Burma Prime Minister Lt Gen Soe Win dies

Burma Prime Minister Lt Gen Soe Win passes away

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Burma in chaotic condition has suffered another blow in political front toady as the Report of ailing Prime Minister Lt Gen Soe Win died at 5PM Local Burma time.

Mizzima News (www.mizzima.com)

(Burmese Standard Time)
10:00 p.m
Burmese Prime Minister pass away

Burma's ailing Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win has died at the military hospital in Mingalardon, Rangoon on Tuesday, sources said.

Soe Win, who returned to Burma on Monday from a secret medical treatment in Singapore, died at about 5:00 p.m (local time), sources added.

The Burmese Prime Minister is known to have been suffering from Leukemia and had secretly received medical treatment in Singapore.

Soe Win, who is a Senior General Than Shwe loyalist, is also known as "the Butcher of Depayin" for orchestrating the Depayin massacre in 2003 by ordering mobs to attack on pro-democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's motorcade.

Sources said Soe Win will be replaced by Lt-Gen Thein Sein and Tin Aung Myint Oo will be promoted to Thein Sein's position as Secretary-I.



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Submitted by Nksagar on Tue, 2007-10-02 20:44.