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Former Burmese general dead



Wednesday, December 30, 1998 Published at 12:44 GMT


World: Asia-Pacific

Former Burmese general dead



In Burma, a senior, former military leader, General Tin Oo, has died of a
heart attack.

He was seventy-one.

Tin Oo was a powerful figure in military intelligence under the rule of
General Ne Win, who overthrew the civilian government in 1962 and imposed
one-party military rule.

Tin Oo was imprisoned in 1983 for the misuse of state funds, but released
six years later.

>From the newsroom of the BBC World Service