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The world's 10 worst dictators
3. Than Shwe, Burma (Myanmar)
Born: 02/02/33
In power since: 1992
Born: 02/02/33
In power since: 1992
In November 2005, without warning, Than Shwe moved his entire government from Rangoon (Yangon), the capital for the last 120 years, to Pyinmana, a remote area 245 miles away. Civil servants were given two days notice and are forbidden from resigning.
The long-standing house arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi, winner of the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize and Than Shwe's most feared opponent, recently was extended for six months. Just to drive near her heavily guarded home is to risk arrest.
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