Hun Sen and Soe Win, nicknamed "the Depayin Butcher" by the Burmese opposition, during the ASEAN Summit Meeting in Cebu, Phillipines, in Januray 2007 (Photo: Reuters)Mourning of the dead Burmese Prime Minister
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
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Translated from Khmer by Socheata
The Royal Government of Cambodia represented by Hor Nam Hong, the vice-prime minister and minister of information and international cooperation, has led a delegation to the Burmese embassy in Cambodia on Monday, to pay respect to the soul and to mourn the sad death of General Soe Win, prime minister of Burma. The Burmese embassy in Cambodia indicated that General Soe Win died on 12 October 2007 from leukemia. General Soe Win was born on 10 May 2049 on Tungyi, Burma. He is a Buddhist follower and he was a graduate of the Defense Services Academy (12th intake). He rose to the position of prime minister on 19 October 2004 and held this position until his death.
