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| President Thein Sein will make a state visit to the US in the near future, the first such trip in 47 years, according to reports. | President Thein Sein will make a state visit to the US in the near future, the first such trip in 47 years, according to reports. |
| Burmese state television announced on Monday that Barack Obama had issued an invitation to the president. No exact date was announced. | Burmese state television announced on Monday that Barack Obama had issued an invitation to the president. No exact date was announced. |
| The last Burmese leader to visit the White House was the dictator Ne Win in 1966. | The last Burmese leader to visit the White House was the dictator Ne Win in 1966. |
| The US has been a prime mover in urging Thein Sein to introduce reforms after five decades of repressive military rule that ended when he became an elected head of state in 2011. | The US has been a prime mover in urging Thein Sein to introduce reforms after five decades of repressive military rule that ended when he became an elected head of state in 2011. |
| The US applied sanctions against the previous military regime, but the Obama administration has shifted its policy to engagement, gradually lifting most sanctions after reforms. | The US applied sanctions against the previous military regime, but the Obama administration has shifted its policy to engagement, gradually lifting most sanctions after reforms. |
| In November, Obama became the first serving US president to visit Burma. | In November, Obama became the first serving US president to visit Burma. |
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