Senior General Saw Maung (Burmese: စောမောင်, pronounced: [sɔ́ màʊɴ]; December 1928 – 24 July 1997) was the founder of the State Law and Order Restoration Council, later renamed State Peace and Development Council in Myanmar. He served as Chairman from 1988 to 1992.

Early life and career[link]

Saw Maung joined the army in 1946, two years before Burma gained independence from Britain, and received a commission in 1952. From 1975–76, he fought against communist insurgents and ethnic rebels along the border with Thailand. In 1976, he became a brigadier general, and in 1981 an adjutant-general. He became armed forces commander in 1983.

Saw Maung was army chief of staff and defence minister in the brief government of Sein Lwin and became chairman of the junta when the army staged its coup in 1988 after the 8888 Uprising. He was effective ruler of the country as head of the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC). He also held the posts of prime minister and foreign minister. As a high-ranking member of the Burma Socialist Programme Party (BSPP), he provided continuity of leadership during a succession of short-lived predecessors that followed the toppling of Ne Win earlier in 1988.

Chairman of SLORC[link]

Saw Maung assumed responsibility as chairman of the newly-formed SLORC on 18th September 1988, replacing the BSPP and promised multi-party elections to follow soon. He publicly stated that he would hand over power to the winning party and would have the army return to the barracks; where in his own words they "rightfully belonged". This proved to be too much for hardliners in the military and loyalists of Ne Win. SLORC held free elections in 1990. The 1990 parliamentary elections were won by the National League for Democracy (NLD) led by Aung San Suu Kyi, but SLORC did not accept the results in a clear sign of Saw Maung's authority being undermined.

Saw Maung resigned as Chairman of SLORC in April 1992. According to the junta this was for health reasons.^[1][2] However this was the result of Saw Maung being sedated, isolated and quietly removed from power in a palace coup, after which it was widely reported that Saw Maung was actually suffering from a nervous breakdown and believed himself to be the reincarnation of an 11th century warrior-king.^[3] This was in fact a plot by his successor General Than Shwe and other hardliners to justify the takeover and cement his control. Some believe that Saw Maung's decision to hand over power to Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy was too much for other generals who also had the consent from Ne Win to carry out the palace coup.

Saw Maung died of a heart attack at 68 on 24 July 1997.^[4]

Family and personal life[link]

He married his wife Daw Aye Yee who died on 25 December 2004. He is succeeded by his three children; two sons and a daughter, and three grandchildren. Saw Maung was a golfer and a devout Buddhist.

References[link]

• Burma Library Biography
• Burma Library Biography

v t e Heads of state of Burma (Myanmar) Sao Shwe Thaik Ba U Win Maung Ne Win1 San Yu1 Sein Lwin1 Aye Ko2 Maung Maung2 Saw Maung1 Than Shwe1 Thein Sein ^1 military officeholders ^2 acting officeholders

v t e Prime Ministers of Burma (Myanmar) U Nu Ba Swe U Nu Ne Win U Nu Ne Win[m] Sein Win[m] Maung Maung Kha[m] Tun Tin Saw Maung[m] Than Shwe[m] Khin Nyunt[m] Soe Win[m] Thein Sein[m] ^[m] military officeholders

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Rob Friend

Personal information
Full name	Robert Douglas Friend
Date of birth	(1981-01-23) 23 January 1981 (age 31)
Place of birth	Rosetown, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Eintracht Frankfurt
Number	29
Youth career
1999–2000	Western Michigan Broncos
2001–2002	UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003–2004	Moss	41	(15)
2004–2006	Molde	40	(14)
2006–2007	Heerenveen	19	(5)
2007	→ Heracles Almelo (loan)	12	(3)
2007–2010	Borussia Mönchengladbach	83	(28)
2010–2011	Hertha BSC	25	(5)
2011–	Eintracht Frankfurt	12	(1)
National team‡
2000–2001	Canada U-20	6	(0)
2002–2004	Canada U-23	15	(12)
2003–	Canada	32	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 May 2012. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 December 2011

Rob Friend (born 23 January 1981, in Rosetown, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian Football player who currently plays for Eintracht Frankfurt in the 2nd Bundesliga.

Club career[link]

Early years[link]

As a teenager Friend tried many sports at a high level including volleyball, tennis, hockey, rugby. At 17, Friend decided to concentrate on soccer. He sometimes wishes he concentrated on soccer earlier on and sees his development as still ongoing. "Others reach a certain level at an early age, but for me I am still developing today", he says. "Therefore I'll often work on things after practice. Things that I missed out on as a youth, to help me improve. Since I decided on soccer, I become better and better and always work harder to improve myself further".

Friend played college soccer at University of California, Santa Barbara. As a senior on the UCSB soccer team, Friend scored in 12 consecutive matches which ranks fourth in NCAA history.^[1]

Norway[link]

After he graduated, Friend was drafted in the 4th Round, 35th Overall, of the 2003 MLS SuperDraft by the Chicago Fire.^[2] Instead of playing for the Fire, he decided to play in Norway. Together with fellow countryman Patrice Bernier, he was signed by Moss F.K. In the middle of 2004, he was signed by Molde F.K.^[3]

The Netherlands[link]

Before the expiration of his contract with Molde F.K., and after he helped Molde F.K. win the Norwegian Men's Football Cup, he was transferred to SC Heerenveen on a four year contract. After making 19 appearances with Heerenveen and scoring five goals, he was loaned to Heracles Almelo to conclude the 2006–07 season. On 3 February 2007, Friend played his first Eredivisie match for Heracles Almelo against Willem II Tilburg. He helped the team retain their status in the Eredivisie by scoring three goals in 12 games for Heracles. Despite his contributions, Heerenveen deemed him surplus to requirements and transferred him on to Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Germany[link]

During the 2007–08 season Friend scored 18 goals in 33 matches, making him Borussia Mönchengladbach's top scorer and the second top scorer in Bundesliga 2. His team finished first, and were promoted to the Bundesliga.

On 17 August 2008, Friend scored in his very first game in the Bundesliga, against VfB Stuttgart. After three years in Mönchengladbach, including two in the Bundesliga, Friend was sold from the club and was bought by the newly relegated Hertha BSC for €1.8 million.^[4]

Friend made his debut and scored his first goal for Berlin on 14 August 2010 in a DFB-Pokal cup match versus SC Pfullendorf, the game ended as a 2–0 victory. Six days later he made his league debut for the team in a 3–2 victory over Rot-Weiß Oberhausen. On 12 September, Friend had a man of the match performance scoring 2 goals in a 3–1 home victory over Arminia Bielefeld at Olympic Stadium.^[5] Friend finished his first season with Hertha having scored 6 goals in 27 appearances in the 2. Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal. He helped Hertha win the 2. Bundesliga gaining automatic promotion back to top flight football.^[6] On the final day of the 2011 summer transfer window, Friend returned to the second division, joining the newly relegated Eintracht Frankfurt.

International career[link]

Friend playing against Peru at BMO Field on September 4, 2010

Friend has represented Canada at the U-20, U-23, and senior levels. He saw action in the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship, as well as the 2004 CONCACAF Men Pre-Olympic Tournament.

Friend made his debut with the senior international team on 18 January 2003 in a friendly with the United States. Since then, and as of December 2009., he has been capped 24 times by his country, scoring twice. He has represented Canada in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.^[7]

Career statistics[link]

Club[link]

As of 8 May 2012 (2012 -05-08)^[update]

International Goals[link]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1	4 September 2006	Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal, Canada	Jamaica	1–0	Friendly
2	3 May 2008	Qwest Field, Seattle, United States	Brazil	2–3	Friendly

Honours[link]

Club[link]

Molde F.K.[link]

• Norwegian Football Cup: 2005

Borussia Mönchengladbach[link]

• 2. Bundesliga Winner (Promotion to the Bundesliga) (1): 2007–08

Hertha BSC[link]

• 2. Bundesliga Winner (Promotion to the Bundesliga) (1): 2010–11

References[link]

External links[link]

• Rob Friend – FIFA competition record
• Molde player profile (Norwegian)

Canada squads v t e Canada squad – 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship 1 Meuleman 2 Ouassa 3 Dunfield 4 Oppong 5 O'Connor 6 Klukowski 7 Nsaliwa 8 Cañizalez 9 Belotte 10 de Guzman 11 Borsellino 12 Thompson 13 Pozniak 14 Williams 15 Hutchinson 16 Friend 17 Hume 18 Zarzycki Coach: James v t e Canada squad – 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup semi-finalists 1 Sutton 2 Braz 3 Jazić 4 Reda 5 Hainault 6 de Guzman 7 Stalteri 8 Harmse 9 Friend 10 Gerba 11 Hastings 12 Gervais 13 Hutchinson 14 De Rosario 15 Bernier 16 Nash 17 Hume 18 Nakajima 19 Ribeiro 20 Pozniak 21 Ledgerwood 22 Onstad 23 Giacomi Coach: Hart v t e Canada squad – 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup 1 Hirschfeld 2 Ledgerwood 3 Klukowski 4 McKenna (c) 5 Hainault 6 de Guzman 7 Dunfield 8 Johnson 9 Friend 10 Gerba 11 Simpson 12 Pacheco 13 Hutchinson 14 De Rosario 15 Edgar 16 Ricketts 17 Jackson 18 Borjan 19 de Jong 20 Peters 21 Beaulieu-Bourgault 22 Al-Shaïbani 23 Nakajima-Farran Coach: Hart

A1 Tin Maung (Burmese: တင်မောင် [tɪ̀ɴ màʊɴ]; 1913 – 4 October 2000) was a two-time Burmese Academy Award-winning film actor, director and producer.

Biography[link]

Tin Maung was born in Pyay, a small town in Lower Burma during the British colonial rule. The youngest brother of Nyi Pu, a famous Burmese actor of early Burmese cinema, Tin Maung began his film career at age 10, in 1923, appearing in Taw Myaing Zon Ga Lwan Aung Phan. In 1934, while enrolled in Rangoon University, Tin Maung joined the A1 Film Company–the preeminent film studio of the time to appear in the film Mya Ganaing. He quickly became known as A1 Tin Maung, one of the studio's stable of stars.

In 1937, Tin Maung directed Aung Thabyay about the final days of King Thibaw, Burma's last monarch, who died an embittered man in exile in India. However, few Burmese got to see it initially, as the colonial government did not allow to the movie to play at theaters.^[1] In 1942, during World War II, Tin Maung enlisted in the Burma Independence Army to fight against the British colonialists.

After the war, Tin Maung returned to a film career at A1, increasingly focused on directing. He visited several Asian countries (Indonesia in 1950, India in 1954 and Japan in 1955) to learn directing and film production techniques. He won the Burmese Academy Award for best actor with the 1953 film Yadanabon. He also won another academy award for best director with Ko Ye, Toe Ye, Soe Soe Ye in 1967. Tin Maung was chairman of the Film Council (later, Myanmar Motion Picture Organization) from 1964 to 1966.

Tin Maung was married to Tin Tin, and had six children. He lived in Yangon and died on 4 October 2000.

Filmography[link]

• Mya Ganaing (1934)
• Ta Lane Nit Lane
• Chit Ta Mya
• Aung Thabyay (1937)
• Chit Yay Sin (1940)
• Chit Sa Noe
• Min Kaba Le
• bar ma hti
• Chain Tan Pyi
• Chit Thet Wai (1952)
• Hpuza Shin
• Pyo Do Maung
• bhain Ma tar ya
• Nit Mwar A Theal
• Moe Nya Einmet Phyu
• thu ka Lae chit ya mae
• ta man kyar
• Zarti Thway
• Zin Ma so taw main ka lay
• Chit Myay
• Po Pyon Cho (1955)
• Chit Mone Man
• Yout Sein
• Gone Ye Ma Thu
• Myay De Thitsa
• Latt Oo Sayar
• Po Hnin Phyu
• Yin We Khin Twe Zaw Lay Ye
• a kyaw a mar
• Yadanabon (1953)
• Ko Ye, Toe Ye, Soe Soe Ye (1967)

v t e Cinema of Burma Films A-Z • Films by year • Actors • Directors • Cinematographers • Producers • Screenwriters • Myanmar Academy Awards  • Myanmar Motion Picture Museum  • Myanmar Motion Picture Organization

References[link]

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Rohingya people

Total population
About 729,000 (United Nations estimate 2009)
Regions with significant populations
Burma (Arakan), Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, India, Thailand, Malaysia
Languages
Rohingya, Burmese
Religion
Islam

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The Rohingya (Burmese: ရိုဟင်ညာ) are predominantly Muslim Immigrants of disputed origin who live in Arakan State, western Burma and Chittagong Division of Bangladesh. The Rohingya population is mostly concentrated in the cities of Maungdaw, Buthidaung, Akyab, Rathedaung and Kyauktaw.