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EXPLAINED: Myanmar junta chief vows continued crackdown then elections - The Real Truth

Military hardware is displayed during a parade to celebrate Myanmar's 78th Armed Forces Day in Naypyidaw on Monday. (Photo by AFP)

Flanked by tanks and missile launchers, Myanmar's junta chief Monday vowed no let-up in a crackdown on opponents and insisted the military would hold elections -- weeks after admitting it did not control enough territory to allow a vote.

Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military deposed Aung San Suu Kyi's civilian government over two years ago after making unsubstantiated claims of electoral fraud.

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