Mizzima News
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Burma Prime Minister Lt Gen Soe Win dies
Burma Prime Minister Lt Gen Soe Win p***** away
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Burma in chaotic condition has suffered another blow in political
front toady as the Re****t 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 Singa****e, 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 Singa****e.
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-
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