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- Subject: BBC-Divisions in Burma at birthday
- From: tinkyi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2000 06:49:00
Subject: BBC-Divisions in Burma at birthday celebrations
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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 =
the=20
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
Kyi, called on the Burmese generals to step back from politics.=20
<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
almost ten years ago, but was never allowed to assume power.=20
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