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      BBC-Tuesday, 4 January, 2000, 12:29 GMT=20
      Divisions in Burma at birthday celebrations=20



      Events held to mark independence day in Burma have reflected the =
continued divisions within the country.=20

      The Burmese military leader, General Than Shwe, has again called =
for the removal of what he called foreign-backed destructive groups -- a =
term often used to describe democracy activists and rebel ethnic =
minority groups.=20

      Meanwhile the leader of the National League for Democracy, Aung =
San Suu Kyi, called on the Burmese generals to step back from politics.=20

      And a veteran of the fight for independence from Britain more than =
fifty years ago, Bohmu Aung, called on the military to hold =
reconciliation talks with the NLD, which overwhelmingly won the last =
general election almost ten years ago, but was never allowed to assume =
power.=20

      From the newsroom of the BBC World Service=20
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      <P>Events held to mark independence day in Burma have reflected =
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      continued divisions within the country.=20
      <P>The Burmese military leader, General Than Shwe, has again =
called for=20
      the removal of what he called foreign-backed destructive groups -- =
a term=20
      often used to describe democracy activists and rebel ethnic =
minority=20
      groups.=20
      <P>Meanwhile the leader of the National League for Democracy, Aung =
San Suu=20
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      <P>And a veteran of the fight for independence from Britain more =
than=20
      fifty years ago, Bohmu Aung, called on the military to hold =
reconciliation=20
      talks with the NLD, which overwhelmingly won the last general =
election=20
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