Burma Signs Ceasefire to End Decades-Long Conflict

The government of Burma signed a ceasefire agreement with the Karen National Union (KNU), an armed ethnic group located in the eastern part of the country, essentially ending a six-decadelong armed conflict.
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Burma Signs Ceasefire to End Decades-Long Conflict
A Burmese official (R) exchanges documents with a representative of the Karen National Union after signing a ceasefire agreement in the city of Hpa-an, Burma, on Jan. 12. (Soe Than Win/AFP/Getty Images)
1/13/2012
Updated:
10/1/2015
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Representative of Karen National Union