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Myanmar's Suu Kyi seeks meeting with junta chief...14 years. At a meeting with Asian leaders last week in Singapore, President Barack Obama told the gathering - Myanmar Prime Minister Gen. Thein Sein included - that the junta must free Suu Kyi and other political prisoners. At the same... In this article: Aung San Suu Kyi, Nyan Win, Myanmar, Than Shwe, United States, Democracy, National League for Democracy, Kurt Campbell, and State Department |
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BBC News | November 15, 2009
Burma's Suu Kyi calls for talks
...to meet senior US envoy Kurt Campell Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has reportedly sent a letter to the head of the country's military government, calling for direct talks. Ms Suu Kyi has not met Senior General Than...
In this article: Aung San Suu Kyi, Barack Obama, Washington, US, Democracy, Asean, Association of South East Asian Nations, and Than Shwe
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washingtonpost.com | November 03, 2009
World Digest: U.S. reopens engagement with Burma
World Digest: U.S. reopens engagement with Burma BURMA The United States reopened high-level engagement with Burma on Tuesday after a 14-year hiatus, giving the clearest expression yet of President Obama's vow to reengage with states his...
In this article: Radovan Karadzic, Plutonium, Amos Yadlin, Aung San Suu Kyi, London, State Department, and United States
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Obama urges Burma to free Suu Kyi
...have previously refused to hold meetings with Asean when Burmese leaders were present. The US has previously boycotted Asean meetings because of Burma "The president was just - as you know - in the scheduled meeting with the 10 Asean...
In this article: Barack Obama, Aung San Suu Kyi, Asean, US, Democracy, Robert Gibbs, Supreme Court, and Association of South East Asian Nations
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Obama meets Myanmar PM, calls for Suu Kyi's release
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama called for the release of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi when he met the country's prime minister at a meeting with other Southeast Asian leaders in Singapore on Sunday.
In this article: Barack Obama, Asean, Aung San Suu Kyi, United States, Southeast Asia, Washington, Thein Sein, Singapore, and China
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Independent.co.uk - World | November 15, 2009
Obama tells Burma to free Suu Kyi
Obama tells Burma to free Suu Kyi US president Barack Obama has told Burma's junta to free pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners, a US official said. Obama delivered the message during his summit with leaders...
In this article: Barack Obama, Aung San Suu Kyi, Robert Gibbs, US, Democracy, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Thein Sein, White House, and Singapore
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Times Online | November 15, 2009
Obama demands release of Burma democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi
...government. The United States president's message, in which he also pushed for the release of other political prisoners held by the Myanmar regime, was delivered to prime minister Thein Sein during a meeting with the leaders of 10...
In this article: Barack Obama, Democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi, Asean, United States, Climate change, Nobel Prize, Apec, and Thein Sein
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CNN | November 15, 2009
Obama to Myanmar: Free Suu Kyi
...economic alliance. The formal meeting was held Sunday. That 10-nation alliance includes Myanmar, which the United States and other nations have accused of human rights abuses. U.S. officials were careful to avoid any perception that...
In this article: Aung San Suu Kyi, Barack Obama, Asean, United States, Democracy, National League for Democracy, E mail, and Dog
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | November 04, 2009
Suu Kyi permitted to leave house to meet US officials
...under close official scrutiny. Kurt Campbell, US assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, and his deputy, Scot Marciel, are the most senior US officials to visit Burma for 15 years. They met the Nobel peace laureate...
In this article: US, Democracy, Rangoon, Washington, and Cyclone Nargis
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Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar, is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia or Indochina. The country is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest and the Bay of Bengal to the southwest with the Andaman Sea defining its southern periphery. One-third of Burma's total perimeter, 1,930 kilometres (1,199 mi), forms an uninterrupted coastline.
The country's culture, heavily influenced by neighbours, is based on Theravada Buddhism intertwined with local elements. Burma's diverse population has played a major role in defining its politics, history and demographics in modern times, and the country continues to struggle to mend its ethnic tensions. The military has dominated government since General Ne Win led a coup in 1962 that toppled the civilian government of U Nu. Burma remains under the tight control of the military-led State Peace and Development Council.
- Name:
- Burma
- Conventional Long Name:
- Union of Myanmar
- Local Name:
- ဴပည္ေထာင္စုဴမန္မာနုိင္ငံေတာ္|235px</span>
- Capital:
- Naypyidaw
- Language:
- Burmese
- Largest City:
- Yangon (Rangoon)
- Government type:
- Military junta (de facto Military Dictatorship)
- Founding Date:
- January 04, 1948
- Formations:
- Current constitution
- Area:
- 676,578
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $67.963 billion
- GDP (nominal):
- $26.205 billion
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $445
- Time Zone:
- MMT
- Currency:
- kyat (K)
- Demonym:
- Burmese
- Drives On:
- right
- Currency (code):
- mmK
- Country Calling Code:
- 95
- ccTLD:
- .mm
- Anthem:
- Kaba Ma Kyei
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