General Thein Sein
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Burma’s new Parliament appoints junta insider as president
Burma Prime Minister Thein Sein was chosen on Friday to become the military-run country’s first civilian president in half a century.
Junta members to stand as civilians in Burma election
More than 20 members of Burma’s ruling junta have resigned from the army in what is widely seen as a bid to run as civilians in forthcoming elections.