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Senior General Than Shwe ( born 2 February 1933 ) is a Burmese strongman ___MASK71___ who was the head of state of Burma from 1992 to 2011 as Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council ( SPDC ). During this period , he held key positions of power including Prime Minister of Burma , Commander - in - chief of ___MASK22___ Defense Services and head of the Union Solidarity and Development Association . In March 2011 he officially stepped down as head of state in favour of his hand - picked successor , Thein Sein , and as head of the Armed Forces , being replaced by general Min Aung Hlaing . Vice - Senior General Maung Aye ( Burmese :       ( mà é ) ; born 25 December 1937 ) is a Burmese military figure who was Vice Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council ( SPDC ) , the ruling military junta of Burma , from 1993 to 2011 . Maung Aye was the second highest - ranking member of the SPDC . The State Peace and Development Council (; abbreviated to SPDC or ) was the official name of the military government of Burma ( also known as ___MASK22___ ), which seized power in 1988 . On 30 March 2011 , Senior General Than Shwe signed a decree that officially dissolved the Council .