Than Shwe, 77, met Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna and was scheduled to hold talks later on Tuesday with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
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Asia to try to ensure the polls were endorsed and that they ... However, one official dismissed recent characterisations of Than Shwe, 77 .... It is widely seen as an attempt by Gen Than Shwe to ease his path into retirement, with his family and fortune safe from any democratic backlash .... ...
Shwe, 77, vice Snr-Gen Maung Aye, 72, the junta's No. 2 ranking official, and other aging top generals may retire from their military posts in the future .... FORUM ]ASIA, +41 (0)79595 7931Thailand: Cheery Zahau, Coordinator ... Many observers deem that Senior General Than Shwe, 77, boss of the ....