Ne Win's First Cabinet

Caretaker Government of the Union of Burma
Cabinet of Burma
1958 — 1960
Date formed	28 October 1958
Date dissolved	April 1960
People and organisations
Head of state	Mahn Win Maung (President)
Head of government	General Ne Win (Prime Minister)
Deputy head of government	Thein Maung (1958 - 1959) (Deputy Prime Minister) Lun Baw (1959 - 1960) (Deputy Prime Minister )
Member party	Tatmadaw and others
History
Predecessor	Second U Nu Government
Successor	Third U Nu Government

The Caretaker Government of Ne Win was formed in 1958 after Ne Win, then Chief of Staff, took over state power from U Nu, then Prime Minister. This is the first caretaker government in Burmese history. After the 1960 election, power was restored to U Nu.

History

The political situation became chaotic after the ruling Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League (AFPFL) split in April 1958 as Clean AFPFL and Stable AFPFL. On the morning of September 26 1958, Colonel Aung Gyi, Brigadier General Tin Pe, Colonel Maung Maung from the Tatmadaw visited PM U Nu's house. In the evening, the executive meeting of the ruling AFPFL and the current cabinet ministers meetings were held consecutively. At that time, General Ne Win paid a short visit. The Cabinet meeting decided to nominate General Ne Win as the Prime Minister at a parliamentary session on 28 September. Incumbent Prime Minister U Nu has written to General Ne Win to form a caretaker government to handle the conditions. U Nu told Ne Win to hold general election again within 6 months (April 1959).

Then, in October 1958, a caretaker government was formed and sworn in at the Presidential Palace in Rangoon. Parliaments were not dissolved. This government is made up of a small portion of the military, mostly civilian ministers and local leaders. Newspapers reported that U Nu resigned and handed over power to General Ne Win, but some described it as a coup.

On 29 April 1959, during the caretaker government, 34 Shan Saopha relinquished power. General Election was held in February 1960 and U Nu won the election. However, two years later, in March 1962, the military seized power.

Cabinet

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