Myint Swe, president under Myanmar's junta, dies, state broadcaster reports


(Reuters) -Myint Swe, who became Myanmar's president during a 2021 coup against an elected civilian government and immediately handed power to the military, has died a year after going on medical leave, the state broadcaster said on Thursday.

The 74-year-old former general died in hospital on Thursday morning, state-run MRTV said.

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