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YANGON, OCT. 19. Myanmar's state radio and television announced today that the Prime Minister, Gen. Khin Nyunt, has been replaced by a top member of the junta, Lt. Gen. Soe Win. The brief announcement said Gen. Khin Nyunt was ``permitted to retire for health reasons,'' a euphemism used in the past for the forced ouster of Cabinet members.
New leader
The radio also announced the appointment of Lt. Gen. Soe Win as the new Prime Minister. He moves from his high-ranking post of Secretary-1 of the junta, which is officially called the State Peace and Development Council. Both announcements were signed by the junta's supreme leader, Senior Gen. Than Shwe. Move by hawks Gen. Khin Nyunt, also head of military intelligence, had a reputation as a moderate compared to the hardline generals who were his seniors. Lt. Gen. Soe Win is believed to espouse a hard line in dealing with the pro-democracy movement, led by the detained Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi, and the foreign critics who want the army to hand over power. AP
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