The meeting has made Obama the first US president to be present in the same room as a Burmese leader since Lyndon Johnson met Prime Minister NeWin in 1966.
本次会议使奥巴马成为继林登·约翰逊与总理奈温在1966年会面后首位与缅甸领导人同处一室的美国总统。
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Like NeWin, Than Shwe has purged potential rivals and promoted his own men.