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Myanmar MPs Living In Exile In Mizoram Paint Horrific Picture Of Bloodshed In Their Country
by Jaideep Mazumdar - May 26, 2021 08:10 AM
A villager looks on in Myanmar, as the military junta bombs public dwellings and kills thousands, as part of a coup.
Snapshot
According to the Mizoram Policeâs Crime Investigation Department (CID), which keeps track of and deals with political refugees from Myanmar, a total of 5,673 Myanmarese nationals have taken refuge in the state till now.
The Myanmarese refugees have been sheltered in nine districts of the state, including state capital Aizawl. Most of them are staying in Champhai district bordering Myanmar.
Ban Ki-moon Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of Ban Ki-moon, former secretary-general of the United Nations.
Personal
Birth place: Chunchongbuk-do Umsong, Republic of Korea
Birth name: Ban Ki-moon
Education: Seoul National University, B.A., 1970; Harvard University, M.A., 1985
Other Facts
Name is pronounced Bahn Gi-moon, with the K uttered as a hard “g.”
As a teen, he won a Red Cross-sponsored trip to the United States. He met President John F. Kennedy and decided then that he wanted to become a diplomat.
Timeline
1972-1974
1974-1978
1978-1980 – Secretary, South Korean Permanent Observer Mission to the United Nations.
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February 14, 2006
October 9, 2006
October 13, 2006
January 1, 2007-
March 22, 2007
– Makes an unannounced visit to Baghdad, Iraq, to meet with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. During a live news conference with Maliki in Baghdad’s Green Zone, a rocket hits just outside the room.
January 20, 2009 – Tours the burned-out ruins of the UN compound in Gaza City which was destroyed by an Israeli bomb.
June 21, 2011 – Ban is appointed to a second term as UN secretary-general, by acclamation.
December 9, 2011
– Ban pays an unannounced visit to Mogadishu, the first time a UN chief has visited Somalia in nearly 20 years.
April 30, 2012
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Addresses Myanmar‘s Parliament, becoming the first foreigner to do so since military rule began in 1962.