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In September 1988 he ordered the Burmese currency, the kyat, to be demonetized in some larger denominations while issuing new denominations of 45 and 90 kyats, crippling the Burmese economy further still.

He reportedly changed the currency to add up to 90 because an astrologer said he would live to 90 if he did this.

Ne Win was well known for his penchant for numerology and yadaya ( cabalistic rituals and spells performed in order to ward off misfortune ).

When his soothsayer warned him that there might be a bloodbath, he would stand in front of a mirror and trample on meat to simulate the blood then shoot himself in the mirror to avert the possibility of an assassination attempt.