Aye Ko | |
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အေးကို | |
| ActingPresident of Burma | |
| In office 12 August 1988 – 19 August 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Sein Lwinas President |
| Succeeded by | Maung Maungas President |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1921-09-19)19 September 1921 Pathein,British Burma,British India |
| Died | 26 September 2006(2006-09-26) (aged 85) Yangon,Myanmar |
| Political party | BSPP |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Myanmar |
| Branch/service |  Burmese Army |
| Years of service | 1952–1985 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | Deputy Commander, No. 30 Infantry Battalion (1961) Commander, No. 1 Shan Rifle Battalion (1964) Director, Directorate of Artillery and Armour Corps (1966) Commander, 88th Light Infantry Division (1969) Commander, Strategic Operation Command (1972) Commander, North Eastern Regional Military Command (1972) Commander, North Western Regional Military Command (1974) Commander, Yangon Regional Military Command (1975) Vice Chief of Staff (Army) – (1976) Chief of Staff (Army), (1981) |
Lieutenant GeneralAye Ko (Burmese:အေးကို, 19 September 1921 – 26 September 2006) was a Burmese army captain and the formerCommander in Chief of theArmed Forces of Union of Myanmar. He held the position ofVice President of Burma for three presidents between December 1985 and September 1988.[1][2][3]
Aye Ko joined Myanmar Armed Forces on 20 April 1952 assecond lieutenant for 2nd Company in No. 15 Infantry Battalion. He was promoted to the rank oflieutenant on 30 April 1953. He was transferred to No. 30 Infantry Battalion and promoted to the rank ofcaptain on 8 July 1955.[citation needed]
On 27 July 1956 Aye Ko was transferred to No. 2 Military Intelligence Company attached to 8th InfantryBrigade. He becameGeneral staff officer (G3) at the headquarters of 8thInfantry Brigade on 30 October 1956. He was then transferred to No. 30Infantry Battalion on 25 May 1960 as temporary deputy battalion commander. He was promoted to the rank ofmajor on 3 June 1961 and became deputy battalion commander for No. 30Infantry Battalion.[citation needed]
He was transferred to No. 1 Shan Rifle Battalion on 17 June 1963. He was promoted to the rank oflieutenant colonel and became commanding officer of No. 1 Shan Rifle Battalion on 20 January 1964. Aye Ko was posted to South Western Regional Military Command ascolonel general staff officer (G1) on 9 September 1964.[citation needed]
On 2 June 1966, Aye Ko was transferred to Military Operations Department at the Ministry of Defence ascolonel general staff officer (G1). He took over the role of director of theDirectorate of Artillery and Armour Corps within the Ministry of Defence on 30 July 1966.[citation needed]
Aye Ko was posted to 88thLight InfantryDivision on 24 April 1967. He was promoted to the rank of fullcolonel on 17 August 1968 and became deputy division commander for 88th. On 3 July 1969 Aye Ko became division commander of the 88th. He subsequently rose through the command positions as commander of Strategic Operation Command (SOC) on 24 January 1972, commander of North Eastern Regional Military Command on 11 July 1972, commander of North Western Regional Military Command on 8 March 1974, commander of Yangon Regional Military Command on 18 March 1975.[citation needed]
He was promoted to the rank ofbrigadier general on 2 April 1976 and became ViceChief of Staff (ARMY). He was promoted tomajor general on 1 January 1979 and tolieutenant general on 13 March 1981 and becameChief of Staff (ARMY).[citation needed] Aye Ko resigned honorably from Myanmar armed forces on 19 September 1981.[citation needed]
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| Preceded by | Chief of Staff (ARMY) 1976–1981 | Succeeded by |
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded byasPresident of Burma | ActingPresident of Myanmar 1988 | Succeeded byasPresident of Burma |
| Union of Burma (1948–1962) |  | |
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| Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (1962–1988) | ||
| Union of Burma / Myanmar (1988–2011) | ||
| Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2011–present) | ||
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