Aung Soe Myint ( my, အောင်စိုးမြင့်) is a Burmese politician and

political prisoner A political prisoner is someone imprisoned for their political activity. The political offense is not always the official reason for the prisoner's detention. There is no internationally recognized legal definition of the concept, although n ...

, previously served as a

Pyithu Hluttaw The Pyithu Hluttaw ( my, ပြည်သူ့ လွှတ်တော်, ; House of Representatives) is the ''de jure'' lower house of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, the bicameral legislature of Myanmar (Burma). It consists of 440 members, of whic ...

MP for Taungoo Township. He was elected as an Pyithu Hluttaw MP in the

1990 Burmese general election General elections were held in Myanmar on 27 May 1990, the first multi-party elections since 1960, after which the country had been ruled by a military dictatorship. The elections were for a parliament-sized constitutional committee to draft ...

, winning a 68% majority (21,369 votes), but was never allowed to assume his seat. Aung Soe Myint graduated from the Rangoon Institute of Economics in 1975. He became involved in politics during the

8888 Uprising The 8888 Uprising ( my, ၈၈၈၈ အရေးအခင်း), also known as the People Power UprisingYawnghwe (1995), pp. 170 and the 1988 Uprising, was a series of nationwide protests, marches, and riots in Burma (present-day Myanmar) th ...

, serving as a member of the Central General Strike Committee of the Taungoo District People’s Liberation Alliance. From 31 August 2003 to 23 September 2008, he served a stint at

Thayet Thayet (; pronounced ) is a capital city in Thayet District of Magway Region in central Myanmar. It is a port on the right (western) bank of the Irrawaddy River, across and just south of Allanmyo, between Pyay (Prome) and Magway. Thayet is th ...

prison, for purportedly possessing a motorcycle without a license. In fact, he had organized events for the 15th anniversary of the 8888 Uprising. He was released in September 2008, as part of a government amnesty involving the release of 9,002 prisoners.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Aung Soe Myint Members of Pyithu Hluttaw National League for Democracy politicians Prisoners and detainees of Myanmar 1952 births Living people People from Bago Region