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Under which Council did Aung Kyi serve as Minister of Labor?

  • National Security Council

  • State Peace and Development Council

  • Civilian Administration Council

  • National Economic Council

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Aung Kyi was Minister of Labor under the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), a military junta that ruled Myanmar from 1988 to 2011. The SPDC was established by General Than Shwe following the military's suppression of the 1988 pro-democracy uprising. Aung Kyi was appointed Minister of Labor in 2007 and served in this role until the SPDC was dissolved in 2011.
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