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Duwa Lashi La
Acting President of the National Unity Government of Myanmar since 2021 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Burmese name, the given name is Lashi La. There is no family name.
Duwa Lashi La (Burmese: ဒူဝါလရှီးလ; pronounced [dùwà làʃì là]; born 9 September 1950) is a Burmese politician and lawyer of Kachin descent and the president of the Kachin National Consultative Council.[1][2][3][4][5]
Quick Facts His Excellency, Vice President and Acting President of the National Unity Government of Myanmar ...
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ဒူဝါလရှီးလ | |
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Vice President and Acting President of the National Unity Government of Myanmar | |
Assumed office 16 April 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Mahn Win Khaing Than |
Preceded by | Mahn Win Khaing Than (Acting Cabinet of CRPH) |
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Born | (1950-09-09) 9 September 1950 (age 73) Mung Ji Village, Shan State, British Burma |
Alma mater | University of Yangon |
Website | gov |
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Duwa Lashi La was named by the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, on 16 April 2021, as the vice-president in the National Unity Government of Myanmar, a parallel government to the State Administrative Council formed after the 2021 coup.[6][7][8][9][10]
On 7 September 2021, Duwa Lashi La announced that the defensive war against the military junta had been launched and urged the citizens to revolt against the junta in every corner of the country.[11][12][13][14][15]