Aung Shwe
Brigadier General Thray Sithu Aung Shwe | |
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အောင်ရွှေ | |
| President of the National League for Democracy | |
| In office 22 December 1990 – 2010 | |
| Leader | Aung San Suu Kyi |
| Preceded by | Tin Oo |
| Succeeded by | Aung San Suu Kyi |
| Commander of Southern Command | |
| In office 1954–1962 | |
| Commander of Northern Command | |
| In office 1957–? | |
| Member-elect of Pyithu Hluttaw (1990) | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Mayangon Township № 1 |
| Majority | 66.62% |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 May 1919 Rangoon, British Burma |
| Died | 13 August 2017 (aged 98) Yangon, Myanmar |
| Political party | Burma Socialist Party (before 1962) Patriotic Old Comrades' League (1988–?) National League for Democracy (1988–2010) |
| Spouse | Tin Tin Shwe |
| Children | three sons and three daughters |
| Parent(s) | Phoe Con (father) Thein Tin (mother) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Burma |
| Branch/service | Myanmar Army |
| Years of service | 1946–1962 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
Brigadier General Aung Shwe (Burmese: အောင်ရွှေ; 19 May 1919 – 13 August 2017) was a Burmese politician and a member of General Ne Win's Burma Rifles rising to Brigadier General. He was one of the founders and former President of the National League for Democracy who took charge of the party when Aung San Suu Kyi and Tin Oo were under house arrest in the early 1990s and 2000s.