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Suu Kyi expected to run for office

Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi intends to run for parliament in upcoming by-elections in Burma.

Mon, 21 Nov, 2011 - 08:19

Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi intends to run for parliament in upcoming by-elections in Burma.

The decision announced today was expected after her party decided last week to rejoin mainstream politics in the long-isolated nation.

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