Captain Ohn Kyaw Myint ( my, အုန်းကျော်မြင့်; died July 27, 1977) was a

Burmese army The Myanmar Army ( my, တပ်မတော်(ကြည်း), ) is the largest branch of the Tatmadaw, Armed Forces (''Tatmadaw'') of Myanmar (Burma) and has the primary responsibility of conducting land-based military operations. The My ...

officer who was well known for his unsuccessful coup attempt against the

Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...

government led by General Ne Win.

Military career

Ohn Kyaw Myint graduated from

Rangoon University '') , mottoeng = There's no friend like wisdom. , established = , type = Public , rector = Dr. Tin Mg Tun , undergrad = 4194 , postgrad = 5748 , city = Kamayut 11041, Yangon , state = Yangon Regio ...

. He had completed OTS (Officer Training School) Batch 29 with the best cadet award. He served as a staff officer under General

Kyaw Htin General Thura Kyaw Htin ( my, ကျော်ထင်, ; 26 July 1925 – 26 January 1996) was the 7th Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Union of Burma (now Myanmar), former Deputy Prime Minister of Burma (Myanmar) and Minister ...

, the commander in chief of the

Burmese armed forces Tatmadaw (, , ) is the official name of the armed forces of Myanmar (formerly Burma). It is administered by the Ministry of Defence and composed of the Myanmar Army, the Myanmar Navy and the Myanmar Air Force. Auxiliary services include the ...

Trial

Ohn Kyaw Myint plotted coup attempt with other young officer and the plot was uncovered by Military Intelligence. He was found guilty at trial and hanged on July 27, 1977. Senior General

Than Shwe Than Shwe ( my, သန်းရွှေ, ; born 2 February 1933 or 3 May 1935) is a Burmese strongman politician who was the head of state of Myanmar from 1992 to 2011 as Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC). During this ...

, Chairman of State Peace and Development Council, who was a junior officer during the time of trial stood as a witness.

References

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