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Shwe Mann’s Fall from Power a Mixed Blessing for Myanmar

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Aug 15, 2015
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Burmese elite politics have been historically a realm of intrigue and abrupt changes, in which a high-ranking general could fall from power overnight and traces of his influence would be erased almost instantly. This happened again on August 13, when parliament speaker Shwe Mann – a former general – was removed from his post as chairman of the ruling, m…

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