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His residence in Nyaung Shwe (Yawnghwe), the Haw, is now the \"Buddha Museum\" and is open to the public.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"16 October 1896","date":"1896-10-16"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3034878#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Yawnghwe","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18750170"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3034878#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"21 November 1962","date":"1962-11-21"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3034878#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Yangon","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37995"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3034878#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Myanmar","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q836"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3034878#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3034878#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q574639"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3034878#P102"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Sao Nang Hearn Kham","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18125509"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3034878#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of Myanmar (4 January 1948 – 16 March 1952)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q887124","start":"1948-01-04","end":"1952-03-16"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3034878#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sao_Shwe_Thaik","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3034878"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Sao Shwe Thaik born?","a":"Sao Shwe Thaik was born on 16 October 1896 in Yawnghwe."},{"q":"What positions has Sao Shwe Thaik held?","a":"Positions held by Sao Shwe Thaik include: President of Myanmar (1948–1952)."}],"related":[{"name":"Ne Win","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ne-win"},{"name":"Win Maung","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/win-maung"},{"name":"Maung Maung","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/maung-maung"},{"name":"Min Aung Hlaing","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/min-aung-hlaing"},{"name":"Ba U","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ba-u"},{"name":"Myint Swe","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/myint-swe"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/sao-shwe-thaik-60e18c378c.jpg","width":220,"height":348,"license":"Public domain","credit":"Unknown author Unknown author","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sao_Shwe_Thaik.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Sao Shwe Thaik","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sao_Shwe_Thaik","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q3034878","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3034878","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Sao Shwe Thaik.jpg by Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sao_Shwe_Thaik.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Sao Shwe Thaik, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Sao Shwe Thaik.jpg — Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain.","cite":"\"Sao Shwe Thaik\". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/sao-shwe-thaik. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-01T06:59:19Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-06","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/sao-shwe-thaik","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/sao-shwe-thaik","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/sao-shwe-thaik?lang=ne"}}