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Sao Shwe Thaike

1896–1962 · 20th century

Sao Shwe Thaike was the saopha of Yawnghwe, a Shan state on Inle Lake, and the first President of the Union of Burma from 1948 to 1952. A leading figure among the Shan princes at the Panglong Conference of 1947, he helped bring the Shan states into the union. After the military coup of 1962 he was arrested and died in prison that year.

Sao Shwe Thaike
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Yawnghwe State

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