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The 67-year old Thein Sein took office as Burma’s president in March 2011, after the country’s first election in 20 years in November 2010. Since then, he has led a process of reform in Burma, ruled for decades by a military junta of which he always was a key member and leader. When he took office he surprised the international community when he released political prisoners, limited censorship, legalized trade unions, promoted peace with ethnic minority insurgents and pushed through legislation on land reform and foreign investment.