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Burmese parliament convenes without Aung San Suu Kyi Burma’s parliament convened without Aung San Suu Kyi and newly elected members of her party amid a dispute over the swearing-in oath. Party officials played down the problem and expect it to be resolved by early May.
April 23, 2012
Newly appointed military representatives of the Burmese Parliament take an oath during the third session of the upper house. Burma's parliament convened without Aung San Suu Kyi and newly elected members of her party, according to an AFP photographer, amid a dispute over the swearing-in oath.
Soe Than Win
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AFP/Getty Images
April 23, 2012
Lower House lawmakers stand upon the arrival of their Speaker Thura Shwe Mann for a regular session of parliament in Naypyitaw, Burma. Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party refused to take its new seats in parliament because of a dispute over one word in the lawmakers' oath, but party officials played down the problem and said they expected it to be overcome by early May.
Khin Maung Win
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AP
April 23, 2012
Htay Oo, general secretary of the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party, speaks to journalists as he arrives for a regular session of parliament in Naypyitaw, Burma.
Khin Maung Win
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AP
April 23, 2012
A Burmese man living in Japan holds a picture of Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi at a rally to demand greater democratization and the release of political prisoners, from Burmese President Thein Sein, who is currently visiting Japan, in front of Burma's embassy in Tokyo.
Kim Kyung-Hoon
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Reuters
April 23, 2012
Burma's parliament building Naypyitaw. Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party refused to take its new seats in parliament Monday because of a dispute over one word in the lawmakers' oath, but party officials played down the problem and said they expected it to be overcome by early May.
Khin Maung Win
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AP
April 23, 2012
Members of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party sit at its headquarters in Rangoon, Burma. Suu Kyi's opposition party refused to take its new seats in parliament Monday because of a dispute over one word in the lawmakers' oath, but party officials said the issue would be overcome soon and the Southeast Asian nation's president also said a revision was possible.
Sakchai Lalit
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AP
April 11, 2012
Burmese pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi talks to journalists as she arrives back at Rangoon airport from Naypyitaw.
Khin Maung Win
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AP
April 2, 2012
People read a journal on a walkway in Rangoon. Aung San Suu Kyi won a seat in parliament after a historic by-election that is testing the country's nascent reform credentials and could persuade the West to end sanctions.
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Reuters
April 2, 2012
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi waves to the crowd as she leaves National League for Democracy (NLD) headquarters after addressing journalists and supporters in Rangoon. Suu Kyi hailed a "new era" for Burma and called for a show of political unity after her party claimed a major victory in landmark by-elections.
Christophe Archambault
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AFP/Getty Images
April 2, 2012
Aung San Suu Kyi, center, arrives at the headquarters of her National League for Democracy party.
Khin Maung Win
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AP
April 2, 2012
A supporter with nails painted in colors of the National League for Democracy (NLD) holds flowers for Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi before she arrives at the party's office in Rangoon.
Damir Sagolj
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Reuters
April 2, 2012
Workers count Burma's kyat banknotes at the office of a local bank in Rangoon. Burma's central bank set a reference exchange rate of 818 kyat per dollar on Monday, the first business day under a managed float currency regime that is the most significant economic change yet by a one-year-old civilian government.
Soe Zeya Tun
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Reuters
April 2, 2012
Burma men moor their boats on the bank of Yangon River in Burma after finishing daily chores.
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AP
April 2, 2012
A man waits inside a bus to depart in Rangoon.
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AP
April 1, 2012
Supporters of Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party cheer at the announcement in Rangoon that she won a parliamentary seat, setting the stage for her to take public office for the first time.
Altaf Qadri
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AP
April 1, 2012
A supporter kisses Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the National League for Democracy party, as she visits polling stations in her constituency, Kawhmu. The by-elections are seen as an important milestone for the country on the road to political reform.
Mikhail Galustov
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Getty Images
April 1, 2012
A Burmese man films from the window of a house as pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrives at a polling station in Wah Thin Kha.
Altaf Qadri
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AP
April 1, 2012
Democratic activist and party leader Aung San Suu Kyi visits polling stations in her constituency, the rural region of Kawhmu, near Rangoon.
Mikhail Galustov
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Getty Images
April 1, 2012
A Burmese election worker stands guard at the gates of a polling station in the early morning as people arrive to vote in Kawhmu.
Paula Bronstein
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Getty Images
April 1, 2012
National League for Democracy supporters pack a truck Sunday in hopes of seeing party leader Aung San Suu Kyi on her visit to Kawhmu, her constituency, during the parliamentary elections. Suu Kyi's party projected it would claim 40 of the 45 seats contested in the election.
Paula Bronstein
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Getty Images
April 1, 2012
Voters head to the polls in the early morning hours to vote in the parliamentary elections in Kawhmu.
Paula Bronstein
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Getty Images
April 1, 2012
Burmese citizens watch as votes are counted at a polling station in Rangoon.
Paula Bronstein
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Getty Images
April 1, 2012
Election workers get ready to welcome the first voters in the parliamentary elections in Kawhmu.
Paula Bronstein
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Getty Images
April 1, 2012
An election commission official shows a ballot paper during counting at a polling station in Rangoon.
Soe Than Win
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AFP/Getty Images
April 1, 2012
Young supporters of Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party watch a giant screen displaying the election results outside party headquarters in Rangoon.
Altaf Qadri
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AP
March 31, 2012
Supporters of the National League for Democracy wait for the arrival of Aung San Suu Kyi as she visits the village of Wah Thin Kha the day before Burma's landmark election.
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AP
March 31, 2012
Villagers line the streets of Wah Thin Kha on Saturday in anticipation of a visit by opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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AP
March 31, 2012
Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrives among her supporters in Kawhmu, the rural district outside Rangoon where she is said to have won a seat in Sunday's parliamentary by-elections.
Christophe Archambault
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AFP/Getty Images
March 31, 2012
Burmese celebrities perform during at campaign stop for pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy.
Khin Maung Win
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AP
March 31, 2012
Supporters shout slogans as Aung San Suu Kyi appears at her house.
Christophe Archambault
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AFP/Getty Images
March 31, 2012
Aung San Suu Kyi speaks briefly to supporters in the village of Wah Thin Kha.
Altaf Qadri
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AP
March 30, 2012
National League for Democracy supporters cheer during a rally in Rangoon ahead of the parliamentary elections that are seen as an important milestone for the country on the road to political and diplomatic reform.
Paula Bronstein
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Getty Images
March 30, 2012
Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaks to the media during a press conference in Rangoon ahead of parliamentary elections.
Paula Bronstein
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Getty Images
March 30, 2012
A man shows a tattoo of Burmese independence hero Gen. Aung San, as supporters of his daughter, Aung San Suu Kyi, and her party, the National League for Democracy, gather for a campaign rally in Rangoon. Suu Kyi is said by her allies to have won one of 45 parliamentary seats that were being contested.
Damir Sagolj
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Reuters
March 30, 2012
National League for Democracy supporters cheer as they parade in a road rally in Rangoon ahead of the parliamentary elections.
Paula Bronstein
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Getty Images
March 30, 2012
Supporters wave from their apartment in Rangoon during a campaign rally for National League for Democracy candidate Phyu Phyu Thin.
Soe Zeya Tun
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Reuters
March 30, 2012
A man holds a portrait of Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a rally for a candidate of her National League for Democracy party in Rangoon.
Christophe Archambault
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AFP/Getty Images
March 30, 2012
Supporters of Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy travel to a rally in Rangoon.
Soe Than Win
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AFP/Getty Images
March 30, 2012
Locals walk near supporters of the Union Solidarity and Development Party, carrying Burma's national flag and their party flag, during an election campaign at Kawhmu Township.
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Reuters
March 30, 2012
A member of the election commission sets up a ballot station in Rangoon on Friday. Burma's elections were held Sunday, but the commission accepted advance votes on Friday and Saturday. The signs on the blue screens read "closed voting" and the boxes in the foreground read "Ballot box for lower house candidate.”
Soe Zeya Tun
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Reuters
March 28, 2012
Burmese people wait at a rally in Yuzana for the arrival of former general Htay Oo, of the government-sponsored Union Solidarity and Development Party. Political parties watching Burma's elections this year say that the party, which is headed by Prime Minister Thein Sein, was given a head start in campaigning.
Paula Bronstein
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Getty Images
March 28, 2012
Supporters cheer at a rally in Yuzana for the government-sponsored Union Solidarity and Development Party.
Paula Bronstein
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Getty Images
March 28, 2012
USDP candidate and party General Secretary Htay Oo, center, waves to supporters at a rally in Yuzana ahead of the parliamentary elections.
Paula Bronstein
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March 28, 2012
People in Yuzana listen to speeches at a rally for the government-sponsored Union Solidarity and Development Party.
Paula Bronstein
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March 28, 2012
Burmese people listen to speeches at a rally in Yuzana for the government-sponsored Union Solidarity and Development Party.
Paula Bronstein
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Getty Images
March 27, 2012
Photos of Aung San Suu Kyi are sold at a tent in front of the National League of Democracy headquarters ahead of the parliamentary elections in Rangoon, Burma.
Paula Bronstein
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Getty Images
March 27, 2012
National League of Democracy supporters cheer during a rally in Rangoon for local party candidate Phyu Phyu Thin, who was campaigning ahead of the parliamentary elections.
Paula Bronstein
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Getty Images
March 27, 2012
Phyu Phyu Thin, the National League of Democracy’s local candidate, speaks to a crowd in Rangoon as she campaigns ahead of the parliamentary elections.
Paula Bronstein
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Getty Images
March 27, 2012
National League of Democracy supporters cheer during a rally in Rangoon for local party candidate Phyu Phyu Thin, who was campaigning ahead of the parliamentary elections.
Paula Bronstein
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Getty Images
March 26, 2012
A worker hangs up freshly silkscreened National League for Democracy party shirts ahead of the parliamentary elections in Rangoon.
Paula Bronstein
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Getty Images
March 23, 2012
A street in Rangoon. Burma has been among the world's most isolated nations for decades. But across the country, South Korean television programs have led to a "Koreanization" of fashion trends among young Burmese. In recent years, the mini-skirt has appeared on Rangoon’s streets, where the traditional sarong-like "iongyi" is increasingly replaced by jeans and other Western-style clothes.
Sim Chi Yin
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VII Mentor Program
March 20, 2012
Women work alongside men — but earn less — at a construction site for an office building in downtown Rangoon. After decades of isolation and trade-crippling sanctions, resource-rich Burma, one of Asia's poorest nations, looks set to begin catching up with its neighbors.
Sim Chi Yin
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VII Mentor Program
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