Burmese-born Oxford author Marcia Delves-Broughton as a young woman in Burma THE shootings on the streets of Myanmar brought back painful memories for Oxford resident Marcia Delves-Broughton. “I never thought this would happen again, I was so shocked,” said the retired vicar’s wife and author, who lived through the 1962 coup. Mrs Delves-Broughton, who was a schoolfriend of ousted democratic leader Aung Sang Suu Kyi, said she was horrified when she heard the news. “It was February 2 – my golden wedding anniversary. I switched on the BBC and I saw there had been a coup. I could hear the machine guns.
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