Barack's first visit to Myanmar, but not Obama's

November 19, 2012 13:08

When Barack Obama lands in Yangon on Monday, he will be the first sitting American President to visit the country now known as Myanmar. But he will not be the first Obama to visit.The President's Kenyan grandfather, Hussein Onyango Obama, spent part of World War II in what was then called Burma as a cook for a British army captain. Read the report on the Telegraph.

US President Barack Obama hugs Aung San Suu Kyi at the end of their remarks to the media at her residence in Yangon, today. Pic: Reuters

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