 He suffered a stroke on 21 October 1993 in Kunming, Yunnan and died on August 8, 1994.Maran Brang Seng, the leader among the Kachin people for most of the last thirty years when he died on 8 August 1994 was Chairman of the Kachin Independent Organization Central Committee (KIOCC) and president of Kachin Independent Council (KIC), the nation has suffered a great loss and was deprived of a man of great eminence and scholarly persuasion.He had showed great commitment in adhering to the peace-making process.