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Than Shwe: Unmasking Burma’s Tyrant Ethnicity " the fascinating and complicatedWith a foreword by Vclav Havel 6 b w illus., index Than Shwe is one of the worlds most notorious dictators, presiding over a military regime that persists in repressing and brutalizing its own people. Until now, his story has not been told. Than Shwe: Unmasking Burmas Tyrant provides the first ever account of Than Shwes journey from postal clerk to dictator, analyzing his rise through the ranks of the army, his training in psychological warfare, his