Burma's ex-dictator dies at 91

General Ne Win, Burma’s former military dictator, who dragged his country from near prosperity to poverty during his 26 years in power, died today under house arrest, family members said. He was 91.

The family members said he died in his lakeside villa in Rangoon, 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.