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Gavin Blackburn

Myanmar ex-junta chief seeks political legitimacy on first Thailand trip as civilian leader

Myanmar's ex-junta chief Min Aung Hlaing arrived in Bangkok on Thursday for his first visit to Thailand as civilian leader, as he seeks a return to the diplomatic fold for his pariah state.

As a general, he led a 2021 military coup that ousted democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi, triggering a civil war estimated to have killed more than 100,000 people on all sides.

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