Yangon, Myanmar, April 17, 2026 (AFP) - Myanmar's pardoned ex-president free and 'in good health': party to AFP

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Myanmar's former president Win Myint, detained since a 2021 coup, was free and "in good health" on Friday after being pardoned of his post-putsch convictions, a spokesman for his party told AFP. "I just arrived in Naypyidaw and am now meeting with President U Win Myint and his family at his daughter's house," said Myo Nyunt, spokesman for the National League for Democracy party, which was dissolved after the coup. "He's in good health," he added.......

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