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Burma engagement offers false hope...Than Shwe, who more or less makes all the important decisions. Campbell and Marciel are the two most-senior US officials to visit Burma since Madeleine Albright in 1995. Her visit came five years after the regime refused to hand over... In this article: Aung San Suu Kyi, United States, Burma, Democracy, Than Shwe, Best interests, Madeleine Albright, and Thein Sein |
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Reuters | November 04, 2009
U.S. delegation holds talks with Myanmar's Suu Kyi
...Sein. On Tuesday, Campbell held talks with top junta officials in the remote new capital Naypyidaw, but he did not meet junta supremo Than Shwe, the aging general who has tightly controlled the former Burma for the past 17 years. In the...
In this article: United States, Aung San Suu Kyi, Washington, Thomson Reuters, Yangon, and Democracy
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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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Yahoo! News | November 11, 2009
Washington urges Asia to push Myanmar on elections (AFP)
...the challenges they face". In a message published in the government press on Wednesday to mark the country's national day, junta chief Than Shwe rejected "neo-colonialist" interference in Myanmar's affairs. "Nowadays, certain...
In this article: Washington, Asean, Hillary Clinton, United States, Singapore, Barack Obama, Aung San Suu Kyi, National League for Democracy, and Asia
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AP Online | 7 days ago
Myanmar's Suu Kyi proposes cooperation with junta
...junta YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is ready to cooperate with Myanmar's ruling junta in lifting foreign sanctions but it remains uncertain if the reconciliation efforts will yield results. In a...
In this article: Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar, Nyan Win, Than Shwe, United States, Democracy, National League for Democracy, and Meio University
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New bid to free Burma's Suu Kyi
...protested the visit of military ruler Than Shwe Lawyers for Burma's democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi have lodged an appeal with the Supreme Court against her extended house arrest. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has also...
In this article: Aung San Suu Kyi, Hillary Clinton, Supreme Court, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Than Shwe, US, Barack Obama, and Manila
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CNN | November 03, 2009
U.S. diplomats land in Myanmar
...of Myanmar's military junta. In August, U.S. Senator Jim Webb became the first American official to meet with Myanmar's junta leader, Senior Gen. Than Shwe, when he went there to secure Yettaw's release. Screen nameSelect one with 3-12...
In this article: Aung San Suu Kyi, United States, John Yettaw, E mail, Hillary Clinton, Than Shwe, and Jim Webb
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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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