Suu Kyi makes symbolic debut at Myanmar army parade
March 27, 2013  13:06
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi today made a symbol-laden appearance at an annual military parade for the first time, underscoring the country's startling transformation. 

Her attendance at the Armed Forces Day parade in the capital Naypyidaw came as the military reaffirmed its role in national politics, two years after the generals ceded power to a reformist government. 

The show of strength comes as the government of President Thein Sein -- a former general -- grapples with spreading Buddhist-Muslim violence that has left 40 people dead in the past week.
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