San Yu

San Yu
စန်းယု
San Yu c.1950s
5th President of Burma
In office
9 November 1981  27 July 1988
Prime MinisterMaung Maung Kha
Vice PresidentAye Ko (1985–1988)
Preceded byNe Win
Succeeded bySein Lwin
Personal details
Born(1918-03-03)3 March 1918
Thegon, Pegu, British Raj India
Died28 January 1996(1996-01-28) (aged 77)
Yangon, Myanmar
NationalityBurmese
Political partyBSPP
SpouseThan Shein
Children4
Alma materRangoon University Medical College
OccupationPresident
AwardsIndependence Mawgunwin (First Class)
Military service
Allegiance Burma
Branch/service Burmese Army
Years of service1942–1980
Rank General
CommandsCO, Northern RMC (1959)
CO, 1st Infantry Brigade (1961)
CO, Eastern RMC (1961)
CO, North West RMC (1961)
Vice Chief of Staff (Army) (1963)
Commander in Chief (1972)

San Yu (Burmese: စန်းယု, pronounced [sáɰ̃ jṵ]; 3 March 1918 28 January 1996) was a Burmese army general and statesman who served as the fifth president of Myanmar from 9 November 1981 to 27 July 1988.