Category:Myanmar (Burma)
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Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi
Burma, after 50 years of military rule, gets an unassuming democrat as president
Since Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party scored a landslide victory last year, she has made it clear that she will manage Burma’s new government from a perch she calls “above the president.” Nonetheless, colleagues said that the even-keeled Htin Kyaw is a strong choice to manage the perilous transition as the party takes over from the military-backed government next month, even though he has never held elected office.
“He is one of her most trusted confidants,” said Aung Kyi Nyunt, a member of parliament who was the NLD party whip. “He is a quiet man, simple, very gentle in his way of speaking.”