Myanmar’s figurehead president, U Myint Swe, who served for four years as the acting president after the military seized power in a coup, died early Thursday in Naypyidaw, the capital. He was 74.

       His death, in a hospital, was from “neurodegenerative diseases and related neurological disorders,” the military government said in a statement.

       The head of the military government, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, is the central figure in Myanmar. The government, led by generals, installed Mr. Myint Swe as acting president after it overthrew the civilian government led by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s pro-democracy icon and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

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