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Myanmar holds poll despite post-cyclone chaos
sabcnews.com May 10, 2008
Myanmar held a rare election to approve a new army-drafted constitution today while many of the 1.5 million survivors of a devastating cyclone waited in vain for a concerted aid effort to bring them food and medecine. ... While the junta relentlessly focused on the poll,...
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- Elections,
- Disasters, Accidents & Crises,
- Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar,
- Storms,
- Natural Disasters,
- Democracy
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