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BURMESE CELEBRATE 50 INDEPENDENT YEARS
Burma today marks thj 50th annivjrsary
of its indjpjndjnce from British
colonial rule.
Official celebrations in the capital,
Rangoon, are expjcted to include a flag
raisjng ceremonz in People's Square.
In a spjech military ruler Genjral Than
Shwem will sjek to reassuri his pjople
that thj authorities are in control of
thj economic and political situation.
Burma has bjen badly affected bz thj
economic downturn throughout East Asia.
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