U.S. President Barack Obama hugs Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi after making a speech at her residence in Yangon on Monday, November 19. Obama met the democracy icon during a historic visit to Yangon aimed at encouraging political reforms in the former pariah state.
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U.S. President Barack Obama hugs Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi after making a speech at her residence in Yangon on Monday, November 19. Obama met the democracy icon during a historic visit to Yangon aimed at encouraging political reforms in the former pariah state.
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Local residents gather outside Aung San Suu Kyi's house as U.S. President Obama met with her on Monday.
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Local residents gather outside Aung San Suu Kyi's house as U.S. President Obama met with her on Monday.
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U.S. President Obama is greeted by Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi at her residence in Yangon on Monday.
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U.S. President Obama is greeted by Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi at her residence in Yangon on Monday.
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U.S. President Obama shakes hands with Myanmar's President Thein Sein in Yangon on Monday.
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U.S. President Obama shakes hands with Myanmar's President Thein Sein in Yangon on Monday.
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U.S. President Obama and Myanmar's President Thein Sein hold a meeting at the regional parliament building in Yangon on Monday.
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U.S. President Obama and Myanmar's President Thein Sein hold a meeting at the regional parliament building in Yangon on Monday.
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U.S. President Obama speaks at the University of Yangon on Monday.
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U.S. President Obama speaks at the University of Yangon on Monday.
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U.S. President Obama (3rd L) and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (front R) are escorted around the grounds as they visit the Shwedagon pagoda in Yangon on Monday.
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U.S. President Obama (3rd L) and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (front R) are escorted around the grounds as they visit the Shwedagon pagoda in Yangon on Monday.
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U.S. President Obama performs a ritual as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton looks on at a visit to the Shwedagon pagoda in Yangon on Monday.
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U.S. President Obama performs a ritual as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton looks on at a visit to the Shwedagon pagoda in Yangon on Monday.
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U.S. President Obama is greeted by a local woman as he arrives with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Yangon, Myanmar, on Monday.
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U.S. President Obama is greeted by a local woman as he arrives with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Yangon, Myanmar, on Monday.
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U.S. President Obama waves after stepping off his flight.
U.S. President Obama waves after stepping off his flight.
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U.S. President Obama is greeted by a contingent at the Yangon International airport on Monday.
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U.S. President Obama is greeted by a contingent at the Yangon International airport on Monday.
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Local residents line up along the street with cameras as Obama's motorcade drives to the Parliament House in Yangon.
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Local residents line up along the street with cameras as Obama's motorcade drives to the Parliament House in Yangon.
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Local residents wait in anticipation as Obama's motorcade drives to the Parliament House in Yangon.
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Local residents wait in anticipation as Obama's motorcade drives to the Parliament House in Yangon.
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A girl holds American flags that she just purchased at a flag shop as Yangon, Myanmar, prepares for Obama's visit. Obama will be the first U.S. president to visit Myanmar, also known as Burma, during his four-day tour of Southeast Asia, which will also include visits to Thailand and Cambodia.
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A girl holds American flags that she just purchased at a flag shop as Yangon, Myanmar, prepares for Obama's visit. Obama will be the first U.S. president to visit Myanmar, also known as Burma, during his four-day tour of Southeast Asia, which will also include visits to Thailand and Cambodia.
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Two men silk-screen Obama T-shirts at a shop in Yangon on Sunday in preparation for Obama's visit.
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Two men silk-screen Obama T-shirts at a shop in Yangon on Sunday in preparation for Obama's visit.
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A Burmese woman fixes an American flag onto a wooden stick at a flag shop in Yangon on Sunday.
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A Burmese woman fixes an American flag onto a wooden stick at a flag shop in Yangon on Sunday.
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A Burmese man walks by graffiti depicting the U.S. president on Saturday in Yangon.
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A Burmese man walks by graffiti depicting the U.S. president on Saturday in Yangon.
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Kyu Kyu Mar, owner of Super silk screening shop, holds a T-shirt printed with an image of U.S. President Obama on Friday in Yangon.
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Kyu Kyu Mar, owner of Super silk screening shop, holds a T-shirt printed with an image of U.S. President Obama on Friday in Yangon.
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A Buddhist Monk reads a local newspaper carrying a picture of U.S. President Obama in downtown Yangon on Saturday.
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A Buddhist Monk reads a local newspaper carrying a picture of U.S. President Obama in downtown Yangon on Saturday.
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A Burmese worker is seen in a flag shop surrounded by American flags on Friday in Yangon.
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A Burmese worker is seen in a flag shop surrounded by American flags on Friday in Yangon.
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Cups printed with pictures of US President Barack Obama and Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi are displayed at a shop in downtown Yangon on Saturday.
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Cups printed with pictures of US President Barack Obama and Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi are displayed at a shop in downtown Yangon on Saturday.
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T-shirts printed with pictures of US President Barack Obama and Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi at a shop in downtown Yangon on Saturday
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T-shirts printed with pictures of US President Barack Obama and Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi at a shop in downtown Yangon on Saturday
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