Maung Maung
President of Union of Myanmar (1925-1994)
Maung Maung (Burmese: မောင်မောင် [màʊɰ̃ màʊɰ̃]; 31 January 1925 – 2 July 1994), known honorifically as Dr. Maung Maung, was a well-known writer and legal scholar in Myanmar, who served as the seventh president of Burma from 19 August 1988 to 18 September 1988.
Early life and career
Maung Maung was born on 31 January 1925 in Mandalay, British Burma. He was the only son amongst seven children of lawyer U Sint and his wife Daw Aye Tin. He completed his comprehensive education at the Buddhist Thathana (BTN) Anglo-Vernacular School at the age of 14. He applied for admission to study a two-year programme in science at Mandalay Intermediate College, which he eventually completed in 1943. During this time, he joined the British Army Auxiliary Corps and attended the fourth intake of Officer Training School (OTS). In 1943, he voluntarily joined the Burma Defence Army (BDA) as a private and later joined the Resistance Movement against the Japanese in 1945. At this point, Maung began his journalistic career as an English-language correspondent for the Rangoon Review. As a young man, his love of camping and outdoor activities once led him to join the Union of Burma Boy Scouts and he eventually rose to the rank of King's Scout.
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