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Burma's Numeral Uno; Ne Win, Ruling By Superstition
From:
The Washington Post
| Date:
May 24, 1992| Author:
William Branigin
| Copyright 1992 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information
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For more than three decades, Ne Win has been the reclusive,
eccentric behind-the-scenes leader of Burma. Today he turns 81, and
by his logic it should be a momentous occasion and the start of a
prosperous year. This is because eight plus one equals nine, and if
you do not instantly comprehend the logic of this, then you have
much to learn about this promiscuously superstitious man of great
power and erratic style.
He lives at the opposite end of Rangoon's Inya Lake from his
nemes...
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