President of Myanmar

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{{Politics of Myanmar}}

The '''President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar''' ({{MYname|MY=နိုင်ငံတော်‌သမ္မတ|MLCTS= nuing ngam tau samma.ta.}}, ''{{Lit|President of the State}}'') is the [[head of state]] and [[head of government]] of [[Myanmar]], which has a full [[presidential system]]. The president chairs the [[National Defence and Security Council (Myanmar)|National Defence and Security Council]] and leads the [[Union Government of Myanmar|Union Government]] (Cabinet), the [[executive branch]] of the Myanmar government.

The '''President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar''' ({{MYname|MY=နိုင်ငံတော်‌သမ္မတ|MLCTS= nuing ngam tau samma.ta.}}, {{Lit|President of the State}}) is the [[head of state]] and [[head of government]] of [[Myanmar]], which has a full [[presidential system]]. The president chairs the [[National Defence and Security Council (Myanmar)|National Defence and Security Council]] and leads the [[Union Government of Myanmar|Union Government]] (Cabinet), the [[executive branch]] of the Myanmar government.

The presidency was established in 1948, when Burma gained its independence from the [[British Empire]]. During this period, the president was the ceremonial head of state while [[Prime Minister of Myanmar|prime minister]] is the actual head of government. The presidency was abolished following the [[1962 Burmese coup d'état|1962 coup d'etat]], when [[Ne Win]] assumed the powers of both head of state and head of government as the Chairman of the [[Revolutionary Council of the Union of Burma|Revolutionary Council]] and the Revolutionary Government. The 1974 Constitution reintroduced the presidency, to be held by the Chairman of the Council of State. The [[8888 Uprising|1988 coup d'etat]] again led to the presidency's abolishment, with the Chairman of the [[State Peace and Development Council|State Law and Order Restoration Council]] (reconstituted in 1997 as the State Peace and Development Council) assuming the functions of the head of state.

The presidency was established in 1948, when Burma gained its independence from the [[British Empire]]. During this period, the president was the ceremonial head of state while [[Prime Minister of Myanmar|prime minister]] is the actual head of government. The presidency was abolished following the [[1962 Burmese coup d'état|1962 coup d'etat]], when [[Ne Win]] assumed the powers of both head of state and head of government as the Chairman of the [[Revolutionary Council of the Union of Burma|Revolutionary Council]] and the Revolutionary Government. The 1974 Constitution reintroduced the presidency, to be held by the Chairman of the Council of State. The [[8888 Uprising|1988 coup d'etat]] again led to the presidency's abolishment, with the Chairman of the [[State Peace and Development Council|State Law and Order Restoration Council]] (reconstituted in 1997 as the State Peace and Development Council) assuming the functions of the head of state.