Aye Ne Win
Aye Ne Win (born 1976) is a Burmese businessman and former political inmate who spent 11 years in prison for a high treason with plotting to overthrow the Senior General Than Shwe' regime in 2002 along with his two brothers and father, and was released in 2013.[1][2] He is the grandson of former dictator Ne Win.[3][4][5]
Aye Ne Win was accused by Burmese activist Maung Zarni of being one of the key financiers of the extremist Buddhist nationalist group known as Ma Ba Tha.[6][7][8]
Career[]
In 2002, he and his two brothers , Zwe Ne Win and father Aye Zaw Win were found guilty of plotting to attempting to stage a coup against the then-military regime led by Senior General Than Shwe. They were sentenced to death[9] and had been in prison for 11 years. He was released from prison under a presidential pardon in November 2013.[10][11][12][13]
After his release, he has been a prolific user of social media and has been spotted at many public events, including commemorations for fallen soldiers of the Myanmar Army.[14] He has spoken with numerous local and international media outlets, discussing a range of topics including his political and religious views, the continued role of the military in Myanmar's political life and his business dealings.[12][15]
In popular culture[]
- Aye Ne Win is the subject of 's historic book Ne Win's Resurrected Grandchildren (ဦးနေဝင်း၏ သေရွာပြန်မြေးများ), first published in 2014.[16][17]
References[]
- ^ "Birthday party at Secretariat sparks social media firestorm". The Myanmar Times. 24 March 2015.
- ^ Press, The Associated (10 March 2002). "Relatives of Ex-Dictator of Myanmar Suspected of Plotting Coup (Published 2002)". The New York Times.
- ^ "U Aye Ne Win: Rewriting history". Frontier Myanmar. 25 August 2015.
- ^ "The Dictator's Grandson". Jeroen de Bakker.
- ^ "Burma's Fallen First Family". The Irrawaddy. 9 March 2011.
- ^ "Key Rohingya campaigners face abduction threats". Anadolu Agency. 30 November 2019.
- ^ "In Conversation With a Dictator's Grandson". The Irrawaddy. 14 March 2014.
- ^ "Anti-pope provocations elicit Buddhist solidarity towards Catholics". www.asianews.it. 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Ne Win Family Members Sentenced to Death - 2002-09-26". Voice of America. 27 October 2009.
- ^ Nov. 14, AYE AYE WIN Associated Press (15 November 2013). "Myanmar's president pardons 69 political prisoners". San Diego Union-Tribune.
- ^ Mahtani, Shibani (18 February 2014). "Q&A: Aye Ne Win, Grandson of a Burmese Legend". Wall Street Journal.
- ^ a b "Ne Win's Grandson Invites Social Media Smackdown With Lipton Comment". The Irrawaddy. 9 June 2016.
- ^ "With 'loving kindness', Myanmar frees 69 political prisoners". NDTV.com. 15 November 2013.
- ^ "Ne Win's Grandson Told by Family to Cease Media Commentary". The Irrawaddy. 4 November 2015.
- ^ "Ethnic Armies 'Breaking Their Promise': Ne Win's Grandson". The Irrawaddy. 8 December 2014.
- ^ "အေးနေဝင်း ပြောသော သူ့အဘိုး အကြောင်း". The Irrawaddy (in Burmese). 26 February 2014.
- ^ "ဦးနေဝင်း၏သေရွာပြန်မြေးများ - မြတ်ခိုင်". www.wunzinn.com.
External links[]
- "CO02003 | Will the failed Coup attempt derail the ongoing national reconciliation and political transition in Myanmar?". www.rsis.edu.sg.
- Myanmar, Myo (2017). "Aye Ne Win-The Gandson of Former Dictator Ne Win". doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.36407.11680.
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