Nay Pyi Taw Aug 14 (IANS) Former Chairman of Myanmar s ruling party the National League for Democracy (NLD) U Aung Shwe passed away at Yangon s Victoria Hospital on Sunday night the media reported on Monday.
U Aung Shwe 99 died of old. He was hospitalised on Sunday Xinhua news agency reported.
He was a member of the Central Executive Committee when NLD was first formed along with co-founders Aung San Suu Kyi U Tin Oo and U Kyi Maung in late 1988.
He served as the party chairman since 1991 until 2010 before he was replaced by Aung San Suu Kyi.
President U Htin Kyaw Vice President U Henry Van Thio and Speaker of the House of Representative U Win Myint visited him at the hospital.
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