YANGON (Reuters) - Reclusive Myanmar ruling General Than Shwe urged the country on Monday to make "correct choices" in this year's general election but gave no hint about exactly when the long-awaited polls will take place.
Myanmar's last election, in 1990, ended with a landslide win for Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition National League for Democracy but the junta ignored the result and has since jailed more than 2,000 activists and political opponents, many for minor offences.
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