar Sein because of solicitation of Diamond gifts at her recent wedding

Corruption of wife(s)

Except for stealing the best jewelry the first previews of jewelry shows no much news of taking bribes

Done the same thing, famous for taking bribes and official gate keeper asking fees even from other Generals who wish to see Than shwe.

Involvement in business by family members

Never allowed very strictly

All the families, relatives, friends, legal and illegal in laws are involved almost all the business

Children

All the children are trained to be polite, soft spoken, not arrogant and had well manners but grandchildren ruined all those reputations and became gangsters terrorizing the Yangon residences.

All the children are arrogant, proud and greedy for favours and bribes

Government Contracts

Never given to cronies

All given to cronies

Marital status

1. Daw Tin Tin,

2.Daw Khin May Than (wife of

   Dr Toke Gyi)

3. Daw Ni Ni Myint

4. Yadana Nat Mae

5 Ni Ni win again and numerous others.

Monopolized by Daw Kyaing Kyaing, widow. But Daw Kyaing Kyaing married Lu Min.

Children

They took advantage mostly in examinations.

Shopping local/overseas, taking bribes, contracts, toll gate collection from all who want to see Than Shwe

Marital Status of Children

All married once with dignity

Daughters are notorious for the affairs with married men

BACK UP by MI

Quite OK

Could not trust MI and later disbanned

Political GAME STRATEGY

BSPP successfully tricked the citizens and the whole world by keeping the power from his one pocket to another

Flip-Flop and the whole population of Myanmar and the world knew that he is lying and took the power illegally

Party depended upon

BSPP, Military men were disguised as civilians to monopolize the Party and governing councils

National Unity Party, the turncoat of the former BSPP is not very prominent but the Military men are occupying almost all the places in central and local government positions.

Second base

Union Solidarity and Development Association started during the first 1957 Military Government

Present Union Solidarity and Development Association reused that same name, logo, badges and same constitution and Than Shwe headed the organization and the main mover of grassroots. Notorious in committing Depayin massacre

Nationalization

All the business, factories etc

(Re)Nationalized only one, ie Mandalay Beer factory, but Privatized many factories and business to families cronies

Monetary policy

Withdraw big denominator bank notes to rob the money from people

Massive printing of 1000 Kyat notes to bring down the money value in the hands of people

Banknotes

Curiously printed 15.00 and 45.00 Kyat notes because of astrologer’s advice. Withdrew 50, 100 Kyat notes

General Aung San’s pictures disappear totally from all the bank notes.

FE

1 USD=6 Kyats

1 USD=1300++ Kyats

Using General Aung San

Ne Win use General Aung San to legalize his rule infront of the people

Because of Daw Suu’s popularity, her father General Aung San is virtually banned from all the government actions and propaganda machines.

Personal relationship

New Win hand picked Than Shwe for all the promotion

Than Shwe pay back by putting Ne Win and his daughter under house arrest, jailed 2 grandchildren and son in law

Withdrawal from International organization

Non Allied movement

Joined back Non Allied movement,  but would be willing to withdrae from ILO, ASEAN and even UN

ASEAN

Refused to enter ASEAN

Entered ASEAN

Economy

During U Nu’s time Burma was second in Asia after Japan but ruined by Ne Win

Than Shwe had completed Ne Win’s unfinished job. Now Myanmar became a pariah state, poor, disease infested, rebel roamed in the capital carrying guns and politically bankrupted.

Favourite book

Mein Kemp by Adolph Hitler

Translated biography and news of Milosevic, Kim Il Sun and Saadam Hussein

Relations with North Korea

Stopped Diplomatic relations after Azani bombing by its agents

Started Diplomatic relations to get Nuclear know-how and rocket technology

Relations with Kuomintang Taiwan

Stopped Diplomatic relations after invasion of its army into Burma territory

Secretly allow the Taiwan investors to invest in Myanmar

Crazy for royalty

Married Yatanar Nat Mae to became a Royalty but failed

Daydreamed to be the descendent of King Thi Baw

Favourite Picture

War movies and love stories

Football matches only

FAV QUOTE

"Socialist Military dictators rule the world by proxy"

"Sons-in-law rule the world by proxy"

Race

Illegitimate son of a Hokkein Chinese man (given the pregnant maid to Burmese worker) became pure blood Burmese

Pure Burmese Buddhists but married to Pao-Chinese wife

Military Rank

General

Senior General

Military Strength

100,000

500,000

Capital

Rangoon was extended up to Dagon new suburban township

Rangoon is renamed Yangon and shifted or run away to the new capital, Pyinmana naming Nay Pyi Daw

Astrology

superstitious

Same superstitious

Success of Propaganda

Not bad at first failed at later part of the administration only. Smile occasionally

Propaganda is bad although known as Psycho-warfare specialist. Used to stay with a frond face.

Personality

Generally disliked by the people but somewhat got a some what presentable look

Generally disliked by the people and somewhat got a some what ugly look

CROWD CONTROL

Lone Htein, Dog Unit, tanks and military given shoot to kill order

Same Lone Htein, Dog Unit, tanks and military given shoot to kill order

BACK-UP

BSPP,council and MI

National Unity Party and USDA

DISLIKES

Ethnic Minorities, Kalas, Buddhist Monks,Christians and Rohingyas

NLD, Daw Suu, Ethnic Minorities, Kalas, Buddhist Monks,Christians and Rohingyas

FAV MOVIES

Police Story 1 – 5, Serpico

Jaws, Loan Shark, Mean Streets

Economy

From the second best in Asia when he took over to became one of the poorest countries in the world.

From the one of the poorest countries in the world to poorest country in the world.

Health

Overall health conditions deteriorate

Overall health conditions deteriorated and HIV Hepatitis and Pulmonary TB spread uncontrollably

Number of doctors in the country

“More than enough” doctors and specialists and newly graduated doctors had to wait for few years to be posted in government jobs. Ne Win even thought there were more than enough specialists and limited to 1-2 persons in each field for postgraduate studies internally  and abroad.

Because of emigration and exodus of various Medical personals, there is no enough doctors in the country and nowadays Military Junta even made a new law to stop issuing Passports to doctors

Laws

There was at least Law and Order and rule of Law at least on paper as his government could draw a constitution in less than a year and people voted for it

There is no Law and Order nor rule of Law even at least on paper as his government could not finish drawing a sham constitution up to now and people would definitely vote to reject that.

Constitution

At least people accepted him, his government and his constitution in elections and referendum

1990 Elections clearly indicated that the whole population reject Military Dominence and supported Daw Suu led NLD.

Prices of goods

Slow and steady inflation.

1 Pyi of Rice went up to 3-5 Kyat at highest peaks

Uncontrollable rapid rise of inflation

1 Pyi of Rice went up to 500+++Kyats

Black Market

Ne Win era forced Burmese to start the Black Market business. Smuggling across the border is limited to small scale enterprises.

No more Black Market business but grey market only. Smuggling across the border is expended into large scale enterprises,

Queue for an earning

Widely practiced

In limited fields only eg Petrol

Rebels

All underground

Mixed underground and Peace negotiated

Mass movement of foreigners

Cause mass exodus of Indians

Nowadays there is mass migration of Chinese into Myanmar

Emigration

Limited professionals and very few manual workers but mostly off-shore sailors working abroad

Numerous professionals many manual workers, a lot of off-shore sailors working abroad legally or illegally.

Refugees

Some at Thailand and Bangladesh borders

Millions around the world

Petrol prices

2.6 Kyats/gallon

The increase in the price of gasoline to 1,500 kyats (US$1.25, [euro]1) a gallon

Salary

Gazetted Government Servant’s salary started fro 450-700 Kyat scale

Because of inflation and almost Useless Kyats Notes, salary range from 50,000 to 600,000 Kyats

Passports

Difficult to get PP, endorsement limited to 2-3 countries

Easy to get PP, endorsement unlimited to all countries

Universities

Restructuring of Universities to divide the student population

New Universities open. Quality compromised for Quantity. Universities opened in small towns at suburbs and across the bridges to made it easy to control the student protest

Hostels

Provided for the students

No more hostels for boarding University Students

Problems of students

There were a lot of problems but much better than the present condition

There are a lot problems because of above two. Had to spend a lot of time and money to be able to attend universities and forced to just attend the open universities by post.

Recognition of different class of people

Ne Win at least try to pretend to promote—

1/ Workers with May day celebration, workers council, workers comferences.

2/ Farmers with Farmer’s day (but 2nd March was his coup day. Farmers council and conferences.

3/Students with student’s festival, sports, Outstanding Student(Lu Yae Chun) programme etc

4/ Sangas with Sanga conference etc

So call Psychological Warfare specialist Than Shwe abandoned all those classes and blatantly aimed for the Military domination only.

Celebrating important days

Ne Win celebrated, Independence days, Martyr’s day and above “class” representatives’ days.

So call Psychological Warfare specialist Than Shwe abandoned all those celebrations because 1/ there is no Independence for the people so changed to Tatmadaw day.2/He scared of revolution  3/ He hate and scared of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and her father General Aung San. So no more Azarni days or Martyrs’ day.

Social activities

Ne Win at least attended above two events, give speech, dine and talk together

Than Shwe just sent the representatives to any celebration even if that was still celebrating. He is a social outcast!

Teenage workers

Because of above four

Because of above four conditions many teenage children are working internally and abroad. There is increased in teenage military enlistings

Most notorious shot

If Military is called again to control the uprising people, they would not shoot in the air but will shoot straight (to kill)

Aung San Suu Kyi and NLD is dangerous for the country and both of them must be annihilated.

Forced to Resigned by

8888 movement

Coming soon, pressure is building up.

Ultimate downfall triggered by

Grandchildren and son in law

Would be trigger by daughters and illegitimate son-in-law

Peoples’ comment

Condition under General Ne Win was much better than the present

If we all know the worsening condition under Than Shwe we would not start 8888 movement to overthrow Ne Win.