Myanmar signs cease-fire with rebel group; Suu Kyi joins elections
CNN Wire Staff
Updated 7:24 AM EST,
Thu January 12, 2012
President Thein Sein's government has signed a peace deal with the Karen National Liberation Army.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Aung San Suu Kyi's party says it will enter 23 candidates in upcoming elections
The cease-fire announcement is an apparent bid to resolve a decades-long conflict
Myanmar has historically blamed the KNU for waging attacks to destabilize the military junta
The Karen ethnic minority make up about 7% of the population, the CIA says
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