Prime Minister of Burma

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The Prime Minister of Burma was the head of government of the country (now Myanmar), leading the executive branch during its parliamentary periods before military rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political office
appliesToJurisdiction Republic of the Union of Myanmar
linked to: Myanmar

Union of Burma
linked to: Burma (until 1937)
appointedBy Head of State of Burma
President of Burma
confersWith Chamber of Deputies of Burma
linked to: Pyithu Hluttaw

Chamber of Nationalities of Burma
linked to: Amyotha Hluttaw

Parliament of Burma
linked to: Pyidaungsu Hluttaw
country Burma
linked to: Myanmar

Myanmar
endTime 1988
firstHolder U Nu
governmentBranch executive branch
hasAuthorityOver Burmese civil service
ministries of the Government of Burma
inceptionContext independence of Burma from the United Kingdom
jurisdiction Parliamentary system of Burma
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Rangoon Division
linked to: Yangon Region

Yangon Region
officeCreatedIn 1948
officeDissolvedAsConsequenceOf establishment of military rule in Burma
military coup in Burma in 1988
officeDuring civilian governments before full military rule in Burma
post-independence parliamentary period of Burma
officeHierarchy subordinate to Head of State of Burma
officeHolderTitleInLanguage English
officeScope national
officeType prime ministership
partOf Cabinet of Burma
linked to: Cabinet of Myanmar

Government of Burma
positionHeldBy Ba Swe
Maung Maung
Maung Maung Kha
Ne Win
Sein Win
U Ba Maw
U Nu
U Nu (first term)
U Nu (second term)
linked to: U Nu

U Nu (third term)
linked to: U Nu
replacedBy Chairman of the State Law and Order Restoration Council
Prime Minister of Myanmar
residenceType official residence
role head of government
seat Rangoon
linked to: Yangon

Yangon
startTime 1948
styleOfAddress His Excellency

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U Nu positionHeld Prime Minister of Burma
State Counsellor of Myanmar comparedTo Prime Minister of Myanmar (as de facto equivalent)
linked to: Prime Minister of Burma
Government of Myanmar headOfGovernment Prime Minister of Myanmar
linked to: Prime Minister of Burma
Minister of Education of Burma appointedBy Prime Minister of Burma
Minister of Information of Burma appointedBy Prime Minister of Burma
Ne Win positionHeld Prime Minister of Burma