date:Jun 16, 2012
d won a landslide victory in Myanmar's 1990 general election, but thereafter remained under house arrest until 2010, at the hands of the junta that seized power in 1988: the 'State Peace and Development Council'.
Myanmar's new president Thein Sein has surprised commentators by moderate reforms since his election last year, prompting the US and Europe to ease sanctions and Coca-Cola's plans to restart operations in the country.