Sein Lwin

Brigadier General Sein Lwin
စိန်လွင်
6th President of Burma
In office 27 July 1988 – 12 August 1988
Vice President	Aye Ko[1]
Preceded by	San Yu
Succeeded by	Aye Ko (acting)
Chairman of the Burma Socialist Programme Party
In office 26 July 1988 – 12 August 1988
Preceded by	Ne Win
Succeeded by	Maung Maung
Personal details
Born	(1924-01-27)27 January 1924 Kawkayin village, Paung, Mon State, British Burma, British Raj
Died	9 April 2004(2004-04-09) (aged 80) Yangon, Myanmar
Nationality	Burmese
Political party	Burma Socialist Programme Party
Spouse	Tin Tin Hline
Children	5
Parent(s)	Shwe Yin Ma Ma Gyi
Occupation	Military official, Politician
Military service
Allegiance	Myanmar
Branch/service	Myanmar Army
Years of service	1943–88
Rank	Brigadier General

Sein Lwin (Burmese: စိန်လွင်, pronounced [sèiɰ̃ lwɪ̀ɰ̃]; 27 January 1924 – 9 April 2004) was a Burmese politician and retired military general in the Myanmar Army. He was served as the sixth president of Burma for 17 days in 1988, following the resignation of San Yu.

Sein Lwin was dubbed the "Butcher of Rangoon" for his brutal suppression of successive student-led demonstrations in the capital. He was seen as the brutal cohort of Ne Win and the man responsible for the ruthless suppression of dissent, notably antigovernment protests in 1962 in which scores of university students were slaughtered.^[2]