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  • Myanmar junta leader rumoured ousted in coup

    08/24/2005 1:11:56 AM PDT · by HAL9000 · 3 replies · 263+ views
    Reuters | August 24, 2005
    BANGKOK (Reuters) - Rumours swirled in army-ruled Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand on Wednesday that junta strongman Senior General Than Shwe may have been removed, but Thailand's foreign minister said it was only speculation. Reports suggested Than Shwe, head of a military junta which has ruled the former Burma in various forms since 1992, had been ousted by number two General Maung Aye. A Thai intelligence official said he had heard the rumours, but nothing was confirmed. "We've heard Maung Aye has seized power from Than Shwe, citing allegations of corruption and his involvement in illegal trade of weapons," the...