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A major protest demanding United Nations (UN) action against the oppressive military regime in Burma will be held in central Dublin tomorrow, coinciding with similar demonstrations throughout the globe.

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IN 1988, the army brutally suppressed pro-democracy demonstrations in Burma and a junta of 19 military officers established the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC). It has ruled by decree since.

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A Burmese army helicopter crashed today, killing a general in the ruling military junta and two cabinet ministers.

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