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OBIT of former Myanmar dictator, family says he died while under house arrest

(5 Dec 2002) Sedona Hotel, Yangon - March 21, 2001 1. Close-up of Ne Win in conversation at religious ceremony on his birthday 2. Cutaway of women on knees praying and bowing down 3. Close-up of Ne Win's face 4. Man and woman praying and bowing 5. Ne Win seated in private room being greeted by well-wishers 6. Cutaway of woman nodding and smiling 7. Well-wishers on knees bowing - pans to Ne Win seted in front of them 8. Close-up of Ne Win talking 9. Man kneeling in front of Ne Win singing, with hands clasped, as Ne Win listens, then applauds - pans to well-wishers and back to Ne Win Yangon - File 10. Ne Win greeting Princess Anne in doorway 11. Close-up of Ne Win seated, in conversation - pulls out to two-shot with Princess Anne 12. Pan from Ne Win and aide to Princess Anne 13. Cutaway of officials 14. Close-up of Ne Win - pans to Anne then pulls out STORYLINE: Myanmar's former dictator Ne Win, who ruled the country for 26 years after leading a military coup, died on Thursday while under house arrest, family sources said. He was 91. The family members said he died at 7.30 a.m.(0100GMT) in his lakeside villa where he had been kept confined along with his daughter since March 7, following the arrest of his three grandsons and son-in-law on charges of attempting to overthrow the military government. The family members spoke on condition of anonymity. No other details of the circumstances of his death were immediately available. A retired general, Ne Win was the longest ruling leader since Myanmar gained independence in 1948. He came to power after a bloodless coup in 1962 and was head of state until 1981 and then chairman of the ruling Socialist Party. He stood down from politics in 1988 before a huge popular uprising against military rule resulted in hundreds of protesters being gunned down by the army. A new military regime assumed control in September that year, but Ne Win was still rumoured to wield influence behind the scenes. Ne Win's 19 years in power and his "Burmese Way to Socialism" began four decades of dramatic economic decline and civil unrest in Myanmar, though his supporters say he was responsible for the nation's cohesion during times of strife. Ne Win rarely travelled abroad and was not often seen in public. One of his last trips out of his homeland was as the guest of Indonesia's former President Suharto, one of Ne Win's close friends. Ne Win travelled to Singapore for medical treatment as recently as October 29, 2001, accompanied by members of his family. He had made two previous trips to Singapore for check-ups in 1994 and 1998, the destination being a favoured one in Asia for the high standard of medical treatment the city-state offers. He made a rare public appearance on March 21, 2001, when he attended a religious ceremony at the Sedona Hotel in Yangon on his 90th birthday. Video footage of the ceremony showed that he had appeared healthy. Ne Win was believed to have opposed the dialogue between the military rulers and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. A deal to end Myanmar's political unrest may now be more feasible. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...