A figurehead leader, he had little real power but did endorse measures that allowed the country’s generals to extend their rule after a 2021 coup.

Belarusian First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lukashevich visited the Consulate General of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar in Minsk and signed the Book of Condolence following the passing of former Acting President and First Vice President of Myanmar Myint Swe.

Myint Swe, who became Myanmar’s acting president under controversial circumstances after the military seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi more than four years ago, died on Thursday,