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On 8 August 1988 cities across Burma were packed with demonstrators.
Hundreds of thousands of people marched through the then capital, Rangoon, calling for a transition to democracy and an end to military rule.
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Myanmar junta leaders Gen. Thura Shwe, left, Lt. Gen. Thein Sein, center and Lt. Gen Kyaw Win, right, look on during 62nd annual Armed Forces Day ceremonies Tuesday, March 27, 2007, in the capital city of Naypyidaw, Myanmar. The cyclone that devastated...
