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THE CITIZEN NEWSPAPER (Johannesburg), Tuesday 29 June 1999
May mediate in Burma: analyst
TORONTO-Nelson Mandela=92s next role could well be as a peacemaker in =
Burma, a news analysis in weekend papers of the Toronto based Southam =
group said.
A strong indication of this was the presence of the powerful Burmese =
intelligence chief, Lieutenant-General Khin Nyunt, at Pretoria=92s Union =
Building as Nelson Mandela handed over the presidency to Thabo Mbeki.
The report said that a South African diplomat had confirmed that Gen =
Nyunt=92s invitation to the inauguration was intended to pave the way =
for a "Mandela initiative" in junta-ruled Burma.
The diplomat, who asked not to be identified, said: "Mandela has =
indicated he is willing to act as an international peacemaker" between =
Ragoon=92s ruling generals and Aung San Suu Kyi the detained leader of =
the National League for Democracy.
But he would only become involved if asked to do so by Ms Suu Kyi , the =
diplomat told Jonathan Manthorpe, who wrote the analysis.
The military junta seized power in a 1962 coup led by Ne Win.
Ne Win, 90, stepped down in 1981 but remained the regime=92s guiding =
light.
The army mowed down thousands of people in a 1988 uprising. The junta =
then called elections and promptly cancelled the outcome when the NLD =
won 85pc of the seats.
Until recently, Ms Suu Kyi under virtual housed arrest, refused to =
consider anything less than full implementation of the election results.
But this month, in an interview with the magazine Asiaweek, she =
signalled a willingness to compromise. =96 Sapa.
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THE CITIZEN NEWSPAPER (Johannesburg), Tuesday 29 June 1999
May mediate in Burma: analyst
TORONTO-Nelson Mandela s next role could well be as a = peacemaker in=20
Burma,
a news analysis in weekend papers of the Toronto based Southam = group=20
said.
A strong indication of this was the presence of the powerful Burmese=20
intelligence chief, Lieutenant-General Khin Nyunt, at Pretoria s = Union=20
Building as Nelson Mandela handed over the presidency to Thabo = Mbeki.
The report said that a South African diplomat had confirmed that Gen=20
Nyunt s
invitation to the inauguration was intended to pave the = way for a=20
"Mandela
initiative" in junta-ruled Burma.
The diplomat, who asked not to be identified, said: "Mandela has =
indicated he
is willing to act as an international peacemaker" = between=20 Ragoon s ruling
generals and Aung San Suu Kyi the detained leader = of the=20 National League
for Democracy.
But he would only become involved if asked to do so by Ms Suu Kyi , = the=20
diplomat told Jonathan Manthorpe, who wrote the analysis.
The military junta seized power in a 1962 coup led by Ne Win.
Ne Win, 90, stepped down in 1981 but remained the regime s = guiding=20 light.
The army mowed down thousands of people in a 1988 uprising. The junta =
then=20
called elections and promptly cancelled the outcome when the NLD won = 85pc of
the=20 seats.
Until recently, Ms Suu Kyi under virtual housed arrest, refused to =
consider=20 anything less than full implementation of the election results.
But this month, in an interview with the magazine Asiaweek, she = signalled
a=20 willingness to compromise. Sapa.
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